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Railways, roads & transport, 1892

4,177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 209

Tug-of-war at Little Bridge

Referee · Wednesday 16 March 1892 · page 3

A tug-of-war is to take place on the Lillie Bridge grounds, Forest Lodge. An advertisement in our columns to-day gives the date us Saturday night, March 26 for the opening of…

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Deepwater-Mt. Galena Tram

Evening News · Wednesday 16 March 1892 · page 7

Mr. W. S. Dowel, M.L.A., addressed a large audience in the School of Arts, Deepwater, on Saturday evening in reference to the proposed tramway from Deepwater to Mount Galena, via…

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Railway Wages and Salaries. NEARLY 13,000 EMPLOYES

Evening News · Wednesday 16 March 1892 · page 7

Every day news is received in Sydney of reductions in the wages of the employes on the Victorian and Queensland railways or tramways. It is satisfactory, however, to note that not only are…

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The Labor Bureau- The Lismore Railway. Unfounded Statements

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 March 1892 · page 5

A TELEGRAM from Lismore, which appeared in a morning contemporary states that. 50 men, being " unemployed " from Sydney, had arrived at Lismore and could not find…

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The British Colliery Difficulty. Reduced Railway Traffic

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Monday night.--It is understood that if work at the northern collieries is suspended for more than a week it will have the result of throwing 50,000…

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Suburban Railway Duplication

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1892 · page 4

The work of deviating a portion of the suburban railway line between Croydon and Strathfield was successfully accomplished on Sunday last. This deviation embraces the new embankment and bridge…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1892 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--An accident which terminated fatally happened at the Church-street station last night. It appears that a young lady named Miss Stanton…

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The Extension of the Rosehill Railway and the Unemployed. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1892 · page 4

Sir,—Many letters on this subject have lately appoared in the newspapers, and the labour party in the House have been condemned for voting against the bill. Upon the surface, and no doubt from a…

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The Culcairn-Corowa Railway. the Betterment Principle

Evening News · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 4

COROWA, Thursday.—The arbitration court (Messrs. Kirkpatrick and Young), which is sitting to adjust the claims for compensation in connection with the Culcairn to Corowa Railway,…

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Victorian Railway Policy. the Commissioners' Position

Evening News · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The most important of the Cabinet meetings at which railway matters have been considered will be held to-day, at 4 o'clock. The matter which will be definitely…

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Black's Railway Pass, Select Committee's Report. Other People Concerned

Evening News · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 6

The Select Committee of the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly which was appointed some time ago to inquire into and report upon the application made to the Railway Commissioners for a free…

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Tramway Signs. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 7

Sir,—I desire to suggest to the Railway Commissioners an improvement on the present mode of indicating by night some of the routes on our tramway service. On the Leichhardt and Bondi lines the…

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Ocean-street Cable Tramway. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 9

Sir,—It has been announced that the Minister for Works intends to proceed at once with the construction of the proposed cable tramway from Kingstreet to Ocean-street, and I propose to show three…

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The Culcairn to Corowa Railway. the Application of the Betterment Principle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 5

The arbitration court (Messrs. Kirkpatrick and Young), which is sitting to adjust the claims for compensation in connection with the Culcairn to Corowa railway, took voluminous evidence to-day…

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Manly-pitt Water Tramway. Deputation to the Minister for Works

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 6

A LARGE and- representative deputation from Pittwater, Manly and North Shore, including the municipal representatives of North Sydney, Manly and Willoughby, to-day…

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Stockton-port Stephens Tramway

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 6

A DEPUTATION consisting of Messrs. Hart, Scobie and Fegan, M's.L.A., and the Mayor of Stockton waited on the Minister for Works to-day to advocate the construction…

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The Ocean-street Tramway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 4

With reference to the proposals made for starting the King-street to Ocean-street tramway at either Erskine-street or Market- street, we learn that the Minister for Works…

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The Country. the Culcairn-corowa Railway Claims

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 5

ALBURY, Wednesday. -- The Arbitration Court, consisting of Messrs. J. H. Kirkpatrick, Charles Young (Bull Plain) and Warden Hurry Graves, stock and station salesman,…

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The Proposed Railway Retrenchment

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- The railway problem still remains unsolved. The Ministers (Mr. Dully being the only [?]tee) discussed the question of the Commissioners for…

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Marrickville-Burwood Road

Evening News · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 5

The immediate taking up of the Marrickville to Burwood-road railway is being urged on the Government not only because the line is regarded, as likely to prove highly paying, but for the…

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