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Railways, roads & transport, 1892

4,177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 209

Parramatta Park-road

The Australian Star · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 6

The proposal to make another road through Parramatta Park is creating a stir in the ancient city. Not long ago a deputation interviewed the Minister for Lands…

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A Delayed Train. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 6

The train due in Newcastle at 12.20 did not arrive in Newcastle until 2.15, owing to the electric staff going wrong. Business people and passengers were greatly…

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The Whaling-road. Report of the Select Committee

The Australian Star · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 7

THE question of Whaling-road, St. Leonards, has long been a vexed subject which has occupied considerable time in the law courts, and was recently referred by the…

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North Sydney to Manly Tramway

Evening News · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 3

The Minister for Works received a deputation, introduced by Messrs. E. M. Clark and Cullen, Ms.L.A., and consisting of Messrs. J. Philips (Mayor of North Sydney) and German…

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Stockton-port Stephens Tramway

Evening News · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 3

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Hart, Fegan, and Scobie, Ms.L.A., and the Mayor of Stockton, waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday, and urged upon him the necessity of…

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Railway Hospital Fund. To the Editor

Evening News · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 7

Sir,—An error has, I feel sure unintentionally, crept into the annual report for the Prince Alfred Hospital of the year 1891. In a paragraph of that report, as published in yours of the 5th instant, it…

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Victorian Railway Policy. the Commissioners Suspended. Their Probable Successors

Evening News · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Speight, Ford, and Green, have been suspended by the Government till such time as Parliament meets. This decision…

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Deputations. Extension of the North Sydney Tramway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 3

Messrs. J. F. Cull[?]n and E. M. Clark, Ms.L.A., accompanied a deputation, consisting of residents of North Sydney, Manly, and Pittwater, to the Minister for Works yesterday, in reference to the extension of…

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Tramway to Stockton and Port Stephens

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 3

Mossrs. Hart, Fegan and Scobi[?], Ms.L.A., and the Mayor of Stockton, united on the Minister for Works yesterday, to ask for the construction of a tramway from Stockton to the navigable waters of…

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The Victorian Railways. a Cabinet Decision. Suspension of the Commissioners. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 5

The Cabinet hold a meeting this morning, and resolved to recommend the Governor to forthwith suspend the Railway Commissioners. Messrs. Francis (general traffic manager), Renwick…

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Trans-continental Railway. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 6

Sir,—Will you permit me once more to draw the attention of those in favour of a tras-continental railway to the superiority of a railway to Exmouth Gulf, over one to Port Darwin. The line I…

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The New Zealand Railway Commissioners. Dispute with the Government. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners and the Government are in conflict. Last session a bill was passed, authorising the construction of a local line from Thorndon to T[?]aro, Wellington. The…

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Strike in Canada. of Railway Employees. London, March 17

The Australian Star · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 6

The employees on the western portion of the Canadian Pacific Railway have gone out on strike for an increased rate of pay. The management has reinstated 100 hands at…

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Railway Management

The Australian Star · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 4

THE conflict between the Government of Victoria and the Railway Commissioners has resulted in the suspension of the latter. In commercial circles in…

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Easter Railway Traffic

The Australian Star · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 6

THE Railway Commissioners have completed arrangements for the railway traffic during the forthcoming Easter holidays, and full details will be published shortly…

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Victorian Railway Commissioners. Suspended by the Cabinet. Acting Commissioners Appointed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The Cabinet to-day decided to suspend the Commissioners of Railways, and to appoint three other commissioners pro[?]tem. The suspension is stated…

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City Railway Extension

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 4

Mr. Neild asked the Minister for Public Works in the Assembly yesterday if it was the intention of the Government to take any action in respect of the report of the…

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Tramway From Stockton to Port Stephens

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 3

A deputation representing Gloucester and Stockton waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday and urged the construction of a tramway from Stockton to the deep…

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Deputations. Tramway to Manly and Pitt-water

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 3

The Minister for Works yesterday received a deputation representing the districts of Pittwater and Manly. The deputation, which was introduced by Messrs. J. F. Cullen…

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Wanted a Bridge

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 17

Our Kempsey correspondent writes under date March 10: A meeting was held at the Alexandra Theatre last Saturday night, for the purpose of urging upon the Government the necessity of constructing a…

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