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Railways, roads & transport, 1892

4,177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 209

The Park Road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 5

A DEPUTATION consisting of sixteon gentlemen from Parramatta and Toongabbie were introduced to the Minister for Lands on Friday Morning by Messrs. F. Farnell and D Dale…

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Parramatta Park-road

The Australian Star · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 2

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 · Saturday 19 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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Road Through Parramatta Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 7

A deputation representing the Wentworthville and Toongabbie Progress Association, accompanied by Messrs. Farnell and Dale, Ms.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Lands yesterday with a request that in…

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Closed Road at Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 7

A deputation representing the Bathurst Municipal Council, accompanied by Mr. Suttor, M.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Lands yesterday, with a request that he would couse to be resumed certain…

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Luddenham Agricultural Society. the Event of the Season. Damp Weather and Muddy Roads. Visitors From All Parts. First Day

Nepean Times · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 2

The morning of the much-talked-of Luddenham Show did not dawu bright and prosperous as those over which the magnetic quill of the reporter delights to…

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The Eleleigh Railway Workshops. a Reduction in the Staff Averted

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 16

OWING to the slackness in the railway traffic, the weekly earnings being now about£52,000, whereas in the busy season they amounted to £S3,000, the Railway commissioners have been for some time considering the necessity of…

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Railway Accident at Maitland. a Fatal Termination

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 16

A DREDFUL accident resulting in the death of a young woman Danaed Annie Stanton, occurred at the Elgin street railway station, Maitland on Monday evening. It seems the unfortunate girl…

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Redfern Railway Hay Sales

Evening News · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 6

At the Redfern railway terminus yesterday there was a small supply of forage forward from the various stations along the northern, southern, and western lines. Buyers were in good…

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The Railway Commissioners. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 4

Sir,—From glancing over the proceedings in the House since my arrival in town, I notice that the Railway Commissioners are being again abused, and that Mr. Eddy has demanded an official inquiry…

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Tramway Signs. to the Edotor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 7

Sir,—I agree with your correspondent, " G. R. M.," that there is a necessity for some improvement being made in the present system of indicating the destinations of trams by coloured lights. My idea is…

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Railway to Jamberoo

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 643

Mr. J. F. Cullen, M.L.A., for Mr. Fuller, introduced a deputation to the Minister of Works on the 11th, to urge the construction of the projected branch line of railway to connect Jamberoo with the…

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Victorian Railways. An Old Trouble. The Suspension of the Commissioners. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 2

In connection with the war which has been proceeding for some time between the Victorian Railway Commissioners, and which culminated yesterday, when Mr…

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Easter Railway Traffic

The Australian Star · Saturday 19 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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Work and Wages. the Canadian Railway Strike. British Coalminers. LONDON, March 18

The Australian Star · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 4

The management of the Canadian Pacific Railway, whose men have struck for an increase of wages, assert that the strike was incited by agitators from the United…

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The Victorian Railways. Statement by Mr. Speight. the Acting-commissioners at Work

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Minister for Railways forwarded a letter this morning to each of the Commissioners acquainting them with the passing of an order-in-Council…

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West Australia. the Midland Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 5

PERTH, Friday.--Both Houses have passed the Midlands railway proposals, consequently the Joint Guarantee by the Government and the National Bank for the…

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The Canadian Pacific Railway. a Strike for Increased Wages

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night.--A strike has occurred among the employes on the western portion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The men demand an increase in…

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The Railway Trouble in Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 4

The Victorian Government, realising that its huge railway bubble cannot be maintained at its present point of inflation any longer, has turned angrily round upon…

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Black, M.L.A.'s, Railway Pass. Report Oe Select Committee

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 15

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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