Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1892

4,177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 209

The Canadian-pacific Railway. the Strike Commenced. London, March 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 7

The threatened strike on the lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway has begun, the conductors and brakesmen having ceased work in the Western and Pacific divisions…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Opening of Yass Tram. Yass

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 6

The public here are now beginning to take a lively interest in the tramway opening demonstration, and already nearly £100 has been subscribed towards it. The ball and…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Eastern Suburbs Railway. Deputation Postponed

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 5

THE deputation which was to have waited on the Minisser for Works this morning, with reference to the eastern suburbs railway, has been postponed til Thursday next…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Washa Way on the Railway. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 6

Last evening Mr. Kilching, district railway superintendent, received word that a wash a way had occurred between Hexham and Thornton, and traffic would have to be suspended. A…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Work and Wages. the Canadian Strike. The Railways Paralysed. Goods Traffic Suspended--Swearing in Special Constables--The Durham Miners--Renewed Rioting. LONDON, March 23

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 5

The strike of railway employees in Canada is daily extending, and the men on the Atlantic railways have come out. It is expected that the employees in…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

A New Zealand Railway. London, March 23

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 5

The Wellington-Manawatu Railway Co., of New Zealand, has declared a dividend of 5 per cent…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Victorian Railways. Employees' Wages. Government Ownership. LONDON, March 23

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 5

A writer in the St. JAMES' GAZETTE says that there is no fear of the salaries of the Victorian railway employees being reduced, owing to the fact that members of the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Kogarah Railway Crossing. Action Against the Railway Commissioners

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 6

GIDDY v. the Railway Commissioners is an action for £2000 damages by Robert Arthur Giddy (by his next friend, William Tysoe) for injuries received at Kogarah…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Country. Culcairn-corowa Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 5

ALBURY, Wednesday.--The Arbitration Court for dealing with the claims of compensation in connection with the land resumed for the construction of the Culcairn-Corowa…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Proposed Murray-darling Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The parliamentary standing committee on railways to-day took evidence on the prospects of the line which it is proposed should be run to the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Washaway on the Northern Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The results of the late floods are now making themselves apparent. Near Cardiff seven chains of the South Wallsend Colliery railway have been…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Railway Strike in Canada. the Men Resort to Violence Railway Traffic Paralysed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The strike amongst the employe's on the Canadian-Pacific railway is extending and assuming a serious aspect…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Government and the Chief Railway Commissioner

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 4

The mysterious reluctance of the Government to have Mr. SCHEY put to the proof of his charges against the character of Mr. EDDY and the credit of our Railway…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Deputations. SANDHURST-DURAL-ROAD

Evening News · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 6

Messrs. Garrard and Nobbs, Ms.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works yesterday, which consisted of several of the residents of Sandhurst and the surrounding district…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Country Complaints. Bad Road

Evening News · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 7

Our Baulkham Hills correspondent writes under date March 22: To anyone not acquainted with the long suffering character of the country residents in the county of Cumberland it would seem incredible that…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Deputations. Road to Sandhurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 7

Yesterday evening a deputation representing fruitgrowers and farmers in the neighbourhood of Sandhurst, near Dural, accompanied by Messrs. Garrard and Nobbs, Ms.L.A., waited on the Minister for…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Found Dead on the Road. Albury

The Australian Star · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 2

A report from Central Riverina states that a boundary rider on Mossgiel Station discovered the dead body of a man on the main road between Mossgiel and Clare, about…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A Capsized Train. Thirteen Passengers Killed. London, March 24

The Australian Star · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 5

A railway disaster, involving considerable loss of life, has occurred at Sonsonate, in Central America. A passenger train capsized, and 13 of the passengers were killed,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Railway and Tramway Ambulance Corps. Granville Branch

The Weekly Advance · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 3

A MEETING of this branch was held on Monday evening at the School of Arts, Granville. There were about 20 members present. Mr. L. E. M’GOWAN occupied the chair. He…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Railway Strike

Evening News · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 4

London, March 24.—The strike of employees on the canadian- Pacific Railway has ended, the company having agreed to submit the matter in dispute to arbitration…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →