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Railways, roads & transport, 1892

4,177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 209

Amusements. "Life's Bough Road."

Evening News · Monday 28 March 1892 · page 2

The merits of Mr. G. R. Sims as a manufacturer of melodrama are sufficiently well known to ensure for any new production of his a good reception. "Life's Bough Road," which was given…

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TUG-OF-WAR. At Lillie Bridge Grounds

The Australian Star · Monday 28 March 1892 · page 2

THE international tug-of-war at the Lillie Bridge Grounds on Saturday evening created a tremendous amount of interest. America met Greece, and the team representing the…

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The Tug-of-war at Lillie Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1892 · page 3

The grand international tug-of-war, "given on a scale of magnificence unprecedented in the annals of the athletic world," according to the programme, commenced on Saturday at the…

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Amusements. "Life's Rough Road" at Her Majesty's

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1892 · page 6

Mr. George Rignold redeemed a promise of some standing on Saturday night by producing "Life's Rough Road" at Her Majesty's, where a great audience greeted the…

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Terribly Crushed. Run Over by a Train. ALBURY

The Australian Star · Monday 28 March 1892 · page 5

Late on Saturday night a shunter named Matthew Judge, employed at Albury railway station, met with a terrible accident, necessitating the amputation of his leg…

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Redfern Railway Hay Market. Farm Produce

Evening News · Monday 28 March 1892 · page 4

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

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The Cabinet. The Close of the Session. Railway Charges Inquiry

The Australian Star · Monday 28 March 1892 · page 2

THE Cabinet sat till late on Saturday evening dealing with a number of important matters. A considerable time was spent in discussing the state of political business in…

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Culcairn-corowa Railway. Albury

The Australian Star · Monday 28 March 1892 · page 6

The rails for the Culcairn-Corowa line are laid to within 12 miles of Corowa, where, however, work is at a standstill, owing to the difficulty of obtaining sleepers. Messrs…

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Strategic Railway. a German Proposal. London, March 27

The Australian Star · Monday 28 March 1892 · page 5

The Federal Council of the German Empire recommends the construction of strategic railways in Germany at a cost of £500,000…

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Russian Railways. a Heavy Loan. London, March 27

The Australian Star · Monday 28 March 1892 · page 5

The Russian Government is issuing to the Imperial Bank of St. Petersburg a railway loan of £12,000,000, at 4 12 per cent. per annum…

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Germany and Russia. Construction of Strategic Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--The Federal Council of Germany recommend the construction of a strategic railway to the Russian frontier at a cost of £500,000…

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Railway Retrenchment

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1892 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Mr. Wheeler, the Minister for Railways, has decided upon an important change in the railway arrangements. It is intended to run the Adelaide…

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A Road Petition. Windsor

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 5

A petition is being numerously signed to have a road leading from Windsor bridge to the main street of the town made in line with the bridge, and so do away with the…

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Legislative Assembly. Vice-regal Assent to Bills. the "Black" Free Pass. No "Privilege" Allowed. Schey and the Commissioners. Conciliation and Arbitration. the Appropriation Bill. The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Lewisham Railway Bridge

Evening News · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 3

Mr. SEE, in answer to Mr. Johnston, said that the Railway Commissioners were informed that no defects existed in the railway bridge at Lewisham. The inspector in charge of the work had been in…

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A Fettler Killed. an Overworked Railway Employee

Evening News · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 6

Mr. Bowden, coroner, held au inquest on Saturday on the body of a fettler named Hugh Curry, 35, who was killed at Blacktown early the same morning or the previous night by being struck by…

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Killed on the Railway. After Continuous Work for Sixteen Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 4

As some fettlers were going to work on Saturday morning on the railway about two miles the other side of Blacktown, on the Windsor line, they discovered the dead body…

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The Railway Commissioners' Solicitor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 4

Mr. Barton, in reply to a number of questions by Air. Crick in the Assembly yesterday, said tho arrangement with Air. R. Smith as solicitor for the Railway…

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Northern Railway Accommodation. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 3

Sir,--I now ask you to permit me to draw attention to the great neglect shown in providing for tho comfort and convenience of passengers using the Northern railway…

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The Railway Arbitration Case

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--The arbitrators in the case Wilcocks versus the Queensland Railway Commissioners, for claims arising out of a contract on the North Coast…

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Germany and Russia. Construction of Strategic Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--The Federal Council of Germany recommend the construction of a strategic railway to the Russian frontier at a cost of£500,000…

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