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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1892

4,177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 209

The Railway Administration. Appointment of a Royal Commission

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 10

THE Royal Commission to inquire into the charges made by Mr. Schey, M.P., into the administration of the Railway Department by the Chief Commissioner, Mr. Eddy, has new been virtually…

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Tram Stoppage

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 6

OWING to a Randwick via Cleveland-street tram running off the line at the corner of Redfern and Cleveland streets traffic was delayed to-day for considerably over an…

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North Shore Railway. Firing of the Last Shot

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 7

THE railway line joining Hornsby to North Shore is now on the fair road towards completion. Already the line between Hornsby and St. Leonards is available for traffic, but…

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Railway From Temora to Hillston

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 6

A report has been laid upon the table of the Assembly by Mr. Gilliat, examiner of public works proposals, with reference to the proposed railway from Temora to Hillston…

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Railway Arbitration Cases

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday. -- The award of the referees in late North Coast Railway arbitration proceedings is not likely to be regarded as a final settlement of the dispute…

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A Powerful Motor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 35

Wife: " Dear me! How are we over to get through this crowd? We'll miss the train." Husband: " Raise your umbrella and walk ahead. I'll follow."…

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A Palatial Railway Car

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 25

A palatial car has just been built in Massachusetts (says a recent issue of a scientific contemporary), for the Montreal and Toronto line of the Canadian Pacific. It is 66ft long; the central…

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South Australian News. Railway Revenue. Bank Amalgamation. A Shooting Case. News of the Week. ADELAIDE, March 29. Railway Revenue

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 13

There is no change in the condition of the railway revenue, which, since the beginning of this year, has shown a steady decrease compared with the corresponding period of last year. The…

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The Railway Fatality near Blacktown

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 14

In the inquiry into the death, of a railway laborer named Hugh Curry, who was found killed on the railway line near Blacktown, the coroner's jury found that doceased was killed while in the…

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Killed on the Railway

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon Mr. J. E. Bowden, the Parrmatta District Coroner held an inquest touching the death of a railway labourer named Hugh Curry…

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Railway Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 7

A public meeting in connection with the Rosehill Railway Extension was convened for Friday evening last in the Rydalmere School of Arts ; but as none…

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Botany-road

Evening News · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 6

A largely attended meeting was held on Friday in the Alexandria Town Hall, with a view of urging on the Government the immediate necessity of placing the Botany-[?], within the…

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Sad Railway Accident. an Unfastened Carriage Door Causes a Child's Death

Evening News · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 5

An accident of an unusual character occurred on the overland express which left Melbourne on Friday. When about eight miles from Benalla a little boy aged 5 years, son of Mr…

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The North Shore Tramway

The Australian Star · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 6

IT is very probable that the North Shore tramway system will be extended beyond Buena Vista to that point along the Military-road known as Sneddon's Hotel. This…

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Railway Tenders

The Australian Star · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 6

THE Commissioners for Railways received to-day nine tenders for the drainage of Junee Railway Station, that of W. P. O'Donnell, £819 13s., being the lowest…

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A Burglar at Bethanga. Railway Station Robbed. ALBURY

The Australian Star · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 5

John Bun[?]ton, stationmaster at Bethanga-road Station, on the Wodonga-Tallangatta railway, reported to the police on Saturday that some time during Friday night the…

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Mining in Newfoundland in the Absence of Roads Confined to the Sea Coast

Evening News · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 6

According to the latest official report from Newfoundland, owing to the absence of roads through the interior, mining is still confined to within a mile or two of the sea coast. The mines…

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A Palatial Railway Car

Evening News · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 2

A palatial railway car has just been built in Massachusetts (says a recent issue of a scientific contemporary), for the Montreal and Toronto line of the Canadian Pacific. It is 66ft long; the central…

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North Shore Tramway. Proposed Extensions

Evening News · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 6

There is a proposal on foot, regarding Minister for Works has called for reports, for the extension of the North Shore tramway, system to Sneddon's Hotel, at the junction of the Mossman's…

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Tram Accident. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 4

What might have been a fatal tram accident occurred late on Saturday night to a man named George Granger. It appears while walking down Hamilton-road he was…

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