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Railways, roads & transport, 1892

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The Yass Tramway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 4

The tramway connecting the town of Yass with the railway station, a length of about two miles and a quarter, will be opened by the Governor on the 20th. inst. The Railway…

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South Australia. Wheatgrowers and Victorian Railway Rates

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Mr. Connor, manager of the Adelaide Milling and Mercantile Company, in an interview today said, with respect to the question of the alteration…

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A Railway Clerk Sentenced

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 5

ALBURY, Thursday.--Edward Pocock, late chief goods clerk at the Albury railway station, who pleaded guilty to three charges of embezzling moneys of the Railway…

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Tram Collision. This Driver and Fireman Suspended

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 4

A tram accident occurred at the Elizabeth street entrance of Belmore Park yesterday morning, which, although fortunately ending without fatal results, might have been of a…

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The Ghost Train

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 22

THE new "ghost" running between New York and Boston every afternoon, except Sunday, is attracting some attention over in America, where railway travelling is brought to a fine art. The…

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Marion Hedgepeth. Train Robber

The Bird O' Freedom · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 3

I was hanging round the General Post Office in the City of San Francisco one day expecting letters that were mighty slow in coming. Whilst there, a man,…

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A Train Robber in America

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 7

A DARING but unsuccessful attempt to rob an express car (says a New York paper, Feb. 27) was made in Rochester a few mornings ago on the mail train which arrived from Syracuse. A man…

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Burwood-road Railway. Treasury Bills in Payment. Not Entertained by the Minister

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 6

THE Minister for Works to-day received a proposal from Messrs. Proudfoot and Co. to construct the railway from Burwood-road to Marrickville, payment to be made in…

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Marrickville-Burwood Road. Messrs. Proudfoot's Proposals

Evening News · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 6

The Minister for Public Works (Mr. Lyne) has received the offer of Messrs. Proudfoot and Company to construct the Marrickville to Burwood-road railway in terms of the tender submitted by…

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Killed from the Express Train. a Sad Fatality

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 17

An accident of an unusual character occurred on the overland express which left Melbourne on April 1 for Sydney. About eight miles from Benalla a little boy aged 5 years, son of Mr. Kegg, of…

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The Biggest Flood at Lennox Bridge. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 6

SIR,—I notice that the indefatigable member is moving re the widening of Lennox Bridge. Some fifteen years since, when a member of the Parramatta Council, I placed a resolution…

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Marrickville-burwood-road Railway. Mr. Lyne's Views on Proudfood and Company's Offer. Cannot See His Way to Accept It

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 4

We referred in our issue of yesterday to an offer made by Messrs. Proudfoot and Company, the lowest tenderers for the Marrickville to Burwood railway, to accept…

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Railways Wanted. Eastern Suburbs Extension. Deputations to the Minister. No Prospect of Making the Lines

Evening News · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 6

Messrs. Neild, Allen, and Marks, Ms.L.A., introduced to the Minister for Works (Mr. W. J. Lyne) yesterday the Mayors of the eastern suburbs, regarding the extension of a railway to…

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The Yass Tramway. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 10

The testing of the tramway bridge took place to-day. The Engineer-in-Chief, Mr. Firth, Mr. Fischer, and Mr. Crawford woro prosent. Two engines weighing 126 tons arrived at the bridge about…

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Tue Cambrian Railway Company. Directors Admonished for Breach of Privillege. London, April 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 9

Four directors of the Cambrian Railway Company have been summoned to the bar of the House of Commons, and admonished by the Speaker for a breach of privilege…

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Tamworth to Boggabilla Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 13

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Dowel, M.L.A., and Mr. Edmund Aunis from Manilla waited on the Minister for Public Works yesterday with reference to the construction of a railway from Tamworth…

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Differential Railway Rates. Angry Feeling in Adelaide. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 10

While the Government of New South Wales are ignoring the repented protests of the South Australian Government against the action of the Customs officials at the Barrier in connection with…

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The Railway Inquiries

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 813

The Royal Commission to inquire into Mr. Schey's charges against Mr. Eddy has been constituted, and the Government has done well. Judge Owen has been made president, and a…

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The Eastern Suburbs Railway. No Hopes at Present

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 6

A DEPUTATION to-day waited on the Minister for Works with reference to the extension of the railway to the eastern suburbs. The boroughs of Woollahra, Waverley…

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Railway to Barraba

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 6

A DEPUTATION, representing the district of Manilla, was introduced to the Minister for Works to-day by Mr. Dowel, M.L.A., and asked that an investigation might be made…

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