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Railways, roads & transport, 1892

4,177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 209

Opening of the Elderslie Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 5

GRETA, Tuesday.--The Elderslie Bridge was opened to-day by Miss Burns, daughter of Mr. J. F. Burns, and duly christened. Mr. Alexander Russell, J.P introduced Mr…

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Strange Shooting Case. a Train as a Target. ALBURY

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 5

A wanton act was perpetrated yesterday while the train arriving here at midnight, and known as the paper train, was passing Cootamundra. As the train was leaving…

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Free Railway Passes

Evening News · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 3

Alderman B. Palmer, at yesterday's meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board, said that when the board was [?]st constituted Mr. John Sutherland (then Minister for Works) was interviewed…

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Inverell-Glen Innes Railway

Evening News · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 3

Further evidence was taken, before the Public Works Committee on Tuesday afternoon regarding the proposed railway from Inverell to Glen Innes. Messrs. C. M. D. Stuart…

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Quadruplication of the Suburban Railway. the Progress and Effect of the Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 8

The work of quadrupling the Suburban Railway line which is now approaching completion is a most important one. Land has been resumed, new railway stations have been constituted, additional…

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Public Works Committee Inverell-Glen Innes Railway

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 3

THE Public Works Committee met yesterday afternoon and proceeded to deal with the proposed railway from Inverell to Glen Innes…

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Public Works Committee. Glen Innes-inverell Railway

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 6

THE Public Works Committee met this afternoon, and proceeded to take further evidence with respect to the proposed railway from Glen Innes to Inverell…

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Public Works Committee. Inverell to Glen Innes Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 5

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on public Works met yesterday afternoon, Mr. Jacob Garrard (chairman) presiding. On the motion of Mr. O'Sullivan it was…

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Our Bad Roads

Evening News · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 7

The minds of the aldermen of Camperdown are still much exercised over the manner in which the streets of their municipality are cut up and left after mains have been put in, and it has been…

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Opening of Elderslie Bridge. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Branxton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 5

A large gathering assembled yesterday at Elderslie to witness the opening of the new iron bridge. Between 1000 and 1500 people were present. The day was beautiful. Mr. J. T. Burns, late M.L.A…

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Railway Grades. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 6

Sir,—Mr. H. Deane, Engineer-in-Chief for Railways, in the statement he made before the Public Works Committee last Wednesday afternoon, is reported by you as having said:—"I have recently…

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Public Works Committee. Inverell to Glen Innes Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 7

Yesterday a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works was held in the Public Works Department. Mr. J. Gerrard preaided, and all the other members were present. The…

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To-day's Deputations. Proposed Robertson Railway

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 6

A DEPUTATION from Robertson waited on the Minister for Works to-day with reference to the proposed railway to Robertson…

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Balmain Tramways

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 6

The members and municipal representatives of Balmain waited on the Minister for Works to-day with reference to the tramways in that borough. The deputation…

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North Sydney Investment and Tramway Co

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 7

MR. JUSTICE OWEN gave his reserved judgment yesterday afternoon in the application made by one Russell, a debenture-holder in the company, for an injunction to…

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The Railway Arrangements

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 4

To enable holiday makers to reach the Blue Mountain district without travelling on Good Friday, additional trains will leave Sydney to-day at 2.25 and 5.47 p.m. for…

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North Sydney Investment and Tramway Company. Judgment in Equity

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 3

Mr. Justice Owen yesterday afternoon delivered his reserved judgment in the case Russell v. the North Sydney Investment and Tramway Company, as follows:--This is an…

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Our Railways and Bank Holidays. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 6

Sir,--We hear enough at times and to spare about the admirable way in which our railways are managed, but the following case will show how far this statement is borne…

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Train Fatality. a Man Decapitated. Another Workman Seriously Injured. PARRAMATTA

The Australian Star · Friday 15 April 1892 · page 5

The 4 o'clock passenger train from Sydney ran over a man on the Parramatta side of Petersham viaduct, and cut his head clean off last evening…

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The Robertson Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 April 1892 · page 6

Messrs. J. Ridd (Postmaster-General) and W. M'Court, Ms.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday to ask that some assurance should be given to the people of Robertson that…

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