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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1892

4,177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 209

The Governor at Yass. Opening of the Tramline and Gasworks. YASS

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 April 1892 · page 3

His excellency the Governor and a large party of prominent gentlemen arrived at Yass at 1.30 p.m. on Tuesday for the purpose of performing the ceremony of opening…

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Vice-regal Visit to Yass. Opening of the Tram Line and Gasworks

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 April 1892 · page 4

YASS, Wednesday.--At 7 o 'clock yesterday morning the Earl of Jersey left the Redfern railway station by special train for Yass, to open the new train line and gasworks. There…

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The Baldwin Engine Inquiry. Evidence of More Railway Officers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 April 1892 · page 3

The Royal Commission appointed to make "adiligentand full inquiry into the allegations made that the recently imported Baldwin locomotives are defective and unsuitable to…

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Dynamite Cartridges on Tramways

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 April 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--A number of dynamite cartridges were yesterday discovered to have been placed on the tramways in a suburb of Vienna…

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Berowa Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 3

Yesterday Messrs. Farnell and Nobbs, Ms.L.A., interviewed the Minister for Works with regard to a[?] grant of money for constructing a bridge over Berowa Creck, on the Hornsby-Galston-road. Mr…

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Berowra Creek Bridge

Evening News · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 6

Messrs. Farnell and Nobbs, Ms.L.A., yesterday waited upon the Minister for Works with reference to tike erection of a bridge over the Berowra Greek, on the Hornsby and Galston…

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The Bridge Denied !

The Weekly Advance · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 4

THE answer given by Mr. LYNE on Thursday to the deputation from Granville, Dundas, and Ermington and Rydalmere (asking for a traffic bridge…

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Bridge Over Berowra Creek

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 3

Messrs. Farnell and Nobbs waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday with regard to the construction of a bridge over the Berowra Crock on the Hornsby and…

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Deputations. Bridge at Rydalmere

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 3

Yesterday morning Messrs. Farnell and Nobbs, Ms.L.A., introduced a deputation from Rydalmere, Granville, and adjoining suburbs to the Minister for Works (Mr. W. J. Lyne), to urge the construction…

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The Rydalmere Bridge. Deputation

The Weekly Advance · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 4

ON Thursday Messrs. Farnell and Nobbe, Ms. L.A., introduced a deputation consisting of member of the Municipal Councils of Granville. Ermington and [?]…

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Bridge Over the Parramatta

Evening News · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 6

Messrs. Farnell and Nobbs, Ms.L.A., yesterday introduced to the Minister for Works a deputation from the Rydalmere Municipal Council to urge the construction of a bridge over the…

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Deputations. BOTANY-ROAD

Evening News · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 6

A deputation from the Alexandria Borough Council was introduced to the Minister for Works, on Thursday, by Messrs. Hoyle and Schey, and asked that action be taken by the Government…

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The Botany Road

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 3

Messrs. Hoyle and Schey, Ms.P., introduced to the Minister for Works yesterday a deputation from the Waterloo, North Botany and Alexandria Councils. The…

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The Botany-road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 3

Yesterday morning a deputation representing the councils of Alexandria, Waterloo and North Botany, introduced by Messrs. Hoyle and Schey, Ms.L.A., waited on the Minister for Works to urge…

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Deputations. Proposed Bridge Over Parramatta River

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 3

The Minister for Works yesterday received a deputation from residents of the districts of Rookwood, Rydalmere, Granville and Dundas, the object being to bring under Mr…

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Roads and Bridges Vote. Nearly All Gone. Extravagance of the Late Government. A Legacy of £200,000 Liabilities. Example of Free-trade Administration

The Australian Star · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 6

A MOST instructive return has been prepared to the order of the Minister for Works to show the exact position of the department with respect to the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 6

The picnic given by Mr. Co[?]n, the Mayor, to-day in connection with the opening of the tramway, was a great success. Between 700 and 800 children, headed by the brass band, marched through the…

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Railway Commissioners. The Charges Against Them. The Commissioners Appointed

The Australian Star · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 6

AT a special meeting of the Executive Council held to-day the commissions to Mr. Justice Owen, Messrs. A. Kethel and J. Young, to conduct the inquiry into the…

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Railway Proposals. Before the Works Committee

The Australian Star · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 7

A RETURN has been prepared giving some interesting particulars of the railway proposals which were submitted to the Public Works Committee since July…

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Victorian Elections. Comment in England. The Railway Question. One Man One Vote -- Sir Graham Berry's Success -- Payment of Members -- Labor Representation. LONDON, April 21

The Australian Star · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 5

The London GLOBE, referring to the result of the Victorian general elections, says that the action of the Government in insisting upon a more careful administration of the…

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