The North Shore Railway—milson's Point to Hornsby
1. View of Railway along Berry's Bay. 2. Bridge at Berry's Bay. 3. Railway at Head of Lavender Bay. 4. Lavender Bay Tunnel. 5. Bridge at Berry's Bush…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1893
3,617 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 181
North Shore Railway Resumption
An arbitration case is at present being conducted in No. 3 Jury Court involving a claim of £40,000 in respect of a resumption of 350ft. of land fronting Lavender Bay,…
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Our correspondent at Young writes: On Anniversary Day a large number attended the Murrumburrah races. Considerable dissatisfaction was expressed with the railway arrangements. On January 25 visitors…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Lillie Bridge Bicycle Race
The following are the official handicaps for the 1½-mile Bicycle Race to be run at Lillie Bridge Grounds, Forest Lodge, this evening. The first heat will be run at 8 o'clock:—…
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BATHURST, Monday.-An accident which had a fatal termination occurred on the railway line near Kelso, on Saturday afternoon. An employee named James Swan endeavored to ascend an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Queensland. Railway Interruptions. Towns Under Water. Incessant Rain. Immense Damage. Sad Drowning Fatalities. Dreadful Colliery Disaster a Mine Flooded
The postal authorities inform us that intelligence has been received that a portion of the Queensland railway line between Ipswich and Toowoomba is under water, and that the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods in Queensland. Towns Submerged. Loss of Lives and Property. Hundreds of Families Homeless. People Fleeing Foe THEiR Lives. Railway Washaways. the Flooded Colliery. Names of the Victims
IPSWICH, Monday,—As a result o£ the recent incessant rains the greatest flood ever known in the history of the town is being experienced. The railway station is almost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Tramways. Reduction of Wages. Deputation to the Directors. MELBOURNE
A large deputation of men employed by the Tramway Co. waited on the directors to-day with reference to the proposed reductions. Several flatly told the chairman they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland Floods. Twenty-two Lives Lost. The Water Going Down. Enormous Loss of Property. A Brave Constable Drowned--The Railway Line Damaged--Trip on a Pilot Engine. IPSWICH
The flood in the Brisbane River reached its highest point at 4 o'clock yesterday morning. There was then a rise of 34ft. in the river, which was 16ft…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Railway Accident. An Official Loses His Leg's. BATHURST
A terrible accident occurred on Saturday evening, when Mr. James Swan, examiner of the railway line, had both his 'legs below the knees severely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Revenue and Economics
The quarterly report of the Railway Commissioners, laid upon the table of the Assembly last week, showed that the depression was having a very prejudicial effect…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reduction of Railway Employes Wages
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Trouble is anticipated amongst the railway employes at Bendigo, as on receiving last month's wages it was found that a further reduction had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. the Reduction in Tramway Employes Wages
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Fully 1600 employes of the Melbourne Tramway Company assembled in tho Hibernian-hall this morning to protest against the further reduction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Flood in Queensland. Bundamba, Ipswich, and Goodna Under Water Churches and Other Buildings Submerged. People Fleeing to the Hills. the Brisbane Railway Blocked. Seven Men Drowned in a Submerged Mine. Four of a Family Drowned. Enormous Destruction of Property. the Highest Flood on Record
TOOWOOMBA, Sunday, 1 p.m.--Communication has been cut off from Brisbane since Friday afternoon, and no news is to hand from the capital of any sort. The following…
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A mixed meeting of bicycle and po[?]y races was held last evening at Little Bridge, with the following results:— ONE MILE AND A HALF HANDICAP BICYCLE RACE of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods in Queensland. Enormous Destruction of Property. Maryborough Under Water. Thirty Persons Reported Drowned. Latest From Ipswich. Collapse of a Bridge. Terrible Scenes. Sydney Mail Train Blocked. Privations of Passengers
TOOWOOMBA, Tuesday.—The flood waters here are slowly receding. The Burnett River has risen 25ft above sammer level, and upward of 100 families are flooded out in the low-lying lands of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Floods. Terrible Scenes. Towns Submerged. Many Lives Lost. Enormous Losses. News from Brisbane. Victoria Bridge Down. The City in a Deplorable Condition. Gold Mines at Gympie Flooded
Advices from the flooded districts show that the disasters are very much more widespread than was anticipated, and the loss of life reported is considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Redfern Railway Hay Market
At the Redfern Bail way Terminus Monday there waga large supply of forage forward from the numeerous stations along the northern, southern, and western lines. Buyers were in good attendance. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Ocean-street Tramway
In consequence of representations made to the Mayor a couple of weeks ago regarding the Ocean-street tramway works interfering with traffic, that gentleman and Alderman J. D. Young had an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Tramway Company Proposed Reduction in Wages
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-A deputation, representing the employes of the Melbourne Tramway Company, waited on the directors yesterday to protest against a proposed 10 per cent. redaction…
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