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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1893

3,617 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 181

Wool Manifested to Darling Harbour By Authority of Railway Department Mar 18

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 2

J. Bridge and Co. 9-J Tamworth 2-NJ Blk Mountuin 7—AK/Moree Narrabri…

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Curious Death of a Tramway Employee

The Australian Star · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 3

Alexander Irwin, a fireman on the tramways, died in St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday from injuries received rather curiously on the previous night. He was on…

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Assault in a Railway Carriage. the Victim Makes a Statement. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 6

The girl Amy Elliott, who was found under a seat in a railway carriage at Flinders-street, denuded of dress, boots, and unconscious, having been violently assaulted,…

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The North Shore Railway

The Australian Star · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 5

It was announced last week that, if possible, the North Shore railway down to Milson's Point would bo opened on Saturday next. The arrangements for the…

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Mr. Lyne at Forbes. Railway Construction by Private Enterprise. a Vote of Confidence in the Government

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 4

FORBES, Saturday.--Mr. Lyne, Minister for Public Works, left Parkes this morning, accompanied by Messrs. Hutchinson, Torpy, and Sharp, Ms.P., and after a drive of 21…

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The Tramway Employes' Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The tramway employes met to-day to form the proposed association. The attendance was small. A circular was read which had been sent to the…

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Municipal Matters. Marrickville. The Financial Condition. The Marrickville-Burwood Railway. No Bridge at Illawarra-road

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 3

The usual meeting of the Marrickville Council was held on Monday evening. Present: Alderman A. H. Scouller (Mayor), and Aldermen Ottewill, Farr, Moyes,…

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On the Train

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 2

There was a great crowd at the railway station when I left Paris to go to Marseilles, so I thought myself lucky to have only one other passenger in the compartment with…

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Road Racing. Campbelltown

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 5

Last evening while John Bamford and Henry Cashen, two young men, were racing along the Appin-road Bamford was thrown and severely injured…

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Fall From a Train. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 5

As a passenger train was running between Portland and Heywood this morning the door of a compartment opened, and a child fell out and rolled down an embarkment. An alarm was…

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The Railway From Perth to Bunbury. Running the First Train. a Fatal Accident. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 6

The first through train from Perth to Bunbury was run on Saturday late at night, but unfortunately was marked by a fatal accident. When about 17 miles from Bunbury the engine-driver…

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Two Mayors Quarrel. Brisbane Bridge Board. The Meeting Abruptly Adjourned

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 2

The joint Bridge Board appointed from representatives of municipal councils of Brisbane and suburbs met on Thursday last, and, after a scene between Alderman T. Heaslop,…

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Frozen to Death. on the Road to Siberia. 280 Prisoners Perish, LONDON, March 20

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 5

Telegrams from St. Petersburg give particulars of a terrible disaster which Gas occurred in Russia. A party of prisoners, condemned to exile in Siberia, were being…

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The Midland Railway

Evening News · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 4

LONDON, March 20.—Sir John Forrest, the Premier of West Australia, has accorded the Midland Railway Company of West Australia an extension of one month in…

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The North Shore Railway

Evening News · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

It was expected that the North Shore railway extension to Milson's Point would have been handed over to the department, so as to admit of the line being opened…

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The Tramway Association. Dismissal of Employees. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 5

As the outcome of the meeting of the tramway employees held yesterday morning the directors of the company to-day dismissed l8 of those who took a leading part in the movement for the…

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Temora Railway. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 2

Sir,--Would you kindly put these few lines in the Stab as regards the shanties on the Temora line of railway works. We have about 14 shanties Within a space of 500 yards…

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Extension of the Bondi Tramway. to Be Made by Day Labor. an Unnecessary and Costly Work

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 4

Work in connection with the extension of the Bondi tramway from the Aquarium to the Bondi beach has been commenced. In place of advertising for tenders and letting…

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Railway Employees and Politics. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 3

Sir,--The question raised in the Assembly on the 16th inst. respecting Mr. Volk'a dismissal from the railway service for speaking at a political meeting raises the issue whether…

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