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Railways, roads & transport, 1893

3,617 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 181

Railway Employees As Parliamentary Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.--Messrs. Wood (expresident of the Trades and Labor Council), Batchelor, Archibald Price, and Adams, employed in the railway service, who have been…

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The Alleged Outrage in a Railway Carriage

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 5

MELROURNE, Monday.--The first thing Detective Cawsey did this morning in connection with the Brighton railway outrage was to interview the girl, Any Elliott, as…

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Victoria. the Tramway Company and Its Employees

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The directors of the Melbourne Tramway Company met this afternoon for the purpose of considering the action taken by the meeting of employes,…

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Damage to Roads and Bridges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 8

The Minister for Works, Mr. W. J. Lyne, has been in consultation with Mr. [?]arley, Engineer-in-Chief for Harbours and Rivers, and Mr. Hickson, Engineer-in-Chief for Roads and Bridges,…

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The Damage to Roads and Bridges

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 5

Yesterday, Mr. W. J. Lyne, Minister for Works, consulted with Messrs. C. W. Darley, Engineer-in-Chief for Harbors and Rivers, and Mr. Hickson, Commissioner for…

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Lillie Bridge Trotting and Pony Race Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 11

The following are the adjustments for the meeting which takes place this evening:— TOM THUM[?] HANDICAP (12), [?] mi0le.—Fashion, 9st 10lb; Carrie, 9st 10lb; Nymph, 9st 7lb; Ph[?]be, 8st; Jackey, 7st…

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Alarming Accident to a Train. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 7

While a passenger train, running from Maryborough to Castlemaine, was passing this evening over the bridge overspanning Campbell's Creek, the leading pair of wheels of the tender left the…

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£20,000 Damage to Roads and Bridges. Grant by the Government

Evening News · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 6

The Minister for Works (Mr. Lyne) has had a consultation with the Messrs. Darley and Hickson, chief engineering officers, with regard to the amount of damage caused by the floods in…

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The Railway Commissioners and Political Meetings. the Case of Tramway Driver Volk

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 4

Last night there was laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly by Mr. See, Colonial Treasurer, copies of the correspondence between the Railway Commissioners and Tramway Motor-driver Volk…

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Among the Ponies. Moorefield Items. Stewards on the Look Out—The Telopia Case—Disqualification of Herald Foul Riding—Little Bridge

Referee · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 3

To-DAY "Warwick Furm has its turn with the association pony meeting, and the picturesque course by the side of George's River will probably have a large…

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Professional Athletics. the £25 HANDICAP. The Jumping Competition Catching on. Stawell Handicaps—Layton's Handicap at Marrickville—The Jumping and Running will be on April 13 and 14 at Little Bridge

Referee · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 3

Peds are exhibiting considerable interest in the £25 handicap to be run next month (13th and 14th) in connection with the jumping competition. The programme will be carried out…

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The Hubbub About the Motor Driver. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 4

Sir,—If what the medicine people call "counterirritants" do really accomplish the purpose for which they are generally used, one would think that our Railway Commissioners ought te be in a pretty…

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Midland Railway in Western Australia. London, March 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 7

Sir John Forrest, Premier of Western Australia, has granted to the Midland Railway Company, of Perth, an extension of time, in order that an agreement may be…

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Melbourne Tramway Employees. Eighteen Men Dismissed. For Forming an Association. Attitude of the Company. The Dismissed Men -- Formation of the Union -- The Directors' Circular. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 5

Eighteen employees of the Melbourne Tramway Co., who were regarded as ringleaders in the recent movement to form a new association, have received notice…

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The Bondi Tram Extension. Mr. Lyne's Reply--contract V. Day Labor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 4

In regard to the Bondi tramway extension, to which reference was made in our last issue, Mr. Lyne, Minister for Works, yesterday informed n representative of The Daily…

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The Alleged Railway Outrage

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A sensational development has taken place in connection with the case of the girl Amy Elliott, who alleged that she had been drugged and…

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The Tramway Company and Its Employees

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The directors of the Tramway Company have served notices upon the 18 men who were looked upon as ringleaders in the formation of the new…

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The Brighton Train Outrage

Evening News · Thursday 23 March 1893 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—In connection with the alleged outrage on the girl Amy Elliot, in the Brighton train, a charge has been laid against Alex. Caton, son of the Rev. John Caton, of…

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Attempt to Wreck a Train

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 March 1893 · page 5

BATHURST, Wednesday. -- A man named Ulhund was to-day committed for trial for trying to wreck a train near Gresham. Last week the same man set light to the telegraph…

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Bridge Across the Murray. Tocumwal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1893 · page 6

Messrs, Farquharson Brothers, the contractors for the bridge over the Murray at this town, have got their polant and men to work, and are now in full swing pile-driving, under the supervision of Mr. D…

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