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Railways, roads & transport, 1893

3,617 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 181

Enmore-road Wood Blocking

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 3

At the Newtown Council meeting on Tuesday evening Alderman Bellemey again called attention to the question of wood blocking Enmore-road. Although this work was to have been…

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Cycling Notes. the Lillie Bridge Races. a Big Success. the Intercolonial Road Race. Walter Kerr Defeated in New Zealand. Advance of the Cash Movement

Referee · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 3

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SPORTS,—The Adelaide Cricketing Association hold their annual sports on December 26, at the Oval. The meeting was one of the most successful yet…

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Tramway Season Tickets. Not to Be Issued. Deputation to the Commissioners

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 6

A deputation representing several of the suburban districts served by the tramways interviewed the Chief Railway Commissioner Tuesday and asked that a system of issuing season tickets on the trams might be introduced. The…

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High Railway Charges

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 6

A correspondent informs its that he sent a bag of wheat, weighing 2141b, and of the value of 13s, to Nevertire from Darling Harbor. The amount charged for carriage was no less than 10s…

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Railway Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 5

CARCOAR, Wednesday.-An accident happened to the down train due here at half-past 10 o'clock on Monday night. One of the tubes of the boiler burst when the train was 30 yards inside the…

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Treasury Bills. and Railway Contracts

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 5

Mr. Hassall has given notice of his intention of moving in the Assembly: That, with special reference to the offer of Mr. Alexander Amos, railway contractor, to carry oat the extension of…

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The Menindie Tramway Bill. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 5

A special meeting of the municipal council was held this afternoon, for the purpose of urging the Government to facilitate the passing of the Memndie Tramway Bill through Parliament. The following…

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Deputations. Season Tickets on the Tramways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A deputation representing Five Dock, Enfield, Petersham, Marrickville, Macdonaldtown, Waterloo, Ashfield, and Leichhardt, accompanied by Messrs. Carruthers, Bavister, and Eve, Ms.L.A., waited…

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Making Railways. New Method of Payment

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 2

THE opinion of the Legislative Assembly is to be sought on the question of paying for railways by Treasury bills. Last night Mr. Hassall gave notice of his intention to move…

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Wages of Railway Employees

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 4

A question was asked in the Assembly yesterday as to whether it was a fact that the Railway Commissioners intended reducing by 2 per cent, the wages of all…

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American Railways. Dismissal of Unionist Porters

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.--From New York it is reported that the American railway companies have decided to discharge all their unionist porters…

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Lillie Bridge Trotting and Pony Race Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 8

There was a large muster of sporting folk at the Lillie Bridge Grounds last evening, when the customary programme of trotting and pony racing was played out with the following results:—…

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The Narrabri to Moree Railway. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 3

Sir,—The proposal mentioned in Mr. Henry Joseph's letter in your issue of to-day regarding the construction of the Narrabri to Moree railway will not, it appears to me, commend itselt to the country…

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The Grafton-glen Innes Railway. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 8

Another survey of the Grafton-Glen Innes railway line just completed has reduced the grades from one in 40 to one in 50…

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The Proposed Glen Innes— Inverell Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 8

The report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works on the proposed Glen Innes to Inverell Railway was laid before members of the Assembly last night. It shows that the proposed…

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The Railways and the Wool Traffic

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 6

SINCE the commencement of the present financial year of the railways, viz., July 1 last, 538,000 bales of wool have been received at the terminal stations at Darling…

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Coke for the Tramway Department

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 6

SIX tenders have been received by the Railway Commissioners for the cartage of coke to tramway departments. Mr. R. Bedford's was the lowest tender, and will…

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Anniversary Day. Railway Arrangements

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 6

IN connection with the railway arrangements for Anniversary Day we understand that popular day excursions will be run from the country districts within easy reach of…

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The Nowra Railway. Deputation to Mr. Lyne

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 6

A DEPUTATION, introduced by Mr. Morton, M.L.A., accompanied by the Hon. S. H. Hyam, Messrs. Fuller, Campbell, and Nicholson, M.'sL.A., and comprising…

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