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Railways, roads & transport, 1894

4,418 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 221

The Bridge-street Burglary. the Injured Officers

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 5

Constable Lyons was on night duty at the Lands Office at the time of the commencement of the affray. He was standing at the corner of the large building nearest…

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The Affray with Burglars in Bridge-street. the Accused Again Remanded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 3

Charles Montgomery and Thomas Williams, the principals in the late sensational affray in which the police suffered so severely, were brought up at the Water…

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Latost Telegrams. SYDNEY, Friday, 3.30 p.m. the Bridge-street Burglary

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 3

Thomas Williams and Charles Montgomery, the men arrested in connection with the Bridge.street burglary, in which five policemen were injured, were brought…

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Road V. Rail. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 10

Sir, -- The above subject has of late been receiving a considerable share of public attention, and I beg to furnish another in. stance in which bullock teams have…

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The Nepean Times. Published Every Saturday Morning. Saturday, Febuary 10Th, 1894. Our Railway System

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 4

So much has been said and written lately of the management of our railways, especially as far as it affects u locally, that a few remarks may not be out of place. We…

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Cheap Railway Excursions

Evening News · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners announce a fresh series of special cheap excursion trains to and from the country, commencing on Monday, the 19th instant, when trains will leave Sydney at…

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Selling Railway Tickets

Evening News · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Friday.— An important test case regarding the sale of return railway tickets was decided at the police court to-day against the Railway Commissioners. The magistrate held…

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Railway Season Tickets. to the Editor of the Hearld

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 10

Sir,—The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended 31st December, 1893, is interesting from many standpoints.The working expenditure has been brought down to about 50 per cent, of…

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Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, January 31. Rail and Tram Employees

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 278

Mr. See, in answer to a question, said that the wages paid per day to conductors, assistants, porters, firemen, and engineers on the trams and railways varied from 6s to 15s per day in the railway, and…

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Removal of a Tramway. Newcastle, Feb. 2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 306

The Plattsburg Council has received notice from the Master in Equity that Mr. Justice Stephen has granted an interim injunction till Wednesday, the 7th instant, restricting the Borough of Plattsburg…

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Our Railways

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 272

The quarterly report of the Railway Commissioners contains one point deserving of special notice, particularly under existing circumstances. The Railway authorities are in a similar position…

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Railway Excursion

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 6

Attention is directed to the announcement by the Railway Commissioners regarding a special round, trip excursion between Sydney and Windsor. On Monday, February 12,…

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Deputation. Giving Access to the Tramway

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 5

The Minister for Lands yesterday received a deputation from the Municipal Council of Paddington, which was introduced by Mr. Nield, M.P. The depuration ashed that…

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The Wool Trams From Parkes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 5

In The Daily Telegraph of Wednesday last there appeared an interview with Mr. Kirkaldie on the subject of the competition between horse teams and the railway line in…

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New Railways

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 35

It is expected that the new railway line from Lismore to Byron Bay will be opened in March or April next. A further section of this line running from the Tweed River to Muswellbrook will…

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Proposed New Railway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 25

Messrs. Hayes and Gormly, Ms.L.A., last week asked the Minister for Works to submit the proposed railway line from the Rock to Green's Gunyah in the Wagga district to the Public Works…

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Goulburn-Crookwell Railway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 25

A deputation waited on the Minister for "Works on February 1, and urged him to proceed with the construction of tho railway line from Goulburn to Crookwell…

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The Proposed Tramway. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 8

Sir.— Your Dural correspondent must be a little in error. An your last issue he states that "The Dural folk laugh at the idea of a team carrying all the fruit of the district." I have…

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The Rosehill-Dural Railway. Commencing at Taws. The "Argus" Boycotted. Mr. Simpson's Latest. No Connection with Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 10

So intense is public interest in the construction of the Rosehill-Dural railway line that the appearance of a picnic party or a couple of laborers with swags passing over the…

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Country Roads

Evening News · Monday 12 February 1894 · page 3

The Assembly recently passed a lump sum of money for the construction and maintenance of roads in the country districts. Telegrams have now been forwarded by the Commissioner for…

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