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Railways, roads & transport, 1894

4,418 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 221

Moorefield Races. Saturday, March 3. Tramway Handicap, of 60 sovs, 6 furlongs 30 vards

Referee · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 2

Mr. T.Lamond's [?] ALBECORE. by Splendor—Sea Swallow, 4 years, 7st 41b (J.Durston) Mr.E.G.Touhill's [?] UABBA, Syrs,1st [?] (J.Tleney)…

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Woollahra Tram Faris. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 8

Sir,—In your issue of 5th instant appears a letter from the Hon. W. J. Trickett protesting (and rightly so, too) against the increased tram fare to Woollahra. The writer requests me (the Mayor) to take some…

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NEWTOWN. The Tram Fares. Borough Assessors' Report

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 3

Newtown Borough Council met on Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Alderman Rigg) presiding. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Railway Sleepers. Large Amount of Work To Men in Want

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 8

A few facts with regard to railway sleepers were given by the Minister for Works in the Assembly last night in reply to a question asked of the instance of Mr…

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Woollahra Tram Fares

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 4

Alderman Magney, Mayor of Woollahra, writing to us with regard to the increased tram fares to Woollahra, says that he has communicated with the Railway…

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Lands Adjacent to Railway Lines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 4

With respect to the proposal submitted to the Premier and the Minister for Lands relative to the leasing of lands adjacent to railway lines to tenant farmers at a small…

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Railways and Harbor Trusts

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 5

ROCKHAMPTON, Tuesday.--A deputation from the local chamber of commerce waited on Mr. Nelson (Premier) to day, and urged the construction of the Port Alma railway,…

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The Second Railway Libel Against the Age

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--It is the intention of the defendants in the Allison Smith v. the Age libel case to apply to move Mr. Smith's action to the County Court, on the ground…

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Teams Versus Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK, Tuesday.--A number of teams started a few days ago for Morpeth to carry goods for Messrs. M. Campbell and Co. Other teams will start towards the end…

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A Train Tablet Exchanger

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 4

An ingenious, simple, and inexpensive arrangement for automatically picking up and delivering train tablets by locomotive engines when running at high speed through…

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The Washaway at the Murray Bridge. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 6

The Melbourne express, delayed by the washaway at the Murray Bridge, arrived at about 1.35, and the mails were promptly despatched to the steamer at Largs Bay. A temporary roRd over…

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Randwick Improvements. the Randwick Tollbar, Abolition Decided Upon. The Military Road-- The New Post and Telegraph Office at Coogee

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 6

At the meeting of the Randwick Council last evening a letter was read from the Minister for Works, which contained an offer by the Government of £1000 per…

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The Bridge-street Burglary. a Third Suspect. Sentenced for Vagrancy. Movements of the Accused -- His Means of Livelihood-- Montgomery and Williams In Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 5

William Morrison, or Charles Delaney, the third man supposed to be concerned in the Bridge-street burglary, was charged at the Water Police Court this morning with…

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Legislative Assembly. a Motion for Adjournment. the Railway Estimates. a Desultory Debate. Criticising the Commissioners. the Estimate Passed

Evening News · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 3

The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. PARRAMATTA COURTHOUSE. In reply to a question, Mr. Slattebt said he was unable to state definitely when tenders would…

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Parliamentary Practice. an All Night Sitting. the Railway Estimates. a Long Debate. Waste of Time and Money

Evening News · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 6

The Assembly has had another all night sitting, the subject being the Railway Estimates. From the outset it was apparent that a section of the House was bent upon giving the Railway…

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The Railway Estimates

Evening News · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 4

THE Assembly sat on until beyond the small hours this morning wrangling over the railway estimates, which are always a branch of the expenditure that excites more bitter…

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The Weather. the Floods Subsiding. More Railway Washaways. Immense Damage to Crops. the Recent Easterly Gale. Its Effect on Shipping

Evening News · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 6

Reports to hand this morning state that the floods throughout the country are subsiding now that the weather has mended. An immense amount of damage has been done to growing crops…

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Bursting of a Dam. a Railway Line Greatly Damaged. Seaham Colliery Thrown Idle

Evening News · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The weather continues to be fine, and the water on the low-lying lands in the district has disappeared. There are 100 men working at the washaway on the northern…

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A Tramp Abroad. Result Op a Runaway Match. a Hard Case

Evening News · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 5

A peculiar case came to light in the Divorce Court, before Judge Windeyer, this afternoon. It was a case in which Elizabeth Mary Ellis prayed for a divorce from her husband, William Ellis,…

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The Weather. Subsidence of the Floods Up North. the Hunter River Flood. Washaways on the Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 5

A welcome change took place yesterday fn the weather, the rain having cleared off to the north of Sydney, thus ensuring a subsidence of tho flood waters on all the Northern rivers and the adjacent country…

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