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Railways, roads & transport, 1894

4,418 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 221

Bridging George's River. Mr.w.j.lyne at Liverpool a New Bridge Opened

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 2

LIVERPOOL Monday.—Holdsworthy Bridge over George's River, Liverpool, was officially opened and christened at 3 o'clock this afternoon by the Hon. W. J. Lyne, Minister for Works, in…

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The Bridge street Affray. Trial of Montgomery and Williams. (Continued from page 4.)

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

Continuing his opening address, Mr. Pring said that when Macourt rushed upon the men, Montgomery struck him on the head with a jemmy, rendering him unconscious…

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Ministers at Liverpool. Opening of George's River Bridge. High Holiday In Liverpool. LIVERPOOL

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 6

The ceremony of declaring open the bridge over George's River, Liverpool, was performed shortly after 3 this afternoon by the Hon. W. J. Lyne in the presence of a…

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Opening of the Liverpool Bridge. an Enthusiastic Ceremony. Banquet to the Minister for Works

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 6

Mr. Lyne, the Minister for Works, proceeded to Liverpool yesterday to perform the opening ceremony in connection with the new bridge over the George's River. On the…

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The Bridge-street Burglary. the Case at the Central Criminal Court. Montgomery and Williams on Trial The Accused Indicted for Attempted Murder

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

The trial was commenced before Judge Stephen at the Central Criminal Court this morning of Charles Montgomery and Thomas Williams, the two men who stand charged…

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New Bridge at Liverpool. Addresses by Messes. Lyne and Kidd. Free-traders Praise Ministers. "Good Man Doing Good Work"-- Ministers Mont Cordially Received-- Recognition of the Government's Actions--Speeches at the Banquet-- Christening the Bridge-Local Government Bill-- Mr. Varney Parkes in Eulogy of Mr. Lyne

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 3

The new bridge, which spans George's River at a spot a few yards away from the Liverpool Railway Station, was opened at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon by the Minister…

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Victorian Railways

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday. Mr. H. Fitzpatrick has been appointed traffic manager of the Victorian railways, and Mr. H. Canty goods superintendent…

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Peculiar Railway Accident. Chasing a Runaway Truck

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 4

PERTH, Tuesday. A peculiar accident occurred on the railway line near this place recently. A truck containing gravel brote away near Smith's mill, and went down the incline at a…

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Queensland Railway Proposals SIR T. M'ilwraith Declines Offers

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 4

LONDON, April 2.—Sir Thomas M'IIwraith has declined to accept two offers to construct railways in Queensland on the land grant system…

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The Mallee Railway. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 6

Twenty men will go to the mallee country to-morrow to work on the railway line between Kanwa and Wyoheproof,…

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Victorian Railway Commissioners. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 6

Messrs. Syder, Woodruff and Lockhead, the new Railway Commissioners, took office this morning…

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Light Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 4

In The Times of Friday there appeared an article advocating the advantages of light railways apparently within the confines of the United Kingdom itself. At…

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Return of the Treasurer. Mr. See on His Tour. the Country and the Settlers. a Light Line of Railway Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

The Colonial Treasurer, Mr. J. See, returned from Grafton by the steamer City of Grafton early yesterday morning. Mr. See, not having been able through illness and other,…

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The New Railway Commissioners

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The new acting-Railway Commissioners took office to-day. They had a lengthy interview with the Minister for Railways, who urged them to…

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Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Serious Railway Accident. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

A serious accident occurred during Eastor to a railway train. Several trucks containing gravol were at Smith's mill, when one truck broke a way and came tearing down the incline. The…

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The New Railway Commissioners. Changes in the Department. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

The new Railway Commissiooners, Messrs. Syder, Woodroffe, and Lockhead, assumed the reins of office this morning. A great deal of their time has been taken up in receiving…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Tarago-beaidwood Railway. Braidwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

The revised eatimate of the fresh survey of the Tarago-Brandwood railway has been completed. The total estimated cost is £116,587, being at the rate of £1020 per mile, of a reduction of nearly half…

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Left in a Train. Disposing of a Baby

Evening News · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 4

WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday. A female infant about 3 months old was found secreted under the seat in a second class railway carriage compartment on the arrival of yesterday morning's the mother…

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The Bridge street Affray. Trial of Montgomery and Williams

Evening News · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 5

After our first edition went to press yesterday, Continuing his opening address, Mr. Pring said that when Macourt rushed upon the men, Montgomery struct him on the head…

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The Bridge street Affray. Both Prisoners Found Guilty. Sentenced to Death

Evening News · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 4

The trial of Charles Montgomery and Thomas Williams on a charge of feloniously wounding Constable Frederick Leopold Bowden with intent to murder him was concluded at the Central…

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