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Railways, roads & transport, 1895

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Railway Traffic

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners made extensive preparations for the holiday traffic, and from an early hour this morning the Redfern Station presented a busy scene…

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Tram Traffic

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 6

In order to meet with the demands of the holiday traffic, a number of special trams were pat on to the suburbs and pleasure resorts in the immediate…

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France. a Railway Scandal, Prominent Men Implicated

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, December 31.-Warrants have been issued in Paris for the arrest of a number of bankers, politicians, and contractors, as the result…

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The Railway Earnings. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 5

The railway earnings for the week ended 29th December were £60,019, as compared with £65,280 for the corresponding week of last year. The aggregate earnings to date from the 1st July were…

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Railway Scandal in France. Bankers, Politicians, and Contractors Implicated. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 5

Warrants have been, issued in Paris for the arrest of a number of bankers, politicians, and contractors, as the result of an inquiry which has been made into the…

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On the Tramline

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 6

The tram traffic was well distributed over the day, the bulk of it, however, being carried during the afternoon and evening. Provision had been made by the authorities to meet an expected large…

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At the Railway Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 6

Contrary to anticipations, the Sydney railway station did not present a very lively spectacle last evening, the traffic, in fact, being comparatively light. There was, of course, a larger number…

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Jerlderie-berrima Railway

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 2

The [?] Works Committee will [?] to-morrow to consider the Jeril[?] Berrin[?]railway proposal which has be submit to them by Parliament. [?]…

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The Railway Revenue

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The wet weather has seriously affected the railway revenue during the last week, the receipts (£60,019) being a decrease of £52,668 on the…

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The Ashfield Tramway

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 4

The Minister for Public Works has intimated to the Enfield Borough Council that he cannot at present recommend an extension of the Ashfield-Enfield tramway to…

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Train and Tram Traffic

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 6

The tram traffic yesterday was fairly heavy, the greatest number of cars being run to the Highland Gathering Sports, Bondi, and Coogee Aquariums, and the…

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Railway Traffic

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 3

There was a slight falling off in the traffic on the railways yesterday as compared with last year, owing no doubt to the threatening state of the weather in…

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Tram Traffic

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 3

The traffic on the tramways was unusually heavy yesterday, and despite the unfavorable nature of the weather it is anticipated that the receipts will compare…

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Adelaide Railways. a New Commissioner

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 6

ADELAIDE, January 2.-The Government intend to nominate, about the end of the month, the Railway Commissioner, who, under the act recently passed, will…

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Railway to Berrigan

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 5

When seen with reference to the Jerilderi-Berrigan railway, Mr. Young, Minister for Works, stated that he had very little information, to…

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The Railway Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 6

Compared with last year the traffic on the railways yesterday showed a falling off of nearly 10,000 passengers, and the receipts were less by £400. This decrease is accounted for by the threatening nature…

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The Tramway Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 6

The tramway traffic returns for yesterday have not yet been made out, but, judging by the amount of rolling stock on the lines and the frequency with which it was used, it is estimated that…

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A New Tramline. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 3

Sir,-- The question of retenchment being now, and also for the future, one of the important questions of the day I would like to coins out one or two things which,…

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South Australia. the New Railways Act. Management Under a Single Commissioner

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--At about the end of the month the Government will nominate the Railway Commissioner, who under the Act recently passed, will succeed the…

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Exciting Experience. Passenger Train on Fire

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1895 · page 6

PERTH (W.A..). January 3-The passengers by the train from Geraldton to Perth had a somewhat exciting adventure on Tuesday. A cement truck caught fire,…

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