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Railways, roads & transport, 1895

4,086 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 205

Lillie Bridge Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 February 1895 · page 3

The attendance at Lillie Bridge on Saturday evening was up to the average, and the following programme was run through:- PEDESTRIAN HANDICAP, 100 yards.—C. Potter, 8 yards, 1…

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Tenders Accepted. Armidale Water Supply. Armidale-grafton Road

Evening News · Monday 18 February 1895 · page 5

The following tenders have been, ac­cepted to-day by the Department of Public "Works: Peter Callen, Stockton: Extension of…

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Jumped From a Train. a Young Man Badly Injured. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Monday 18 February 1895 · page 6

A young man named Clarke, residing about two miles from Pharalgon, met with a serious mishap yesterday evening. When the train was going up a steep incline…

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Railway Rates

Evening News · Monday 18 February 1895 · page 6

It is understood that redactions of a material nature have been made on the New South Wales railways in some direc­tions, and that the goods classification…

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Wool Manifested to Darling Harbour By Authority of Railway Department. Feb 16th

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 18 February 1895 · page 2

A J S Bank 1—GLNF Bourke A. M. L. and F. Co. 27—Lissington Bourke…

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Railway Ambulance. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Monday 18 February 1895 · page 5

At the eighth annual meeting of the Newcastle branch of the N.S.W. Railways and Tramways Ambulance Corps on Saturday in the nail of the Railway Institute,…

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Railway Employees and Free Passes. From the Employees' Standpoint

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 February 1895 · page 3

Several communications have come to hand from men employed in the Railway Department, and in some instances also from their wives, in answer to the remarks…

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Damaged Roads and Bridges

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 February 1895 · page 7

A report submitted to Air. Young, Minister, for Works, by the Roads and Bridges Department,shows that the damages by recent rains to roads and bridges are…

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Roads and Bridges. Damage by Floods

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1895 · page 3

It is estimated that an expenditure of £14,463 will be required to make good the damage done to roads, bridges, and culverts in the different parts of the…

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Teams v. Railways

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1895 · page 7

ALBURY, February 19.-Of the goods tracked from Melbourne to Wodonga dur­ing the past fortnight seventy tons hare been taken to Wagga by teams at 17s 6d…

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New Zealand News. The Wiararapa Wreck Fund. Railway Fatalities. Found Dead In a Tank An Auckland Mystery -- A Fashionable Wedding Fatal Fire at Auckland

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 February 1895 · page 6

The following items of news are taken from Auckland files to hand, by the last mail :-- The Wairarapa Relief Fund Committee…

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Railway Accident. a Kansas Disaster. Fifty Persons Injured. London, February 18

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 February 1895 · page 5

A shocking railway accident has taken place at Topeka, the capital o£ the State of Kansas. A train, running at full speed near the city, ran off…

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The Victorian Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1895 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Executive Council will meet on Friday to sanction the appointment of the railway inquiry heard, which will deal with the present…

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Lillie Bridge Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 8

There was a fair attendance at Lillie Bridge yesterday afternoon, when some good sport was witnessed. The following are the results:- LILLI[?]TIAN HANDICAP (11.2½ to 12.[?]), 3 furlongs.—M…

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Wood-paved Roads, Paddington

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 6

Since Oxford-street, Paddington, has been wood-paved, the footpaths have been broken up several times, owing to the blocks, swollen after rain, forcing back the kerb, and the…

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WOOLLAHRA. The Tram Stoppage. A Non-paying Section. Omnibus Competition

Evening News · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 6

The proposal of the Railway Commissioners to close the section of the Ocean-street tramline between Oxford-street and the terminus in Ocean-street has naturally…

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Railway Facilities at Berowra. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 4

Sir,—As one of the disappointed deputation, [?] would like, with your kind permission, to say a few words on the above subject. Berowra embraces the country between Cowan and Berowra creeks, at an…

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Municipal Matters. Marrickville. The New Railway. A Chapter of Grievances--Stanmoreroad Post-Office

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 8

A variety of interesting local matters was debated at the Marrickville council meeting held on Monday evening. The newly-elected Mayor (Alderman Morehouse)…

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Marrickville-belmore Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 6

A communication was on Monday received by the Marrickville Council from the secretary's office. Government Railways, in which it was stated that an entrance would be…

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International Railway Congress

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 4

Mr. Eddy, who will leave at the end of the month for London to attend the International Railway Congress, expects to be back in Sydney by the end of the year. At…

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