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Railways, roads & transport, 1895

4,086 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 205

Lillie Bridge 75Yds Novice Handicap

Referee · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 7

This event was conoluded on Wednesday night, when four beats and a final were run. Betting was brisk, and the favorite for the final, J. Locke, succeeded in winning…

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A Railway or a Tramway ?

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Paddington Council a letter was read from Mr. W. C. Shipway, M.P., with reference to a deputation which recently waited on the Minister…

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Tram Accident Case

Evening News · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 5

The hearing of the suit Morrissey and wi[?]e v. the Railway Commissioners, was continued in the No. 2 Jury Court yesterday afternoon. Evidence…

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Light Railways. Assisting Prussian Farmers

Evening News · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 19.—The Prussian Diet has agreed to a vote of £2,500,000 for the construction of light railways, which will not immediately pay, but…

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The Courts. The Tram Accident Case. Verdict for Commissioners

Evening News · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 6

The tram accident case of Morrissey and wife v. the Railway Commissioners, in which the plaintiffs jointly Bought to recover £1000 as compensation…

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Municipal Matters. Marrickville. Tram Fare Reductions. School of Arts Subsidy

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 3

Marrickvilie council met on Monday evening, Alderman Moorhouse (Mayor) presiding. There were also present:--Aldermen W. W. Clarke. Gould. Goodin. M'Coy,…

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Public Opinion. Chief Railway Commissioner. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 7

Sir,--In the interesting sketch of Mr. Eddy's career in your issue of March 16 there is one important omission. We are not told what his salary was when he was…

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A Tramway Collision. Action Against the Commissioners. Verdict for Defendants

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 5

The action which was brought by William Morrissey and Alice Morrissey, his wife, against the Railway Commissioners to recover compensation for injuries received…

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Victorian Railways. The Board of Inquiry. The New Appointments. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 6

There is little new with regard to the Railway Inquiry Board fiasco. Mr. Grant arrived from Tasmania this morning. Mr. Cain has not yet sent in his resignation, but…

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Narrabri to Moree Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 6

Mr. YOUNG moved the second reading of the Narrabri to Moree Railway Bill. The line, he said, had been before the House for many years. A railway like this should…

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General News. the Parkes to Condobolin Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 4

A sectional committee, comprising Messrs Trickett, Molesworth, Gormly, and Ghanter, was yesterday appointed by the Public Works Committee to "inspect, take…

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Free Passes on Government Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 6

Mr. Sleath's motion for leave to bring in a bill to repeal certain clauses in the Railways Act of 1888, dealing with the granting of free passes, met with no…

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The Broken-hill Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon Mr. SLEATH moved a resolution to the effect that it was advisable, in the best interests of the country, that the construction of the railway from…

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Defrauding the Railway Department

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 3

A number of persons, who frequently travel by the Milson's Point Railway, appeared at the North Sydney Court yesterday before Mr. Giles. S.M., on a charge of using return…

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The Jerilderie to Berrigan Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 6

Mr. YOUNG moved--"That it is expedient that a line of railway from Jerilderie to Berrigan, as referred by the Legislative Assembly to the Parliamentary Standing…

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Light Railways in Prussia. Intended to Assist the Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--The Prussian Diet has agreed to a vote of £2,500.000 for the construction of light railways which will not immediately pay, but…

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Tragedy in South Melbourne. Horrible Discovery in Railway Crescent

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Tuesday.--Railway-crescent, South Melbourne, Where Mrs. Perkins and her daughter were recently found dead from the f[?]mes of charcoal, has been the…

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The Railway Inquiry Board

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Tuesday.--Mr. C. H. Grant, M.L.C., Tasmania, for a long time general manager of the Tasmanian Main Line Railway, was to-day appointed a…

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Parkes-condobolin Railway. to the Editor of the Herald

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

Sir,—In the evidence before the Public Works Committee, which you publish in your issue of the 14th instant, Mr. Harper is reported to have and. "A line through [?]ogan Gate to Condobolis [?]…

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The Temora-wyalong Railway. to the Editor of the Herald

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

Sir,—-The present is not an unbecoming time to give an expression of opinion as to the advisability of this railway extension. Before any railway is thought of by the Government some section of the…

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