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Railways, roads & transport, 1895

4,086 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 205

Jerilderie-berrigan Railway

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 3

The Jerilderie-Berrigan railway was further considered by the Public Works Committee yesterday afternoon, when further evidence was given by Mr. Deane,…

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The Jerilderie to Berrigan Railway. the Cost of Construction

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 4

The Public Works Committee met again yesterday afternoon, under the presidency of Mr. T. T. Ewing, M.P., and further considered the scheme for a railway from…

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Narrow Gauge Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 4

The question of adopting the narrow gauge system in future railway construction is being considered by the Standing Committee on Railways In Victoria. The…

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Railway Inspection

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners will leave Sydney on Friday morning on a visit of inspection of the Great Western line. At Mount Victoria they will be entertained at…

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Marrickville Burwood Road Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 4

The present intention is to open the new lino from Marrickville to Burwood-road on February 1. Platforms are to be established at Beamish-street and…

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Lillie Bridge Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 6

The following handicaps have been declarad for the races to be run to-morrow evening:- 100 YARDS PEDESTRIAN HANDICAP.—L. Marsh, [?] yards: R. D. Layton, D. Braithwaite. W. Pearson, 2[?]: W. H…

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Burwood-road Railway. Date of Opening

The Australian Star · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 6

The long delayed Marrickville-Burwood-road railway has reached a stage at which the date of opening for traffic can be fixed with some certainty. That event will…

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Jerilderie-berrigan Bailway. Cheaper Than a Road

The Australian Star · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 2

At the meeting of the Public Works Committee yesterday afternoon Mr. Hickson, Engineer-in-Chief for Harbors and Rivers, gave evidence on the Jerilderie-Berrigan…

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Two Men Mangled. On the Melbourne Railway. Dreadfully Sudden Deaths. Workmen Run Over by a Train- A Horrible Spectacle. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 6

A shocking railway accident happened this morning on the railway line near Melbourne Cricket Ground between Melbourne and Richmond, resulting in the loss…

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DEPUTATIONS. Shea's Creek Works. The Sewer Road. Views of the Minister for Works-- Exorbitant Price Ashed for Land

The Australian Star · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 6

A deputation from the Alexandria, Waterloo, Botany and North Botany Borough Councils waited on the Minister for Works to-day to ask that the Shea's Crook canal be…

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France. the Railway Scandal

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 9.-The French police have searched the houses of several well-known financiers at Marseilles and have inspected the books…

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More Railway Debentures

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 9.-The directors of the Midland Railway Company of West Australia propose to issue debentures to the amount of £125,000…

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N.Z. Mid and Railway Co

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 9.-Mr. T. Salt, chairman of the New Zealand Midland Railway Company, states that the New Zealand Government has…

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Mr. Eddy's Fature. the South-eastern Railway

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 10.-A meeting of shareholders in the South-Eastern Railway Company was held to-day. It had been convened by the directors…

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A Pleasant Excursion. a Railway Fishing Party

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 7

The Railway Department yesterday inaugurated a series of single-day excursions, which are likely to become exceedingly popular, especially with followers of Isaak…

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New Zealand Midland Railway. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 5

At a meeting of the New Zealand Midland Railway Company to-day, Mr. Thomas Salt, chairman of the directors, strongly denounced the New Zealand…

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Shocking Accident on the Railway. Two Men Killed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 5

A shocking railway accident occurred this morning at Jolimont, between the footbridge and the Melbourne Cricket Ground. James O'Halloran and John P. Smith, two old…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. the French Railway Scandals. Financiers' Houses Searched by Police. Incriminating Documents London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 5

The French police have searched the houses of several financiers in Marseilles, and have inspected tho books of various credit companies in connection with the…

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A French Scandal. The Railway Sensation. Bank Directors Implicated. Some Startling Disclosures--Well-Known Men to be Arrested--The Effect on the Bourse. London, January 9

The Australian Star · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 6

An important and sensational development has taken place in connection with the French Southern Railway scandal. The police have compelled an…

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Three Men Missing. a Tramp to Cowan Creek. Nothing Heard of Them Since

The Australian Star · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 5

Great anxiety is felt by the relatives of three North Sydney young men who left their homes on Sunday last for the purpose of bringing from Cowan Greek to Middle…

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