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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1896

4,109 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 206

Traffic in Railway Tickets. To the Editor of the " Evening News."

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 7

Sir,—The admirable article in your issue of Saturday regarding the traffic in railway and Other ticket is the first occasion in which the Sydney press has put this questionable…

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Linden Railway Accident. Departmental Report

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 7

An inquiry has been made into the circumstances surrounding the derailment of a locomotive tender near linden station on Monday morning, and the officers intrusted with…

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The Railway Accident at Linden. Departmental Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 6

With reference to the derailment of a locomotive tender near Linden on Monday morning, by which several hours' delay was caused to the morning passenger train from the Mountains, we are…

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Another Tram Accident

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 6

Henry Graham, an engine-driver, residing at 93 Sussex-street, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital to-day suffering from the, effects of injuries received through falling…

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The Townsville Storm. Raising Sunken Vessels Gaps in the Railway. Communication With Charters Towers -- The Relief Fund. TOWNSVILLE

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 6

The weather is very sultry. Great activity is being displayed in all parts of the harbour at raising sunken vessels. The Adelaide Co.'s hulk Presto was floated…

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A Theatre Panic. Caused by an Alarm of Fire. Men and Children Trampled Under Foot. Twenty-Three Killed and Thirty Injured

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 5

Just as the curtain was about to be rung up at the old Front-street Theatre, Baltimore (U.S.), on December 27, a flaming gas-jet near the private boxes startled a…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday. -- Early this afternoon the train from Adelaide to the Port ran over two children--Elsie Reynolds and Winnie Hocking--aged eight and five…

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Victorian Parliament. the Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Legislative Council to-day passed the Vegetation Diseases Bill, the Sale of Goods Bill, and read the Railway Bill a second time…

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To the Hawkesbury by Train

The Australian Star · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners announce the usual Saturday and Sunday excursions to the Hawkesbury River in connection with the steamer General Gordon, and, in addition, a…

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Railway Tickets. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 7

Sir,—A subject which is receiving a great deal of attention in your columns at the present time is the discussion on the nontransferability of railway tickets, and regarding the decision of the…

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'A' Railway Libel Action

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--An application was made to the Full Court to-day for a new trial in the railway libel action, A. D. Smythe v. the "Age." The applicant…

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South Australia. Railway Accident at Spring- Bank

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--A daughter of Mr. Burke, aged between two and three, was run over by the Strathalbyn train at Springbank, near Mitcham, this morning,…

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Victorian Parliament. the Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Legislative Council was all day engaged on the Railway Bill in committee, discussing the motion of Sir Frederick Sargood to…

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The Roads

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 6

Each time ho visits this locality, one cannot help noticing the wretched condition of the road for about 500 yards in the vicinity of the Post Office. This neglected fragment, forming…

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The New Road

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 6

The new road—Thornleigh to Dural—promises to be a boon to oar growers. Although the route taken now, at the instance of the Government's officers, increases the length of…

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General News. Bridge-Building During 1896

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 303

The Minister for Works has had some interesting figures prepared, showing the amount of work done by his department in the way of bridge-building during the year 1895. He finds…

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The Prop sed Pambula Bridge. PAMBULA. Feb. 1

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 306

The building of the bridge across the Pambula Elver, between North and South Pambula, has at last been approved of by the Minister for Works, and tenders will shortly be called for. At present…

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The Terragong Common Road. KIAMA, Feb. 1

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 306

At a meeting of the Jamberoo Municipal Council to-day a letter was to hand from the Department of Lands stating that the Government would not establish roads of access to the Terragong…

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The Nepean Times. Published Every Saturday Morning. Saturday, February 8Th, 1896. Railway Aldermen

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 4

To day the electors of South Ward and Castlereagh Ward, in the Municipal district of Penrith, are called upon to exercise their franchise. For each of these…

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British South Africa. Railway Extension

Evening News · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 6

LONDON, February 7.—The British South Africa Company is making arrangements for the extension of the Beira railway line to Umtali and Fort Salisbury in…

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