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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1896

4,109 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 206

Deputation to the Railway Commissioners. Footbridge at Auburn Railway Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners on Tuesday received a deputation from the residents of Auburn, who asked that a subway should be constructed at the Auburn railway station, as the crossing of the line…

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Visit of the Victorian Railway Committee. Interview with Mr. Eddy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 5

The members of the Victorian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, who are at present on a visit to Sydney for the purpose of gathering information regarding railway construction,…

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Cycling Notes. The Motor-Cycle. Excitement in George-street

The Australian Star · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 8

The date of the Megson-Lowis complimentary benefit race meeting has been fixed for April 26 to enable the riders to get away by the steamer leaving on May 4…

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Injured by the Tram. a Claim for £3000

The Australian Star · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 5

An action was commenced in the now court, St. James'-road, this morning, before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four, by Leslie Holland to recover £3000…

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The Coolgardie Railway. Speech by Sir John Forrest. Intentions of the Government. the Opposition Policy

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 5

COOLGARDIE, Tuesday.--The proceedings at the banquet held after the ceremony of opening the Coolgardie railway had been performed were of an…

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Proposed Tamworth-manilla Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 5

MANILLA, Wednesday.--A sectional committee of the Public Works Committee, consisting of Messrs. Ewing (chairman), Black, Fegan, and Roberts, concluded an…

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The George-street Tramway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 4

The Public Works Committee have had under consideration the proposed electric tramway from Circular Quay to the Redfern railway station, and also along…

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France and China. Proposed Railway on the Tonkin Frontier

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--France has requested China to construct a railway northward from Lungchau. on the Tonkin frontier, to neutralise the…

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The Victorian Railway Committee. Interview with Mr. Eddy

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 5

The members of the Victorian Parliamentary Committee on Railways spent yesterday morning at the Redfern station, where they were shown everything they…

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Accident at Albury. a Woman Cut to Pieces. A Tricycle Overtaken by a Train. Narrow Escape of a Man--The Inquest-Verdict of Accidental Death. ALBURY

The Australian Star · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 6

A shocking fatal accident occurred on the railway line near here at an early hour this morning, when an elderly woman named Bridget Davey, a nurse, was cut to…

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A Tramway Accident. a Fettler Injured

Evening News · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 4

A fettler named Daniel M'Namara, 38, residing at 10 Abercrombie-street, and employed on the tramway, was struck in the eye by a piece of cement while at work to-day. A severe…

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Public Works Committee. Proposed George-street Tramway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 3

A meeting of the Public Works Committee was held yesterday, when further consideration was given to the proposed electric tramway from Circular Quay to the Redfern railway station, and also along…

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The Victorian Railway Committee. a Trip on the Western Line. a Run at the Rate of a Mile a Minute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 5

The members of the Victorian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways yesterday praclically concluded their investigations in regard to the questions of railway construction, management,…

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Our Tramways. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 6

Sir,—I notice that Sydney is about to adopt a new tramway system, and that the authorities are seriously considering the advisability of laying down new lines in George and Pitt streets. Now, Sir, as…

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Crown-street Tram. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 6

Sir,—Now that the above tramline is being [?] sively repaired, the time is opportune to direct [?] attention of the Railway Commissioners to the desirability of increasing the service of trams on that…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Fatal Railway Accident. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 5

A fatal accident occurred on the railway line at 3 o'clock this morning. Adam Dick, a fettler on the line, residing six miles from Albury, came in on a trolly to fetch a nurse for his wife. He started back…

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City Council. Fixing the Rate. Gift of Mr. S. Hordern. The Proposed George-street Tram--The Mayor on the Overhead [?] System

The Australian Star · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 7

The City Council met at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. There were present: Aldermen Ives (Mayor), Lees, Mackey, Burdekin, Fowler, Taylor, Kippax, Buckle, M. Harris,…

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Randwick Tram Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death. Rider by the Jury

The Australian Star · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 6

The inquest touching the death of Richard Vickers, a cabdriver, the victim of the Randwick tram accident, was concluded at the Coroner's Court, Chancery-square,…

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Injured by the Tram. a Claim for £3000

The Australian Star · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 7

The action brought by Leslie Holland in the new court, St. James'-road, before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four, this morning, to recover £3000 from the…

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The Proposed Tamworth Manilla Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 6

BARRABA,Thursday. -- Messrs. Ewing, M.P., Fegan, M.P., Black, M.P., and Roberts, M.L.C,, of the sectional committee of the Parliamentary Public Works Committee,…

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