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Railways, roads & transport, 1896

4,109 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 206

Manners in Trains and Trams. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 3

Sir,—" Daily Traveller " in to-day's Herald complains of the conduct of certain railway passengers who put their feet on the carriage seats, and he refers, but incidentally only, to the spitting on the…

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Russia in Central Asia. Railway Extension. London, April 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 5

Russia is building a railway from Morv to Kushk, in Central Asia, and is providing for railway extension to Herat, in order to anticipate the arrival of a…

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The Premier at Broken Hill. Deputations at the Town Hall. Standard Time at Broken Hill. Railway to Menindie. the Broken Hill Water Supply. Womanhood Suffrage. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter.) Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 5

Mr. G. H. Reid (the Premier) and Mr. J. H. Young (Minister for Public Works) received a number of deputations this morning at the Town Hall, at which there was a large attendance of the…

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Funeral of Sir Henry Parkes. the Scene at Kenilworth. Procession to the Railway Station. a Large Assemblage of Citizens. the Last Rites

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 5

The mortal remains of Sir Henry Parkes were laid to rest yesterday afternoon in the little secluded burial-ground at Faulconbridge, on the Blue Mountains. According to a wish expressed…

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The Tramways

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 3

The alterations in the tramway timetable, to which we recently referred, come into operation on Friday morning. The lines particularly concerned are Glebe…

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New Zealand News Maori Armed Gathering. Landslips at Reefton. Railway Accident--Theft of Gas--Sale of a Goldmine--A Maori Woman's Bravery

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 2

The following items of news are taken from Auckland files just to hand:-- The post-office at Kirwee, Wellington was broken into by burglars on Saturday…

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The Premier at Broken Hill. An Array of Deputations The Menindie Railway. Address to the Electors--The Intimidation by the Labour Party--The Question of Upper House Reform. Broken Hill

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 3

The Premier received deputations at the Town Hall yesterday upon the "standard time" dispute, the proposed railway to Menindie, womanhood suffrage and the…

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The Late Sir Henry Parkes. The Funeral Ceremony. At Redfern Railway Station. The Interment at Faulconbridge-- Panegyric by the Rev. J. Vaughan

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 6

It was half-past 11 when the procession left Kenilworth. It was headed by a guard of mounted troopers, following whom came the hoarse, on either side of which walked…

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Mr. J. Garrard at Gloucester. the Church and School . Lands. Reception by the Tenants. the Extension of the North- West Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 6

GLOUCESTER, Wednesday.--Mr. Jacob Garrard, the Minister for Public Instruction, is on a visit to the Gloucester district. He came up principally to inquire…

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Lord Hampden on Federation. Commerce, Defence, and Railways. Private Enterprise and National Development

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 6

The next engagement was the citizens banquet in the evening in the School of Arts. The chair was taken by Mr. M'Guren, the Mayor, who had the Governor on his…

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The Premier on Politics. the Position of the Labor Party. Upper House Reform. Retaliatory Railway Rates

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday Night.--The Premier, Mr. G. H. Reld, together with Messrs. Wllks, Wheeler, and Howarth, Ms.P., left here by train at 8 o'clock on route…

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Ministers at Broken- Hill. the Premier and Minister for Works. a Series of Deputations. Mr. Reid on Womanhood Suffrage. the Broken-hill Water Supply. the Menindie Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--The Premier (Mr.,G. H. Reld) and the Minister for Works (Mr. Young) received deputations at the town-hall this morning on the "standard…

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The Proposed Railway to Menzies

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 5

PERTH, Wednesday.--A deputation from Kalgoorlie waited on the Premier yesterday to urge the construction of the Menzies railway from Kalgoorlie instead of…

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Russia in Central Asia. Construction of Strategic Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Russian Government: have ordered the construction of a railway from Merv, in Russian Turkestan, to Kushk, a small…

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Tramway Extension

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners have decided to connect the Crown-street line with the tram along Cleveland-street. Already the line runs to the bottom of Crown-street,…

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The New Railway Commissioner

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday--An intimation has been conveyed to the Government that Mr. J. Mathieson, who was recently appointed commissioner of the Victorian railways, will be in…

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Police Transit and Railway Arrangements

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 5

The arrangements for the convenience of those attending the funeral were very complete. A strong body of police, personally supervised by the inspector-General, who…

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North Shore Bridge. Rival Schemes. Private Enterprise. Bills to be Introduced in Parliament

Evening News · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 3

From time to time the question of a more up to date means of communication between North Sydney and the city proper than by steamer and horse ferry, crops up, but the flame of public…

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The Proposed Broken Hill Railway. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 2

Sir,—There is one feature of the proposed railway extension to Broken Hill which demands attention, and that is the federal aspect of the question. When these colonies are united, trade will be free to…

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Public Works Committee. Proposed George-street Tramway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 6

The Public Works Committee met yesterday, whem further consideration was given to the proposed electric tramway from Circular Quay to the Redfern railway station, and also along Harris-street to the…

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