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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1897

3,878 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 194

The City Railway Extension. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 7

Sir,—There are many persons watching with great interest the proceedings of the committee in connection with the extention of the railway to the shores of Port Jackson, with a central station. I might…

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Silverton Tramway Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 9

The half-yearly meeting of the Silverton Tramway Company, Limited, was held this afternoon. Mr. D. E. M'Bryde presided. The directors report stated that the amount at credit of profit and…

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Railway Accident

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 6

On Tuesday, Mr. Michael Moss, a ganger who had been in the railway service for 27 years, was knocked down by a backing train at Hornsby Junction and a wheel passed over…

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City Railway Commission. Question of Wharf Resumption. Some Interesting Figures

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 2

The Public Works Committee sat again Yesterday as a Royal Commission to inquire into the city railway proposal. Mr. S. Perdrian, Survey Department,…

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Fall From a Tram. a Boy Injured

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 6

Sidney Ferry, aged 11 years, was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital this afternoon suffering from concussion of the brain. A young man named…

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The Grafton-glen Innes Rail-way

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 11

GRAFTON, Friday.—At a meeting of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce last night it was decided to invite Alderman F. M'Guren (Mayor of Grafton), Alderman J. T. M'Kitrick (Mayor of…

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The Railway Strike in England. Passenger Traffic Blocked

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.—The strike amongst the employees of the North-Eastern Railway Company has had the effect of partly blocking the passenger traffic…

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Merrylands Morality. A Shocking Case. an Uncle Charged with Carnally Knowing His Niece, Aged Thirteen Years, the Intimacy Being Alleged to Have Begun When She Was Ten Years Old. Seduction in Loftus Park, on the Road to Sunday School

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 5

Robert Austin appeared in custody, on remand, having been arrested on a charge of unlawfully and carnally knowing a girl, named Ruby Shoobridge, at Merrylands, on or about…

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Mr. James Martin. Candidate for the Federal Convention. The Great Railway Question

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1897 · page 10

MR. MARTIN, having just completed a Federation tour of over 1500 miles, is in a position to speak definitely regarding the Federal spirit of many of our most important centres,…

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Federation. Federal Control of the Railways. Opposing Views of Candidates

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1897 · page 10

THE following extracts from the printed addresses or reported speeches of the respective candidates indicate their views on this question:—…

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Cheap Railway Excursions

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1897 · page 5

PARTICULARS are advertised in another column of special cheap railway excursions to the tourists on the Southern, Northern and North-Western, South Coast and Western…

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Train Sickness

The Dawn · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 27

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Opening of a Bridge

Evening News · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 5

PENRITH, Monday.—Mrs. T. R. Smith, wife of the member for the district, formally opened for traffic the new bridge at Rope's Creek, on the main road between "St. Marys and Rooty Hill, on…

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Opening of a New Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 3

PENRITH, Sunday. -- Mrs. T. R. Smith, the wife of the member for the Nepean, formally opened for traffic yesterday the new bridge at Rote's Greek on the Main Western. Road, between St…

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Opening of a Bridge. Penrith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 5

The new bridge over Rope's Creek, on the Main Western Road, between St. Marys and Rooty Hill, was formally opened for traffic yesterday afternoon by Mrs. T. R…

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Queensland. Run Over by a Train

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday. -- A man whose name is unknown was rim over by a train between the Merningside and Coorparoo railway stations last night. He was lying on the line when run over;…

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Labor Troubles in England. the Railway Strike. Immense Loss Caused. a Temporary Settlement

Evening News · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 6

LONDON, February 27.—The strike of the employees of the North-Eastern Railway Company is affecting the collieries, paralysing trade, and restricting food supplies…

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The Railway Strike. Immense Loss Caused. a Temporary Settlement. London, Feb. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 5

The strike of the employees of the North-Eastern Railway Company is affecting the collieries, is paralysing trade, and is restricting food supplies. The strike…

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Non-paying Lines of Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 5

It is understood that the Commissioner for Railways intends to recommend the closing of the Lancefield to Kilmore branch line, on the ground that the prospects of the line are utterly hopeless…

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Proposed Railway to Wyalong. West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 5

The interest taken in the proposed railway line to Wyalong is becoming keen. A committee at the Temora end is starting an agitation in favour of that route. The survey from Wyalong to Grenfell…

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