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Railways, roads & transport, 1897

3,878 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 194

The Show. The Castle Hill and District A. & H. Association's Annual Effort. Easter Monday at Castle Bill. Dusty Roads the People's Picnic.—good Judging.—good Horses.—good Fruit.—good Work by Good Officials

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 3

Office-bearers: President, Mr. J. W. Foster, J.P.; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. John C. Hunt, J.P., Philip Hockley, J. Hopkins; Treasurer, Mr. A. W. Bayley; Council,…

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The War. Turkish Advance Into Greece. the Final Struggle in the Maluna Pass. Repulse of the Greeks. the Greek Army Being Driven Before the Turks. Tragic Incidents on the Road to Larissa. a Foreign Legion Assisting Greece

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Night. -- The Greeks made a desperate attempt on Wednesday to recapture the Maluna. Pass, but were driven back…

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The Victorian Railways. Unpayable Likes. Loss of £340,000 Fer Annum

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 April 1897 · page 3

THE latest return prepared by the Railway Department, showing the results of the working of lines for the year ending June 30,1896, is given below (says the Melbourne Argus)…

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Railway Institute Flower Show

Evening News · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 6

The autumn flower show which was opened on Friday evening by Mrs. E. M. G.. Eddy, in the Railway Institute, was brought to a close on Saturday evening, when the certificates and…

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The Courts. Misconduct in a Railway Carriage. the Dependants Fined

Evening News · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 5

At the Newtown Police Court to-day, before Mr. G. F. W. Addison, S.M., two young men, named Joseph Sparkes and Alfred Lawrence, were proceeded against by Inspector Robert Davies, of the…

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Free Pass System on the Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 5

The Commissioner of Railways having drawn Ministerial attention to the abuses of the free pass system it is probable that the by-laws on the subject will be shortly revised…

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The Liverpool-mulgoa Railway. Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 6

Surveyor Wilkins and his staff, who have been carrying out surveying operations in connection with the proposed Liverpool to Mulgoa railway, and who have been camped at Austral for thet past few…

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Flower Show at the Railway Institute

The Australian Star · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 7

The weather last night considerably affected the attendance at the opening of the annual flower show at the Railway Institute. The Chief Commissioner…

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Glebe Island Bridge

Evening News · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 2

The public meeting convened by the Mayor in response to a requisition for the purpose of urging the erection of a new bridge to Glebe Island, was held in the library-room of the Leichhardt…

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League's Road Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 6

It was decided last night by the executive of the league to hold a road race on the 29th May over a 28-mile course from Mauly to Church Point. Pittwater, and back, the prizes being £15, £8, £5, £3…

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Misconduct on a Railway Train. Strong Remarks by Mr. Addison

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 2

At the Newtown Court yesterday, before Mr. Addison, S.M., two youths named Joseph Sparks and Alfred Lawrence, both of Hurstville, were charged, on the information of inspector Robert Davis, of the Railway…

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A League Road Race

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 6

The executive committee of the League of Wheelmen last night adopted a proposition by Mr. W. H. Kavanagh to hold a road race from Manly to Bay view and back on May 29. The prizes are to be £15, £8, and…

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Glebe Island Bridge. Public Meeting at Leichhardt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 6

Last night a public meeting was held in the Leich[?] hardt Town Hall in furtherance of the movement for the construction of a new bridge to Glebe Island. The Mayor of Leichhardt (Alderman R. B. Cropley,…

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Railway Institute. Autumn Flower Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 3

The fourth annual flower show of autumn bloom in connection with the Railway Institute was opened on Friday. Among those present wer Mr. Eddy (Chief Commissioiner for Railways), Mrs. Eddy and…

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Police Courts. Disorderly Conduct on the Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 7

At the Newtown Police Court yesterday before Mr. Addison, S.M., Joseph Sparkes and Alfred Laurence were charged with having, whilst travellers on the railway, wilfully interfered with…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Heroism of a Girl. Cootamundra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 5

A fatal accident occurred on the railway line this afternoon at 2 o'clock. As a goods train was approaching Fettler Moore's town common crossing on the road to the residence of Mr. John…

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Public Opinion. Non-paying Railways. (To the Editor.)

The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 8

Sir,--I notice in your issue of to-day in "current topics" you make some remarks on the fact that the Victorian railways show a loss of £340,000 a year…

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The Country. Fatal Railway Accident. a Brave Girl Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 5

COOTAMUNDRA. Monday.--A sad railway accident happened here this afternoon, by which Alice Maud Moore, aged 15, a daughter of a fettler, was killed. As the half-past 2 down…

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Federal Finance. Provisions of the 1897 Bill. Ii. the Debts and the Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 5

Our advocacy of the inclusion of the debts and the railways in the Federal compact could hardly at the outset have won acceptance from those trained to political life, which in Australia…

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Queensland. the Tweed River Railway Extension

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--Dr. Doyle, Bishop of Grafton, and Mr. J. F. O'Fiynn, Mayor of Lismore, are at present in Brisbane. Dr. Doyle goes hence to Sydney on a visit, and Mr. O'Fiynn…

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