Lillie Bridge Races
The following weights have been declared for the races to be run at Lillie Bridge to-night:- Fourteen-one Handicap, 4 furlongs.—Sweetheart H., 10st 4lb; Spee, 9st 3lb; Prude, 8st 7lb; Siren, 8st 3lb;…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
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Suggested Railway Extension
TOCUMWAL, Thursday.—At the monthly meeting of the Progress Association it was resolved to agitate for an extension of the Victorian railway to Tocumwal. This can te effected by eight, or ten…
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LONDON, March 16.—At the conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce yesterday it was resolved to urge the Government to press China, with a view to…
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CONDOBOLIN, Thursday—Mr. J. H. Young, the Minister for Works, and a Parliamentary party visited the town yesterday, and officially opened the railway. The Minister was met on the platform by the Mayor…
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During the early hours of this morning the Randwick tram sheds were destroyed by fire. At twenty-five minutes to 1 o'clock Constable Maher, of Waverley, hearing the sound of…
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At a conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce held to-day it was resolved to urge upon the Government to press China, with a view of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway to Condobolin. Official Opening. Speech by the Minister for Works. the Progress of Railway Extension. (From Our Special Reporter.) Condobolin
Not only Coudobolin but the whole of the district within an area of 60 miles of the contle has displayed great interest in the opening of the railway to this portion of the far west. The lion has been…
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At an early hour this morning a fire broke out at the tramway sheds at Randwick, the conflagration starting in what is known as the paint shed, a building about 300ft. by 33ft…
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The Minister for works, accompanied by a Parliamentary party, yesterday came here to formally open the Parkes-Condobolin rail it way line. The party were met at the…
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LONDON, Wednesday.--The conference of Chambers of Commerce has passed resolutions in favor of urging the Government to press the Chinese authorities to grant a…
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CONDOBOLIN, Wednesday.--About 500 people congregated at the railway station to-day to greet Mr. J. H. Young, the Minister for Works, and the Parliamentary party. They were met on the…
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A disastrous fire broke out at the Randwick tram sheds early this morning. At about 12.30 a.m. Constable Maher, attached to the Waverley Police Station, heard a bell ringing, and,…
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NORSEMAN, Wednesday.--A public meeting has been called to consider certain propositions with regard to the construction of a railway from Esperance by an English firm through Mr…
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There was a good attendance at Lillie Bridge last night, when a programme of pony and trotting races was run through. Owing to suspicious practices the trot was ruled no race and all bets were declared off…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A railway accident occurred to-day at Tylden, a small station on the Daylesford line, and a lady passenger, whose name was taken by the officials as Mrs. Pater,…
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Brooklyn Suspension Bridge was opened to the public on September 24, 1883. It took 18 years to build, and cost nearly £3,500,000 sterling. It supports two wide carriage-ways,…
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BERRIGAN, Saturday.—There continues to exist a great scarcity of water in Berrigan. no rain worth speaking of having fallen for months past. Water carts make hourly visits, to the wells in…
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SINGLETON, Saturday.—A public meeting was held last night to support the proposal to construct a loop-line railway between Singleton and Parramatta. The Mayor presided, and the Minister for…
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The Railway Commissioners, who returned to town from their inspection of the Southern line, halted at Liverpool at half-past 5 this afternoon. A deputation of the Mayor and aldermen urged the…
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Messrs. Oliver, Fohon, and Kirkcaldie, Railway Commissioners, visited Cooma this morning in a special train. They were accompanied by Mr. Harper, chief traffic manager, and Mr. Parry,…
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