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Railways, roads & transport, 1898

3,961 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 199

Country News. Singleton-parramatta Railway. Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1898 · page 5

A public meeting presided over by Mr. A. C. Robinson (Mayor of Singleton), was held last evening. Resolutions were passed urging the Government to make inquiries with a view to placing the…

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Murrumburrah Railway Deviation. Murrumburrah

The Australian Star · Monday 21 March 1898 · page 7

On Thursday afternoon the Railway Commissioners passed through here, examining the proposed deviation works. It is expected that the works will be undertaken very…

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Northern Railway Extension. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1898 · page 2

Sir,--In your issue of the 18th last, appears a paragraph giving the proceedings of the Public Works Committee in the matter of the Wollabra-Collarenebri Railway extension. There is in…

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The Silverton Tramway Company

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night.--English investors complain of the proposed withdrawal by the Silverton Tramway Company (New South Wales) of their London register…

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Proposed Railway Through Manchuria. Russian Demands Conceded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.-- The Russian Government recently made a demand for concessions from China, including the granting of rights, for the construction of a railway…

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Singleton-parramatta Railway. Enthusiastic Meeting at Singleton

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1898 · page 5

SINGLETON, Saturday.--The agitation for a loop line of railway to connect Singleton and Parramatta assumed a practical shape here on Friday evening, when an enthusiastic meeting…

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Lillie Bridge Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 6

Thero was a good nttondanco at Lillio Bl idgo last night, when a programme of pouj races was run through Follow mg tru tho results1 ninteen tw i HutilicAp, 4 furlongs-G llrnderson's…

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Warren-coonamble Railway

Evening News · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 3

WARREN, Monday.—Messrs. T. Ewing (chairman), T. H. Hassell, C. J. Roberts, members of the Public Works Committee), arrived at Warren on Saturday, with the object of inspecting and…

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Accident at Armidale. Railway Porter Killed

Evening News · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 4

ARMIDALE, Tuesday.—Last tight at 8 o'clock a fatal accident happened at Armidale Railway Station. It appears that James Newman, aged about 60, porter and occasional guard on the goods train,…

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Railway Collision. a London Smash. Three Killed. Six Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 6

LONDON, March 21, 5.45 p.m.—A collision occurred to-day between two passenger trains on the South-Eastern Railway at New Cross (South London)…

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Railway to Menzies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 5

A special train, conveying tho Governor, the Premier, the Minister for Railways, and a large number of members of Parliament, and officials, and private guests loft to-daj for Mourics, where…

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Railway Collision. Three Persons Killed. Six Passengers Injured. LONDON, March 21

The Australian Star · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 5

A railway collision occurred to-day between two passenger trains on the South-Eastern line at New Cross. Three passengers were killed and six were…

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Queensland. a Railway Smash-up

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 5

MARYBOROUGH, Monday.--A sensational accident occurred at the railway station this evening. A train from the wharves, comprising two engines and 40 waggons, mostly loaded with coal,…

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Singleton-parramatta Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 4

Time was when this proposed bit of rail ought to have been a portion of the main trunk line of the colony. But that time has passed. Other views prevailed, and…

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The Willoughby Electric Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 4

The construction of the electric tramway to Willoughby will be finished in the course of a few days, probably about the end of the present week. The actual date of opening has not yet been…

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Government Roads

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 8

The St. Peters aldermen, unlike some great men, evidently read the newspapers, and keep a watchful eye on reports of other municipal bodies. Alderman Beabow, at Monday night's meeting…

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Shocking Accident. Fall Under a Tram. a Young Man Injured. His Foot Amputated

Evening News · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 6

A shocking tram accident, resulting in a young man named George Davidson, sustaining serious injuries, occurred to-day in Flinders-street, Darlinghurst. Davidson, who is a clerk, and resides…

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Junee Railway Picnic

Evening News · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 7

JUNEE, Wednesday.—The thirteenth annual railway picnic was held at Old Junee on Monday. There was the largest attendance ever known, 6000 being present. It was successful throughout, and…

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Railway Collision in London. London, March 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 5

A collision occurred to-day between two passenger trains on the South Eastern Railway at New Cross (South London). Three persons were killed and six injured…

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The First Motor Tricycle Landed in Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 6

The first motor tricycle has just been landed by the Melbourne branch of the Austral Cycle Agency. It is built by the Ariel (late Dunlop) Cycle Company, who are also the builders of the famous Ariel…

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