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Railways, roads & transport, 1898

3,961 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 199

Purse Snatching in Trams. a Boy Convicted

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 5

A charge of attempting to steal a purse from the person of a woman, whose name is unknown, while travelling in a tram car in Elizabeth-street, was preferred against a lad named Arthur Miller, aged…

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Penny Tram Sections

The Australian Star · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners have decided to reintroduce tire recently-abolished penny sections on the trams, to meet local requirements. When the reductions in fares was made some…

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Rosehill-dural Railway

The Australian Star · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 7

The proposal to connect Rosehill and Dural by rail by the construction of a line from the terminus of the present Rosshill railway occupied the attention of the Public Works…

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Rhodesian Railway. To the Coast. A Portuguese Port Purchased. LONDON, January 6

The Australian Star · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 5

The British South Africa Company have purchased the town and port of Beira, in the province of Mozambique, on the east coast of Africa, from the Portuguese Government…

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Suburban Railway Fares. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 3

Sir,--In Tuesday's issue you were good enough to publish a letter from me in which I urged various grounds why, in my opinion, the commissioners should make concessions in regard to…

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The Rosehill to Dural Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 4

Consideration of the proposal to construct a line of railway from tho terminus of the Rose-hilli ra to Dural was resumed by the Public Work Committee yesterday. Mr. H. Deane,…

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Penny Sections on the Tramway's

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners have given consideration to the requests made by local residents in regard to the re-introduction on some of the tramway systems in the metropolis of the penny…

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The Late Mr. John Bridge

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 14

WE are informed that the remains, of the late Mr. John Bridge will reach Sydney to-morrow (Saturday). The Requiem Mans will be in St. Mary's Cathedral on Thursday next at 10 o'clock. His…

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Ford's Bridge Races. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 10

The following are the results of the Ford's Bridge races:- Trial Stakes, 6 furlongs.—Marion, 1, Dark 'Un, 2; S[?]ip, 3…

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Depart de l'amiral Bridge

Le Courrier Australien · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 2

Le croiseur cuirassé "Royal Arthur," qui vient remplacer l'"Orlando" comme vaisseau amiral de la division navale britannique…

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A Train Derailed. Fireman Scalded to Death. (By Cable.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 18

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Tuesday.—The engine of an Helensville railway train was derailed 40 miles from Auckland yesterday. The accident was attributed to intense heat causing the rails to buckle…

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Railway Collision. a Parramatta Smash. Passengers' Narrow Escapes

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 4

A collision occurred at the Parramatta Railway Station yesterday afternoon, doing considerable damage to polling stock. The collision occurred at 5.25, when a train full of passengers was…

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Carriage of Stock. Deputation to the Railway Commissioners

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 5

A large deputation, representing the Stock Owners Association, and introduced by the Hon. G. H. Cox, M.L.C., waited on the Railway Commissioners yesterday, and pressed the…

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Western Australia. Fire at the Perth Railway Station. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 9

A fire broke out shortly before midnight last night at the inwards goods shed at the Perth railway station yard. It at first painted considerable headway, owing to the absence of water…

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Carriage of Live Stock. a Faster Railway Service Wanted. Deputation to the Railway Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 5

Yesterday a deputation representing the Stockowners' Association, and consisting of Mr. G. H. Cox, M.L.C., Mr. C. Lee. M.L.C., Messrs. W. Fitzwilliam Wentworth, V. Dowling, W. B. Wilkinson,…

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Nevertire to Warren Railway

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 64

The Nevertire to Warren Railway is now completed. The following is the official description of the line.—This railway branches off the Great "Western Railway at the north end of Nevertire…

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Railway Collision at Parramatta. Passengers Escape Unhurt

The Australian Star · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 5

Shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday evening a railway accident occurred at Parramatta Station, which it is surprising was not attended with more serious consequences, Happily all…

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South Africa. the Beira Railway Company. a Seaport Purchased From Portugal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Night.--The port of Beira, in East Africa, has been purchased from the Portuguese Government by the Beira Railway Company, which is engaged…

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How the Great Continent Is Divided. a Sketch of the Disputed Territory. Gigantic Railway and Telegraph Schemes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 4

Of the 11,500,000 square mites which form the "Dark Continent," there is not a single square mile remaining, according to the best authorities on the subject, which is outside the protection or…

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Death of Mr. Harford. Late Railway Servants' Secretary

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Night.--The death is announced to-day of Mr. E. Harford, formerly secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants…

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