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Railways, roads & transport, 1898

3,961 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 199

By Train to the Camp

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 April 1898 · page 13

THE Railway Commissioners have made ample arrangements for the carrying of passengers to and from the military encampment at Rock-wood to-day and to-morrow. To-day the 9.5…

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Tramway Arrangements

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 April 1898 · page 16

IMPROVED services will be in force on all lines to-morrow, particularly on Coogee, Randwick-Waverley, Abbotsford, and North Shore lines. A five minutes service will be in operation…

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POLICE V. People. Brutal Batoning. Outrageous Assault in Hyde Park. a Tramway Employs Breadfully Bashed and Benten

Truth · Sunday 10 April 1898 · page 7

The open exposures of the brutal manner In with some police assault and batter their prisoners, which have appeared in these columns from time to time, with two…

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Lillie Bridge Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 6

The following weighte have been declared for the pony races to be held at Little Bridge to-night. Foutteen-two Handicap, 4 furlongs.—Puzzle, 11st 5lb; Dewdrop, 9[?] 13lb; Caloola, 9st 12lb; Laurina, 9st 12lb;…

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Special Train Service

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have made ample arrangements for the carrying of passengers to and from the military encampment at Rookwood to-day. Between 8.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. a…

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Killed by a Train. Shocking Accident at Bulli. Mr. Geo. Adams's Father-in-law the Victim

Evening News · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 5

BULLI, Monday.—A shocking accident occurred on the railway about 10.40 this morning, when the 8.30 train from Sydney ran over an old gentleman on the trestle bridge, a little to the…

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The Singleton-parramatta Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 4

A circular letter was received from the Singleton-Parramatta railway committee, at the last meeting of the Ryde Council, asking co-operation in having the line constructed via…

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Train and Tram Traffic

Evening News · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 6

Owing to the Rookwood encampment the traffic on the main suburban line yesterday was tne heaviest on record, while a satisfactory increase was shown all round. As compared with last…

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Lillie Bridge Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 6

There was a good attendance at Little Bridge last night, when the final of the [?] ciruival and three other pony races were run through. Blue and White, winner of the final, was disqualified with the…

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Singular Railway Mishap Newcastle Train Two Hours Late. Serious Accident to a Boy

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 5

The local mail train from Tamworth, which leaves Newcastle for Sydney at 6 o'clock, and is due here at 9.45 p.m., did not put in an appearance until early this morning. The delay…

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Killed by a Train. Bulli

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 5

Mr. James Malone, father of Mrs. George Adams, was run over by the mall train here yesterday morning and killed. The old gentleman, who is a resident of Braidwood, had…

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Railway and Tramway Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 5

The railway traffic returns show an increase of 21,000 passengers carried as compared with the number on Easter Monday last year, but as the conditions of each holiday were much the same, and…

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Strange Railway Accident. a Carriage Axle Breaks Young Man Seriously Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 4

The Tamworth mail train, which left Newcastle Station at 6 o'clock yesterday evening, and which should have reached the metropolis at 9.45 p.m., was delayed for two hours owing to a strange…

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A Railway Fatality. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 5

A fatal accident occurred here about half-past 10 o'clock this morning. An elderly gentleman was run over by the 10.33 mail train. Deceased had only arrived from Sydney some 20 minutes before, and…

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Accident on the Northern Railway. One Passenger Seriously Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 5

Last night an accident occurred on the Northern railway line. It appears that the train timed to reach Saydney shortly after 10 p.m. broke down, owing to the smashing of an axle of one…

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Serious Railway Accident. a Young Man Injured. Statement by a Passenger

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 5

Last night's train from Newcastle, due to pull into Redfern station at 9.45 p.m., did riot show up till some two hours later, the delay having been caused by an accident which…

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Took the Wrung Tram Lost in the Basil. Death from Starvation and Exposure

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 5

The death of the aged woman, Mrs. Emma Smith, who as already reported, succumbed in the Sydney Hospital on Sunday to the effects of protracted exposure and absence of…

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Victoria. the Non-paying Railway's

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 5

Melbourne, Monday.--In the return which the Railway Department has just completed, information is given concerning the non-paying lines. The loss on non-paying lines in 1895-96…

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The Country. Fatal Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 5

BULLI, Monday.--A Sydney visitor, Mr. James Malone, father of Mrs. Geo. Adams, was thrown from the bridge north of Bulli Station by the mail train this morning, and killed. The…

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Parramatta Bicycle Club The Opening Road Race

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 7

The opening read ince of the Parramatta Bicycle Club took place on Good Friday afternoon, the course being to Windsor and back. Considerable interest was taken in the race and good crowds assembled to watch…

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