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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

5,107 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 250

The Grafton-coff's Harbour Railway. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 7

Sir,—In replying to a deputaton which recently waited on him with reference to the Grafton-Glen Innes railway the Minister for Works clinched matters when he said that "many people are of opinion that the port of Grafton can…

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The Tram Fatality. Inquest on the Victim

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 6

The City Coroner to-day made inquiry into the shocking tram fatality, of which the little boy, William Gibbon, was yesterday, the victim, at the corner of King and Elizabeth…

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Railway and Circular Quay Traffic

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Transit Commission a letter was read from Mr. J. P. M. Ducker,' 8 Spring-street, drawing attention to the danger caused by the number of…

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Easter Monday Tramway Arrangements

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 15

Improved tramway services are announced by the Railway Commissioners on all lines for Monday, principally on the Abbotsford, Botany (Sir Joseph Banks), Coogee, Mosman…

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Enfield-mortlake Tramway

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 10

The following gentlemen have been appointed a committee to take the necessary steps to urge upon the Minister for Works and the Railway Commissioners the advisableness of constructing…

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Tramway Projection. New Links. Inspection of Routes by Mr. Dugald Thomson, M.L.A.y and Tramway Commissioners

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 4

On the morning of March 10 an observant person would have noticed that something unusual was about to take place in Trafalgar Square, Mosman. At an…

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A Prince as a Railway Guard

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 2

PRINOE CHILKOW, the Russian Minister for Railways, commenced his career by making a tour of the world in order to take note of all the latest inventions,…

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A Railway Concession

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 6

A concession of 25 per cont, allowed on the rates for fodder forwarded by rail for starving stock bas been much appreciated by pastoralists. It is, however, represented to the Railway…

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A Novel Water Motor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 23

The possession of an electric fan-motor is ex tremely desirable in warm weather,'but'it; unfor tunately happens that not every building is pro vided with the means;for obtaining the necessary…

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Railway Ambulance Corps. Granville Eranch,—Re-Union. Presentation of Certificates. An interesting Demonstration

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 11

On Monday evening last at the Granville School of .Arts, a pleasant re-union of the members of the Railway Ambulance Corps (Grauville Branch), and their…

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On the Wallaby. Bush Roads and Back Tracks—Leichhardt and the Striped Dog—some Few Remarks on Dogs. War and Romance—The Black-eyed Girl—I Open a New Chapter in my Career

The Arrow · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 4

leiohhardt got into holts with the spotted dog, and a considerable quantity of extrancous mongrel immediately attached itself to Lelchhardt…

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Collapse of a Railway Bridge. Three Men Killed

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 April 1899 · page 10

A fatal accident occurred on Thursday at Pieman Bridge, on the Emu Bay railway, Tasmania, resulting in the death of three men. Another was seriously injured. The…

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Serious Tramway Smash. a Special and an Ordinary Collide. Many Persons Injured, and Several Miraculous Escapes

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 April 1899 · page 9

A tramway collision, by which a number of persona were injured, and which might have been attended with more serious results, occurred shortly afternoon…

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Yesterday's Tram Traffic

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 April 1899 · page 9

A heavy business was done on Friday and yesterday by the Tramway Department, which, on the former, had no less than 400 cars run during the day, conveying a total…

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Audacious Robbery At a Railway Station

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 April 1899 · page 10

An audacious robbery, under circumstances which have been zealously guarded from the public for over a fortnight, was perpetrated at the Comptroller of Accounts'…

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Rennick's Railway Report

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 April 1899 · page 8

The report of Mr. Rennick, the Victorian Railway Engineer, on the city railway extension, does not tell us anything which we did not know already. It has simply con-…

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Accident to Ex-judge Wilkinson. Knocked Down by a Tram

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 April 1899 · page 9

Ex-judge Wilkinson, while crossing the tramway line near the Redfern Railway Station last night, was knocked down by a passing tram, and received a severe cut on…

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Railway Arrangements for Rookwood Encampment

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 April 1899 · page 7

The Railway Commissioners have made ample arrangements for the carrying of passengers to and from the military encampment to-day and to-morrow. To-day…

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Easter Monday Tramway Arrangements

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 April 1899 · page 7

Improved tramway services are announced by the Railway Commissioners on all lines for to-day, principally on the Abbotsford, Botany (Sir Joseph Banks),…

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Chronicles of Crime. the Gatton Horrors. Police Procrastination. Detectives Defeated. The Road Murder. Jealousy and Revenge. A Multiplicity of Suspects. Constance Kent Confesses After Years Of Silence- Repentance In A Convent

Truth · Sunday 2 April 1899 · page 3

"INDEFINITELY adjourned." Such was the telegram respecting the inquiry into the circumstances attending the now somewhat ancient sensation known as…

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