Eddy Railway Orphanage Fund
The Eddy Railway Orphanage Fund, with which it is intended that the memory of the late Chief Railway Commissioner shall be perpetuated, is about to be applied to the very…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
5,107 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 250
Railway and Tramway Ambulance Cores
The metropolitan classes of the New South Wales Railway and Tramway Ambulance Corps have opened most successfully. The average attendance at the Railway Institute since the commencement of the new session has…
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MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon.—The body of Alfred Boyd was found lying close to the rails on its hands and knees, with the head severed from the body, under the footbridge a short…
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Mr. John Garland, member for Woollahra, has arranged with the Minister for Public Works to receive a deputation in connection with the extension of the electric tramway from Rose Bay to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Railway. Proposals of the Government. Two Stations in the City. Hyde Park Left Alone
The question of the proposed city railway was thoroughly thrashed out by the Cabinet to-day, and it was decided to submit a scheme to Parliament next session, which, it is anticipated, will…
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Mr. John Garland, M.L.A., for Woollahra, has arranged with the Minister for Public Works to receive, on Thursday, a deputation from the Borough of Vaucluse in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Innovations on Our Railways. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")
Sir,--The further farce in connection with the nipping, examining, and collecting of tickets, which came into operation to-day on the suburban railway lines, moves thinking…
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The representatives of the other colonies who attend the railway officers' conference, which begins to-morrow, will arrive in Brisbane to- night. The visitors are--New South Wales: Mr. Harper…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parramattaland District. Dural and the Railway
The residents of Dural are becoming a little impatient in regard to railway matters. When the agitation for the line to Singleton was started some of them were rather hardly spoken of because they would not throw…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Mosman Humorist. Dark Roads and a Lighting Rate
A letter from a ratepayer, enclosing a cheque for rates, was read at the Mosman council meeting last night. In his communication the writer said:--"The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extra Special. "Evening News" Office, 3.30 P.m. Federation. Ministerial Visit to Mittagong. Mr. Reid's Intentions. a Talk in the Train. His Trip to Albany
MITTAGONG, Wednesday Afternoon.—Mittagong kept high holiday to-day in honor of the visit of the Premier and the Minister for Public Instruction, in connection with the opening of…
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The Government, as we announced yesterday has decided to submit to Parliament early next session a city railway scheme largely on the lines of the alternative scheme of Mr. Rennick…
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LONDON. April 25.—Germany is arranging to build and control the Tientsin-Shantung Railway, the line to be the property of the Chinese Government. China is to guarantee…
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It having been found, notwithstanding all reasonable precautions, that an average of 20,000 persons per month enter the suburban trains without tickets altogether, or with tickets which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Institute. Annual Flower Show
A large gathering was present at the Railway Institue last evening, when the autumn flower show held in connection with the institute was opened by Mrs. Oliver (wife of the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The George-st. Tram. Probable Opening in August
The Minister for Works (Mr. J. H. Young), in conversation with a "News" reporter to-day, said that the whole delay in the past and at the present time in connection with the George-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Institute. Autumn Flower Show
The Autumn Flower Show in connection with the Railway Institute was opened last evening by Mrs. Oliver, wife of the Chief Commissioner for Railways, in the main hall of the institution. There was a large…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →China. the Tientsin-shantung Railway. London, April 25
Germany is arranging to build the Tientsin-Shantung railway, the line to be the property of the Chinese Government. China is to guarantee a loan to be raised…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The City Railway. Adoption of a Scheme by the Government. a Possible Deadlock
The Premier states that at the Cabinet meeting yesterday it was resolved that steps should be taken to prepare a scheme of city railway extension. The officers of the Works Department will be instructed…
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Last evening Mrs. Oliver, wife of the Chief Commissioner for Railways, opened the autumn flower show in connection with the Railway Institute. There was a large…
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