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Railways, roads & transport, 1899

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Road Through the Park

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 4

At a meeting of the Parramatta Park Trust on Wednesday evening, a letter was received from tho Parramatta Progress Association, offering to contribute 6s per…

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Road Across Bondi Beach

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 9

Mayor Waterhouse and the other Waverley aldermen are determined to have the road across the Bondi beach constructed. Some months ago they waited upon the Minister for Works, and, having…

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The Wombeyan Caves Road. (See illustrations on page 19.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 19

(Had the average citizen been taken into bhe Bullio-W[?] country about June last, and asked how a road could be constructed through it to the Wombeyan Caves, ne would have expressed…

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In the Bad Old Days. the Knights of the Road

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 19

THE actual cause of the Kelly gang outbreak is still a mystery, and will probably remain so until the great last day of reckoning, when it and all other of the world's secrets will stand revealed. The…

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A Railway Case

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 3

George Baldwin, 16, was, at the Newtown Police Court yesterday, sentenced to one month's gaol for being found on the railway premises at Newtown for an unlawful purpose. Complaints had…

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Railway Risks in China

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 1

THE heading does not refer to risks to passengers or capitalists, but to…

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The Railway Institute. Eighth Annual Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

The eighth annual meeting of the members of the Railway Institute was held last evening in the main hall of the institute. The meeting, which was very largely attended, was presided over by the…

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Season Tickets for Tramways. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 7

Sir,—Your correspondent " Pro Bene Publice " has written on a sunject that I and others have drawn attention to on many occasions during several years past. It is a strange anomaly that travellers…

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On Railway Premises

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 9

George Baldwin, aged 16, pleaded guilty at the Newtown Police Court to-day to being found in the enclosed railway goods yard at Newtown for an unlawful purpose on the…

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The Railway Institute. Annual Meeting and Election of Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 11

The eighth annual meeting of members was held last night at the Railway Institute, Devonshire-street. The gathering was an exceptionally large one, and included a number of ladies. Mr…

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The Sydney Trams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 7

The permanent way of the George and Harris streets electric tramway is now practically completed. Only the curve at George-street North and the loop at the end of the Quay remain to be…

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The George-street Tram

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 4

Speaking with reference to the present condition of George-street, Parramatta, Mayor Moxham told an ARGUS reporter on Wednesday morning…

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The Secretary for Railways Interviewed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 11

THE ARGUS afterwards had an interview with Mr. McLachlan, secretary for railways, to ascertain the intentions of the Commissioners…

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The Railway Question. The Intentions of the Government. "The Argus" Interviews the Minister for Works. Chat About the Rosehlli and Singloton Linec Mr. Young Not Sympathetic

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 11

In view of tho agitation that is now going on in this district over certain railway proposals, THE ARGUS had an interview with the Minister for Works on…

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Mr. Dowell O'Reilly Opposes the Parramatta-Singleton Railway. "A Misleading Preposal." to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 11

SIR,—Thanks to Mr. Filzpatrick, M.P., we now know why the late Mr. Eddy recommended the purchase of the Rosehill railway, and why the Government has persisted in carrying out…

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Railway Accident in Walks. a Train Struck by the Sea. Two London, January 13

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 January 1899 · page 7

A railway casualty has occurred in Wales on a portion of a line running close to the seashore. Owing to the exceptional tempests, heavy seas struck and…

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Yesterday's Accidents. Man Mangled by the Tram. Boy Badly Hurt

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 January 1899 · page 7

Wm. Oughley, 23, fish-hawker, of 64 Botany-street. Waterloo, recived fearful injuries last night while alighting from a steam tram in Elizabeth-street, near…

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Another Woman Tram Chief

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 January 1899 · page 14

Dear "Vivienne,"—You need not go to London for a "Woman Tram Chief." In Wellington, N.Z., there is a lady, young and pretty, who manages the tramway…

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Sensational Experience in a Railway Carriage. Women Indecently Assaulted by a Supposed Lunatic—who Has Been Committed for Trial

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 January 1899 · page 11

There was a sensational occurrence on the Brisbane mail train on Monday morning between Singleton and Quirindi. From the evidence and statements made by two…

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Pyrmont Bridge Road. Disgraceful Neglect

Evening News · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 7

Drivers of vehicles, cyclists, and others whose business takes them across the Pyrmont Bridge j have strong reason to complain of the disgraceful state of disrepair into which the Ultimo approach…

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