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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

5,763 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

John Bridge and Co

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 8

Moos lines of produce are in a very unsettled condition, owing to the quarantine restrictions in connection with the existing plague, which this week has been responsible for the closing…

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John Bridge and Co., Limited

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 7

We have to report another week of absolute indifference on the part of buyers to do business, consequently little or no sales have been made. The market continues in a very…

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Opening a New Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 7

Yesterday the Minister for Works, accompanied by Mr. J. G. Carroll. M.L.A., visited Arcadia, a picturesque locality nenr the banks of the Hawkeshury, a few miles above Peat's Ferry. The…

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Opening of Kempsey Bridge. a Highly Successful Function. KEMPSEY

The Australian Star · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 7

The opening of the bridge was witnessed by the largest crowd ever assembled at Kempsey. Messrs. Clarke and Hassall, who were driven down from Port Macquarie, arrived at the…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Near the Railway

Evening News · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 3

About half-past 1 p.m. yesterday two men were knocked down and injured by one electric tram car near the Railway Station, one man being a European and the other a Chinaman The name…

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Mr. O'sullivan in Arcadia. Opening of a New Road

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 7

That picturesque and interesting region on the banks, of the Hawkesbury, a few miles above Peat's Ferry, was the scene of a festivity yesterday afternoon. It was the opening of a new road…

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The Five-dock Tram

Evening News · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 2

At Thursday night's meeting of the Five Dock Council, the Mayor (Alderman M'Fadyen) stated that he had been asked by a number of the residents to bring before the council the serious…

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Mafeking. Safe on March 27. Bloemfontein Restless. Olivier Reinforced. Railway Threatened. a Brilliant Feat. Five Against Five Hundred

Evening News · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 5

LONDON, April 5, 4.22 p.m.— Colonel Baden Powell, on March 27, reported Mafeking well. The Boers were then breaking up their main laager to the west of the town, and were…

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Delagoa Bay Railway

Evening News · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 5

LONDON, April 5.—The Government of Portugal has announced, with reference to the recent Delagoa Bay railway award, that it will retain possession of the line…

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The Delagoa Bay Railway. London, April 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 5

Portugal has announced that she will retain the Delagoa Bay railway…

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City Railway

The Australian Star · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 7

At the meeting of the Works Committee yesterday afternoon Mr. Myles M'Rae gave evidence on the city railway proposal, in which he contrasted the position of Sydney with…

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Knocked Down by a Tram

The Australian Star · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 7

About 1 o'clock yesterday a man named S. Ellis, aged 40, was knocked down by an electric tram, near the Railway Station. A transit officer took him to the Sydney Hospital,where…

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The Delagoa Railway. London, April 5, 7.20 a.m

The Australian Star · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 4

The Government of Portugal has announced that the Delagoa Bay railway will be retained by Portugal…

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Forest Lodge Tram Facilities

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 7

Mr. Mahony, M.P., recently waited upon the Railway Commissioners with a largely-signed petiton from Forest Lodge residents, urging that the opening upon the Parramatta-road, midway…

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The Ocean-street Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 4

The Chief Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Oliver) yesterday said that he felt that he should not discuss the Ocean-street tram question any further. He had explained the matter most fully…

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Position of the Boers. Threatening the Railway. Ill-treating Surrenderers. Lord Roberts' Tactics

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--Commandant Olivier, who recently ambushed Colonel Broadwood's column at Koornspruit, has been reinforced by additional troops from…

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Chief Commissioner for Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 5

Elsewhere there appears an advertisement announcing that Mr. Chas. Oliver, who is about to visit America, England, and France, has accepted an invitation from the committee and members of…

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Delagoa Bay Railway. Announcement by Portugal Will Retain Possession

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The Government of Portugal has announced, with reference to the recent Delagon Bay railway award, that it intends to retain possession of the line…

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Dural and Castle-hall Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 8

The definite promise made by Mr. O'Sullivan at Castle-hill Show on Wednesday, that he would ask Parliament next session to sanction the construction of a railway to Castle-hill and Dural, has given great satisfaction. The…

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Fatal Tram Accident. a Cabman Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 6

A fatal tram accident occurred at Redfern railway station yesterday afternoon, the victim being a cabman named Samuel Ellis (40), residing at Marston-street, Surry-hills. It is stated that…

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