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Railways, roads & transport, 1901

6,238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1901 · page 7

Joseph Truman, a resident of Castlereaph-street, attempted to board a moving tram in in George- street, between King and Market streets, on Saturday afternoon, and fell heavily to the roadway…

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Mr. O'sullivan Abroad. Some Tramway Proposals. Looking Lane Cove River

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1901 · page 7

The State Minister for Works spent Saturday in investigating certain requirement of the northern side of the harbor. During the early part of the day he was in…

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A Mines' Train Captured. London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 5

The Boers captured a train at East Balmoral, on the Delagoa Bay line. The train contained a quantity of mining material…

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Fighting at the Springs. Boer Outpost Captured. Another Train Episode

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Three squadrons of the Johannesburg Mounted Rifles recently captured a Boer outpost at…

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Randwick Tramway Requirements. Abuse of Railway Concessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 6

A deputation, including the Mayor and aldermen of the borough at Randwick, several prominent citizens, and the Rev. C. H. Talbot, yesterday waited upon the Railway Commissioners for the…

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North Sydney Tram Extension. Ministerial Trip. Speeches Bf Mr, O'sullivan

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 6

On Saturday the Minister for Works (Mr. O'Sullivan) paid a visit to North Sydney to make an inspection of the suggested tram line to Folly Point. The Minister was accompanied by Miss…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 6

NYNGAN, Monday.-A fatal railway accident happened here early Sunday morning, when John Grimes, a carpenter, was run over by a goods train, travelling west. He appease to hare fallen…

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Randwick Tramway Requirements. to Be Improved

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 3

A large deputation of aldermen and residents of Randwick interviewed the Railway Commissioners on Monday afternoon respecting certain tramway requirements. Mr. Storey, M.L.A.,…

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Railway Grievances

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 2

The inconvenience often earned to passengers owing to the trains at the different Junctions failing to connect properly, was brought under notice at the Parramatta Council at Its last…

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The Tram Lines

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 4

Fortunately, the tramway officials are able to report this morning that no damage has been done to the tramlines. In all cases the tram roadways are intact, and the trams are running to-day as…

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A Storm-stayed Tram

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 4

Willoughby, like some of the other suburbs, has suffered from, last night's downpour. The streets ran rivers for some hours, and the local aldermen will…

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The Tramways. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 8

Sir,-In re Mr. Kneeshaw, the superintendent of tramways being sent to America, I fail to see the justice of the act. Mr. Oliver claims that the Railway Commissioners have shown the capacity of…

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The Cook's River Trams

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 3

At the meeting of the St. Peters Council on Monday night Alderman Benbow complained of the absence of destination boards on the Cook's River trams. He considered that St. Peters was…

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This Tramlines Submerged. Business Premises Inundated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 4

The flood in the city during the downpour of last night was perhaps without parallel. Goorge-street West presented a remarkable sight. The water ran down Brickfield-hill, and the tramlines were quickly…

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Railway Fatality. Nyngan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 5

The railway accident which happened here on Saturday night, when John Gr[?] was fatally crushed, formed the subject of an inquest before the district coroner—Mr. Lyne—to-day. The jury…

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Randwick Trams. a Resultless Deputation

The Australian Star · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 3

A large deputation of residents of Randwick, headed by the Mayor and aldermen, and accompanied by Mr. T. W. Taylor, M.L.A., was introduced to the Railway…

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Railway Fatalities. a Girl Killed

The Australian Star · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 5

Yesterday evening a girl named Alice Maud Mary Frost (14) was run over by a train at the Croydon Station, and sustained such injuries that she died shortly after admission to the…

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When the Trams Stop

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 4

According to rule, the electric trams from Circular Quay stop running at 7 o'clock on a Sunday evening, and do not resume until a quarter-past 8. As a consequence, the scene at the Quay on…

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Fatal Railway Accident. a Girl Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 6

A fatal accident occurred on the railway line at Croydon shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a girl named Alice Maud Mary Frost (14) being run over by a train, receiving injuries…

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Railway Appeal Board

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 4

Mr. E. B. Taylor, who is a candidate to represent the railway and tramway employees on the Railway Appeal Board, recently wrote to the commissioners regarding the method of taking the…

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