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Railways, roads & transport, 1901

6,238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250

Railway Travelling in France and England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 3

Mr. J. H. Maiden, director of the Botanio Gardens, who has returned from a tour through Europe, gives us the following particulars regardiug railway travelling in France and England:—…

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Holiday to Railway Employees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 7

With reference to the issue of the "Government Gazette" relating to the observance of Saturday as a day of mourning, the Railway Commissioners, as a special mark of respect, have given instructions that…

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Want of Railway Trucks. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 4

Sir,—In the "Herald" of the 28th instant it is stated that it, has been represented to the Premier that the wheat traffic on the railways is so heavy that tho Railway Commissioners have found it absolutely…

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Tumut Railway. Gundagai

The Australian Star · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 3

Surprise is expressed at the route now being surveyed for the Tumut railway extension, as if it is adhered to it means the ruination of the principal business thoroughfare of…

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The Railways. Quarterly Report

The Australian Star · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 3

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ending December 31, 1900, shows that at the close of the year 2813¼ miles of railway were open for traffic. The…

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Railway Accident

The Australian Star · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 5

A serious accident happened to a railway employee named Samuel Green, 43, of Erskineville- road, Erskineville, last night, at Darling Harbour. He was engaged in…

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Serious Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 5

A serious accident occurred at the Darling Harbor railway station about 7.30 last evening, and it is feared that the victim, an employee named Edmund Green, will lose, his right leg…

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Railway Station Conveniences

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 3

The representations of the Parramatta Progress Association to the Railway Commissioner with respect to the need of more conveniences for passengers at Parramatta railway station have…

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The Hills Tramway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 3

There was considerable jubilation at last meeting of the Parramatta Progress Association over the promise of the Minister for Works that the tramway to Baulkham-hills shall be…

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Record Quarter on the Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 4

From a report of the commissioners published in another column it will be seen that the last quarter's earnings on the railways and tramways were the largest yet experienced. The revenue…

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On the Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have given directions that arrangements are to be mode on Saturday to allow everyone in the railway and tramway services who can bo spared to be off duty, so that…

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Lane Cove Bridge

The Australian Star · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 6

The official opening of the new bridge at North Ryde, which spans the Lane Cove, and the turning of the sod for the construction of the tramway from Gladesville to Rozelle by…

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A Tram Fatality

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 7

Albert Sinclair, 16, who was admitted to Sydney Hospital on the 14th instant, suffering from injuries resulting from a tram accident, died in that institution on Thursday afternoon, Sinclair…

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Insufficiency of Railway Trucks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 4

The inadequacy of the railway system of the State to conduct the traffic of the territory traversed has been made apparent by one or two facts recently brought under the…

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Tram Fatality

The Australian Star · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 7

Yet another tram accident has resulted fatally. On the 14th instant a lad named Albert Sinclair, 16, of 50 Castlereagh-street, Redfern, was knocked down by a tram in…

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Federating the Railways. Views of the Victorian Commissioner. Uniform Gauge Should Be Demanded

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Mr. Mathieson, Victorian Railway Commissioner, in an interview, had something to say on Mr. Fehon's article published in "The Daily Telegraph" of Monday last…

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Trans-continental Railway to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 8

Sir,--it is to be hoped that the publication of Mr. Frank Cotton's letter in your issue of the 30th ult. will attract public attention to the above subject…

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Glebe Road Wesleyan Church

The Methodist · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 2

At the Glebe-road Wesleyan Church special services were held in connection with the death of Queen Victoria. At the morning service the Rev. W. Halse Rogers preached from Psalm…

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Life-saving. Night Ride on a Train

Evening News · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 4

N the December "St. Nicholas," Lieutenant Worth G. Ross, U.S. Revenue Cutter…

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Parramatta Progress Association. The Disease of the Passion Vines.—The Baulkham Hills Tram.—Railway Matters.— The Queen's Death

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 5

On Tuesday evening, at the Assembly Hall, George-street, Parramatta, the committee meet-ing of the Parramatta Progress Association was held, Mr. C. B. Cairnes (president) occupying…

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