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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1901

6,238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 250

Electric Tram Accident. Action For £1000

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 5

The action in which William Henry Gritton sued the Railway Commissioners to recove[?] £1000 for injuries alleged to have been received by him when alighting from an…

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The Railway Disaster. Continuation of the Inquest. More Expert Evidence

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 5

The inquest on the body of Herbert Henry Darnley, 23, of Rocky Point-road, Rockdale, one of the victims of the Sydenham railway disaster on February 15, was continued at…

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The Northern Train Service

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 1

A meeting of dolomites from the Hornsby [?] and Epping Progress Associations, and the Ryde, Marsfield and Rydalmere and Ermington Councils was…

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Road Access to Beecroft Railway Station. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 4

Sir,-The following is a cutting from one of the daily papers, of 3rd Sept., 1890:- "The members for Cumberland, Messrs. Farnell, Nobbs, Ritchio, and Dale, have been…

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District Court. (Before Acting-Judge Ham[?]ton.) a Tram Collision. Rogers v. [?]he Railway Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 10

Mr. Peden, instructed by Mr. J. W. A[?]igail, [?]ppeared for the plaintiff. Henry Eugene Rogers; Mr. Scholes, instructed by Mr. J. [?]. Thom, appeared for the defendents. The plaintiff, who is a confectioner…

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Collision with a Tram. Action Against the Railway Commissioners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 10

in the District Court, before Acting-Judge Hamilton and a jury of four, Henry Eugene Rogers, of 38 Philip-street, Enmore, confectioner, brought an action against the Railway…

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Bridge Jumper Steve Brodie. an Adventurous Career. From Newshoy to fame and Fortune

Referee · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 4

Steve Brodie's fame rests upon his exploit in jumping from the Brooklyn Bridge. There are those who claim that, he never did it, just as there are those who discredit…

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Bridge Jumper Steve Brodie. an Adventurous Career. From Newsboy to Fame and Fortune

Referee · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 4

Steve Brodle's fame rests upon his exploit in Jumping from the Brooklyn Bridge. There are those who claim that he never did it, just as there are those who discredit…

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A New Tramway. Turning the First Sod

Evening News · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 2

The Hon. E. W. O'Sullivan. Minister for Works, accompanied by Messrs. Ferris, O'Conor, Richards, and other Ms.L.A., arrived in Parramatta by the 1.10 p.m. train yesterday, and at half-past 1 the…

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The Railway Disaster Inquest

Evening News · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 2

The railway disaster inquest was further continued on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Norman Selfe was examined, and stated that he thought the road did contribute slightly to the disaster,…

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A Tram Collision

Evening News · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 8

Before his Honor Acting Judge Hamilton and a jury of four, in the District Court on Tuesday, Henry Eugene Rogers, of 38 Phillip-street, Enmore, confectioner, brought an action against the…

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Another Tram Accident. Verdict for £225

Evening News · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 3

In the No. 2 Jury Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice stephen and a jury of four, the action was concluded in which william Henry Gritton [?] the Railway Commissioners to recover…

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George-street Tram Traffic

Evening News · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 8

At the City Council's meeting on Tuesday night It was decided to interview the Railway Commissioners with reference to the delayed erection of arc electric lamps on the tramway standards…

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The Accommodation for Greyhounds on Our Railways

Referee · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 9

A correspondent, writing from Wagga Wagga under date March 6, says:— As the coursing season for the present year has now opened, I think it a very opportune time to…

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Railway Disaster. Close of the Evidence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 5

The inquest on the body of Hothert Henry Darnley, who was killed in the railway disaster on February 15, was continued before the City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) and a jury at the Coronor's Court…

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Law Report. Tuesday, March 19. NO. 2 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury of four.) Claim Arising Out of a Tram Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 10

Gritton v. Railway Commissioners (part heard). Mr. Pring, instructed by Messrs. Norton, Smith, and Co., appeared for the plaintiff; and Sir Julian Salomons, K.C., and Mr. C. B. Stephen, instructed…

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Parramatta-baulkham Hills Tramway. Turning the First Sod

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon the Hon. E. W. O's[?]llivan, Miu[?]ter for Public Worke, visited Parramatta for the purpose of performing the ceremony of turning the first and in connection with the…

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Lively for the Tram Conductor

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 7

The tramcar conductor was hardly in the best of humors. Someone had managed to give him a bad shilling, and he had just discovered it; that was why he started the…

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Electric Tram Accident. Verdict For £225

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 6

After a retirement of about an hour the jury in the action of William Henry Gritton against the Railway Commissioners, in which the plaintiff claimed £1000 for injuries alleged…

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The Railway Disaster. Further Expert Evidence. A Breeze With the Coroner

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 7

The inquest touching the death of Herbert Henry Darnley, 23, of Rocky Point- road, Rockdale, one of the victims of the Sydenham railway disaster on February 15, was…

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