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Railways, roads & transport, 1903

6,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250

The North Shore Bridge

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 7

"Back Blocks" writes:—In, your issue of yes­terday I notice Mr. Macleod, the secretary of the North Shore Bridge Committee, is roundly abusing all those (more particularly Mr. A…

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John Bridge and Co., Limited

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 8

The selling season will be resumed on Monday next, and it is expected that fair sized catalogues will be submitted throughout the whole of January, by the end of which month,…

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"The Awful Avalanche" Express Train Buried

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 6

LONDON, January 1. 2.40 p.m.—The ex­press train running from Verona to Munich has been buried by the fall of an avalanche at Gossensass, in the Tyrol…

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Voice of the People. the North Shore Bridge

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 7

"Judicial" writes: I would like to make a remarks on the letter of your correspondent, Mr. L. R. Macleod, which appeared in your issue of December 29. I am a resident of North Sydney,…

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Trades and Labour. Bridge and Wharf Carpenters' Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 6

At the half-yearly meeting of the United Bridge and Wharf Carpenters' Union, held at the Trades Hall, the secretary in his report stated that since its institution, six months ago, the union had made…

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Railway and Tramway Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 6

There was a considerable amount of railway traffic yesterday tothe various holiday resorts. The total number of passengers earned was 90,855, being 2522 in excess of last New Year's Day. The revenue,…

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Railway and Tramway Employees. Proposed Superannuation Fund

The Australian Star · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 5

A meeting of a provisional committee of representatives of the Traffic, Locomotive, Permanent Way, Interlocking, Audit, Stores, Tramway, and Electrical branches was held…

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Return of Captain Green. Municipal Progress in the United Kingdom. the North Shore Bridge. Dissatisfaction with the Federal Government

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 4

Captain S. G. Green, the marine superintendent of the Eastern and Australian Steamship Company, who has been on a year's trip to the United Kingdom, returned to Sydney late on Wednesday…

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Victorian Railway Retrenchment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 4

The decision arrived at by the Victorian Cabinet in regard to the contemplated dismissal of 1300 railway men is a seasonable and humane one. It can…

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Fall From a Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 5

Louisa Harris, 26, living at Goulburn-street, fell fr[?]' Tram at Bathurst-street last night. She was taken to the Sydney Hospital, and treatod by Dr. Robertson for a severe scalp wound…

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States at Loggerheads. the Serviceton Railway Station. South Australia Determined

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--In reference to the statement that the Victorian Minister of Railways proposes to put in a claim for £40,009 against the South Australian Government, in…

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The Drummoyne Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 4

The tramway through Drummoyne, opened a few days ago, has been found to be a considerable local convenience, but complaints are made that the speed on the extension is slow, and not…

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A Tram Stopping-place

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 3

The Randwick Borough Council received a letter, at its last meeting, from the tramway authorities, stating that the request for the Long Bay-road stopping-place to be altered from…

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Tram Extension

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 3

Each succeeding month justifies the construction of the Parramatta-Baulkham-hills tramway, and it is believed that the proposed extension would prove a profitable undertaking. Large…

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The Yelta Bridge

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 6

The State Minister for Works and the State Minister for Lands will leave for Melbourne on Sunday night for the purpose of consulting the Victorian Premier and the Minister for…

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Paving Roads with Straw

The World's News · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 13

The farmers of Western America are trying the experiment of laying their roads with straw in order to improve them. Every autumn the highways became deep with dust, making travel hird…

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An Express Train Buried

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The express train running from Verona, Italy, to Munich, has been buried by an avalanche at Gossensass, a health resort in the Austrian Tyrol…

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The Road to Success

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 2

The youths of the city are complaining of the sharp practice of one of their number. One of the best situations in town (from a…

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The Proposed Channel Train-ferry Boat

The World's News · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 9

The "Morning Leader" of November 13 states that the South-Eastern and Chatham and Dover Railway, the North of France Railway, and the Dover Harbor Board are…

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A Train Buried. London, Jan. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 9

The Verona-Munich erpress train has been buried by an avalanche at Gorsensuss, in the Tyrol…

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