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Railways, roads & transport, 1903

6,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Expired Railway Ticket

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 8

Yesterday, in the summons division of the Central Police Court, before Mr. Payfen, S.M., Inspector Davies, of the Railway Department, proceeded against Harry Wharf on a…

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Darlinghurst to Railway

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 8

The proposed addition of an auxiliary electric service on the Ocean-street cable tram has necessitated the putting in of a connecting loop between the Elizabeth-street line and…

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New Tram Shed

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 6

In Federal Park, on the Balmain side of the Forest Lodge Racecourse, a great transformation is taking place. The whole aspect of the locality has been changed within the last…

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Silverton Tramway Company. Hopeful Outlook for the Future

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.--At the half-yearly general meeting of the Silverton Tramway Company this afternoon, Mr. D. E. M'Bryde (chairman) regretted that the directors were not in a…

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Siam and the Powers. French Convention Unratified. M. Delcasse's Railway Proposals. Siamese Envoy Accused of Bribery

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--M. Delcasse, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, has withheld the ratification of the Franco Siamese Convention, alleging that Siam is…

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The Uganda Railway. Completion of the Line

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--The Uganda Railway line has been finished, and is now open for traffic from Mombasa to the shores of Lake Victoria Nyanza. Several detailed descriptions of this line have have…

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Competitive Public Works. Harbor Improvements and Railways. Strong Opinion by Mr. Keele

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 11

Yesterday, during an Inquiry before the Public Works Committee, Mr. T. W. Keele, Principal Engineer of Harbors and Rivers branch, Department of Works, was asked by Mr. Kethel his…

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The Dural Railway League

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 4

It has been decided to suspend the meetings of the League for a while, pending further developments. Mr. J. C. Hunt has visited Sydney with the object of interviewing the…

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The Member and the Tram. for the Argus

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 12

"W.'s" Under-study sings (in what he says is "blanky verse"):- After runny yours of wailing, In the which we did some baiting…

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How to Rear and Train Children

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1903 · page 10

Dear "Vivienne,"—I think your latest prize competition under this head one of the best of the many good ones which have graced the "Woman's World." I do not…

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The North Shore Bridge (To the Editor.)

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1903 · page 10

Sir,—My silence during the last few weeks has been due to a desire to allow all the opposition there is, or is likely to be, to the North Shore Bridge project, to make itself heard. Now, I…

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A Train Wrecked. [Later.] Thirty People Injured. London, February 28

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1903 · page 7

The first accounts of the cyclone, which raged chiefly across the Midlands, the Western counties, and Wales, prove to have been not exaggerated…

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How to Rear Children and Train Them for Life's Battles. Important New Prize Competition

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1903 · page 10

It is recognised that the proper rearing and up-bringing of our children is of vital interest to the home-circle—and, indeed, to the community generally…

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Tram Collision

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1903 · page 7

About 11 o'clock last night a tram collision occurred at the corner of Elizabeth and Liverpool streets, a loaded tram, proceeding from the Circular Quay to Coogee,…

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Art Union Scandals. That Motor Car "Move." Who are the Promoters?—Parliamentary Reputations Involved. The Date of the Drawing—When and Where Will It Be?

Truth · Sunday 1 March 1903 · page 4

In "Truth's" Sydney issue of December 21, 1902, and again in "Truth's" Melbourne issue of January 3, 1903, under the heading. "A Canvassing…

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Later Particulars. Menai Suspension Bridge Buckled. Churches and Factories Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.-- Telegraphic communication with the North has been almost totally suspended owing to the wild weather which has prevailed for days past…

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Passenger Train Overturned. Thirty Persons Injured. Tragic Death of a Minister

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--During yesterday's storm in the North, a train consisting of an engine and 10 carriages was blown over on its side across the other set of metals on a…

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The Sultan Just the Motor

Evening News · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 3

The reason why the importation of automobiles into Morocco has been prohibited by Sultan Muley Abdul Aziz is given by a Consul resident at Tangier…

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Railway Superannuation

Evening News · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 6

HORNSBY, Saturday.— A large and representative meeting of railway employees between Strathfield, Gosford, and Milson's Point was held last night in the local School of Arts. Mr…

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Fatal Tram Accident

Evening News · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 5

A boy named Joseph Brailey, lately residing at Buckingham-street, Redfern, was standing with Some companions at the corner of Cleveland Bedford streets on Sunday afternoon…

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