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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
5
The prize includes a first class return rail and steamer fare to Sydney, living expenses at one pound per day for twelve days from April 13 to 24, free admission to the show, and a choice of holiday location with total value not exceeding the listed items. The winner may choose the show visit at the sponsor’s expense or another site, within the stated total amount.
The Works Department provides a detailed plan for proposed Sydney city and suburban railway extensions. The route features embankments and extensive cuttings from Liverpool Street to Bondi, with stations planned at Paddington Jersey Road Bathurst Street and Ocean Street, plus tunnels and long earthworks over several miles, outlining the projected alignment and earthwork costs.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a railway scheme with 16 sections on an 11 mile line. It cites a base cost of £757,672 including resumptions and notes material price increases must be considered.
On Bourke’s outskirts a Water Postman story recounts protests against government irrigation demands, delays in harbor maintenance, and wasteful water flows. It notes rabbits overrunning fields, abandoned piers, and officials failing to address debris and fencing decay while farmers seek relief.
The article outlines a long term city railway plan with a first rapid section from Central Station to Castlereagh Street, linking to the eastern suburban line. It describes viaducts and tunnels from Liverpool Street through Hyde Park to Castlereagh Street, plus extensive future branches and a Randwick racecourse station, aiming to ease growing urban traffic with electric traction.
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