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I have found no pictures of waggonettes in Jamaica
in the late 19th century, but they probably looked like this.

waggonettes

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from Jamaican Song and Story, edited by Walter Jekyll, 1907
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What was a waggonette?


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Daily Gleaner, October 14, 1888
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   Clearly it appeared to some business men that there was room for a city transport service to supplement the street car lines.  The waggonettes could also be used for trips out of Kingston.

Daily Gleaner, December 29, 1888
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The Company started to set up its operations  in January, 1889:
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Daily Gleaner, March 25, 1889
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Waggonette Crescent, on the site of the Waggonette Company's headquarters,
is still there, between East Street and Kingston Gardens.

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from Lilly, plan of Kingston, 1702

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