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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1852

10 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers

(By Special Train.) the Times Office, 4 o'clock, a. m. Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 4 p.m

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1852 · page 2

You will already, I trust, have received by submarine telegraph a summary of the news of the extraordinary events that have passed here this morning. With every disposition to communicate a…

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Original Correspondence. to the Directors of the Sydney Railway Company

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1852 · page 6

GENTLEMEN,—During a discussion which arose on a motion made by Mr. Holroyd, in the Legislative Council, on Friday, June 11, Mr. G. R. Nichols is reported to have thus delivered himself:—"For his…

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The Roads

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1852 · page 4

WE stated last week that it was our conviction that the members of the Legislative Council had adopted one of the principles of utilitarianism, and that in place of making…

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Original Correspondence. the Sydney Railway Company and the Goulburn Shareholder. To the Editor of the "Goulburn Herald."

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1852 · page 8

SIR,—Though I am not fond of newspaper correspondence, I ought perhaps to notice a letter published in your last number, signed by a "Goulburn Shareholder" in the Sydney Railway Company, and…

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Sydney News. Sydney Railway Company

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1852 · page 8

ON Thursday the 5th instant, a half-yearly meeting of the Shareholders of this Company was held at the Royal Hotel. The chair was taken at twelve o'clock by Mr. Charles Cowper, the President of the…

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Mail Roads in New South Wales, Letter from the Surveyor General to the Colonial Secretary. Surveyor General's Office, Sydney, 31st July, 1852

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 8

Sir,—The preparation of Road Maps for the Post Office, as required by your letter No. 51-619, has led to my obtaining some statistical information about the Roads, which, as it may prove to be…

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Original Poetry. a New Version of "London Bridge Is Broken Down." Adapted to the ultra-popular air of "Giles Scroggins Courted Molly Brown."

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1852 · page 6

Gunning bridge is broken down. Ri tol the diddle of the dee, Traffic blocked up and down, Ri tol, &c…

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Our Roads and Bridges

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1852 · page 4

AS a new country we labor under many difficulties, some of which at first sight appear almost insurmountable; but one of the greatest evils we have to contend with is the…

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The Economy of Railways in Australia

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1852 · page 1

As the subject of Railway communication, is, at this important epoch, attracting universal attention, we give the following abridgment of certain papers which have…

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The Railway

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1852 · page 4

THE establishment of steam communication with the interior will be a memorable day in the annals of the colony. There is no undertaking however great or good it may…

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