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

Railways, roads & transport, 1865

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

An Adventure on the Great Western Railway

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 4 February 1865 · page 7

AN ADVENTURE ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—A gentleman, residing in this city, sends the following:—Travelling from London to Gloucester on Thursday by the…

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Aunt Tabitha's Railway Adventure. Chapter I.

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 February 1865 · page 4

MY Aunt Tabitha I am sure must have been a very lady-like personage before she came so strongly to resemble a gentleman. There are cases where women, who ought to have…

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Braidwood and Bungendore Road

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 19 April 1865 · page 2

BRAIDWOOD AND BUNGENDORE ROAD.—A petition is in course of signature having for its object the granting of a sum of money for the maintenance and repair of the road from Bungendore to Braidwood…

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Adventures on a Highland Railway in the Snow

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 May 1865 · page 4

One of the passengers who left Perth for Inverness on Sunday, by the 9.30 a.m. train on the Highland line furnishes the Inverness Courier With the following graphic…

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Local and Provincial. the Bridge Over the Wollondilly

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 10 June 1865 · page 3

THE meeting advertised to be hold at Mr. Donald Ross's, Taralga road, took place yesterday, and was attended by about forty persons, from both city and country…

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Snow Storms and Railway Travelling in the Highlands

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 21 June 1865 · page 4

SNOW STORMS AND RAILWAY TRAVELLING IN THE HIGHLANDS.—The late snow storms wore very heavy in the Highlands, and almost put a stop to railway travelling. A…

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Local and Provincial. the Wollondilly Bridge

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 24 June 1865 · page 3

A MEETING of persons interested in the erection of a bridge at Marsden's crossing-place, took place on Wednesday last, at Mr. Fenwick's Inn, Upper Sooley River. The meeting had been called by…

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The English Mail. Assassination of President Lincoln. Attempted Assassination of Secretary Seward and His Son. Apprehension of 100 Conspirators in New York. American War Virtually Over. 22,000 Rebels Capitulated at Farnsville. Suicide of Admiral Fitzroy. Confession of the Road Murder. Dr. Manning, Archbishop of Westminster. New National League in Ireland

The Yass Courier · Saturday 24 June 1865 · page 2

The branch steamer, with the English mail, reached Adelaide this (Friday) evening. The Salsette brings news to the 16th May. The heir to the Russian throne is dead…

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The Proposed Murray and Darling Railway

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 28 June 1865 · page 4

REPORT of the Committee formed at Deniliquin for Promoting Railway Extension from the Murray to the Darling River…

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The Road Murder

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 1 July 1865 · page 6

TOWARDS the close of the sitting at the Bow-street police-court on the afternoon of the 25th April, an intimation was received by the chief magistrate, Sir Thomas Henry,…

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The Road-hill Murder

The Yass Courier · Saturday 22 July 1865 · page 2

ANOTHER chapter has been added to the Roadhill tragedy. Miss Constance Kent was brought a few days ago before the magistrates at Trowbridge, and an extraordinary scene took place…

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Cox and Five. a Terrible Adventure in a Railway Carriage

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 July 1865 · page 4

‘I say, Baby, come now, you’ve had your glass, so don’t look anxiously at the bottle ; pass it on, and eat as many biscuits as you like : Snipe advises them.’…

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The Road Murder

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 26 July 1865 · page 4

ON Tuesday afternoon Miss Constance Kent, aged about 21, formerly of Road-hill House, near Frome, and for the last two years an inmate of St. May's Hospital, Brighton,…

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The Great Southern Railway. To the Editor of the Herald and Chronicle

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 26 July 1865 · page 3

SIR,—It appears that the Braidwood storekeepers and others particularly interested are about convening a public meeting to consider the propriety of having placed on the estimates a sum of money for…

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The Great Southern Railway. To the Editor of the Herald and Chronicle

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 29 July 1865 · page 4

SIR,—A letter appeared in your last issue, signed E. Butler, calculated to convey a very wrong impression as to the action of the Great Southern Railway Progress Committee, which committee would be…

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The Road-hill Murder

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 September 1865 · page 2

CONSTANCE EMILIE KENT was indicted at Salisbury Assizes, on June 21, for the wilful murder of Francis Saville Kent, at Road-hill-house, on June 29, 1860. Mr. Karslake, Q.C., and Mr…

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The Road-hill Murder

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 27 September 1865 · page 4

CONSTANCE EMELIE KENT was indicted at Salisbury assizes, on June 21, for the wilful murder of Francis Saville Kent, at Road-hill House, on June 29, 1860. Mr. Karslake, Q.C., and Mr…

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Railways

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 25 October 1865 · page 4

A CONTRACT has at length been taken for laying the permanent way on the great western extension, from the Nepean to Blackheath, a length of thirty-eight miles. Tenders were called for this work in May…

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Obstructing the Public Road. To the Editor of the Herald and Chronicle

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 27 December 1865 · page 3

SIR,—A fence is being erec[?] across the Goulburn Plains, which will inter[?] the road to Bronti, Conganburg, and the exten[?] district beyond Mr. Faithfull's estate…

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