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

Railways, roads & transport, 1868

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Extension of the Railway to Morowollen

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 8 August 1868 · page 4

THURSDAY last was appointed by the government a holiday in honor of the birthday of his Royal Highness the Duke of Enlinburgh, and in celebration of the same day it was determined to officially open the…

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Opening of the Railway to Marulan

The Yass Courier · Saturday 8 August 1868 · page 2

THE railway extension to Marulan was officially opened on Thursday by the Hon. the Minister for Works. The other members of the Ministry, except Messrs. Martin and Isaacs, were also present,…

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Shocking Railway Accident.-- Heroic Conduct of a Girl

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 12 August 1868 · page 4

A MOST shocking occurrence happened at the Leamside Station of the North-Eastern Railway, on Sunday, May 31. About noon an engine and tender entered the station from York, and at that…

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Railway Accident Near Morowollen

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 26 August 1868 · page 2

A [?]RIGHTFUL accident, through which a man named George Sinclair, or George Duncan. was horribly mutilated, and another man, named Thomas Spence, had his leg very badly injured, occurred on the…

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Railway Accident at the Sydney Terminus

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 9 September 1868 · page 4

WE regret to have to state that yesterday morning a serious collision occurred on the railway, between the Sydney terminus and the Redfern tunnel, which caused considerable damage, and injured several…

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Cheap and Uniform Railway Fares

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 12 September 1868 · page 8

WHAT the perseverance of Rowland Hill effected few years ago in the postal system of all civilised nations, is now proposed to be extended to the transit of persons as…

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Preparations for the Opening of the Great Southern Railway Into Goulburn. to the Editor

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 16 September 1868 · page 3

SIR,—As you intimated in a recent issue of the Herald that the extension into Goulburn would probably be completed in March next, six months ahead only, would it not be wise for our local lions,…

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[?]Lasting Explosion on Western Railway. the Sydney Morning Herald.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 September 1868 · page 4

Slanties presented to the engineer Vardng a line of railway across the court. [?]ain range lying between Emu Emne[?] low country in the…

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The Yass Bridge

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 17 October 1868 · page 3

The tender of Messrs. P. N. Russell and Co., of Sydney, has been accepted for the iron superstructure for the new bridge to be erected at Yass…

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Appalling Accident to a Mail Train

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 31 October 1868 · page 7

It may be remembered that on August 25th, 1861, a frightful collision took place in the Clayton tunnel, by which twenty-three persons lost their lives, and one hundred and…

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The English Mail. Appalling Accident to the Irish Mail Train

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 3 November 1868 · page 4

IT may be remembered that on August 25, 1861, a frightful collision took place in the Clayton tunnel, by which twenty-three persons lost their lives, and 176 were seriously injured. Since…

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Railway Management

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 11 November 1868 · page 4

THE following remarks on railway accommodation and management are from the Melbourne bourne Argus, but are equally applicable to Now South Wales:—…

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Thompson’s Road Steamer. From the Engineer, 4th September, 1868

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 November 1868 · page 3

THIS road steamer has wheels made of a material which at first sight does not look a very likely substance to stand the heavy work they are subjected to. The tires are made of vulcanised…

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A Railway Claude Duval. (From the Standard)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 21 November 1868 · page 3

SIR,—Although the race of courteous highwaymen is extinct, one amusing feature of their way of dealing with their victims appears to be still considered worthy of imitation by their rather…

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News by the Mail, Via Suez. Shocking Railway Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 December 1868 · page 4

ON October 1st a shocking accident happened near to Bridingbury Station, on the Leamington and Coventry Branch of the London and North-Western Railway, to the…

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