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

Railways, roads & transport, 1879

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Inconvenience of the Alteration Is the Railway Time-table

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 1 October 1879 · page 2

As the mail-trains are the most economical in point of time, and therefore most suitable for persons travelling on business, it…

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Parish Roads

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 9

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to confirm the opening of the undementioned Roads. Any person intending to claim…

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The Cooma Railway

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 4

THE gentlemen chosen by the railway committee for examining the passage through the Big Badga range, discovered by Mr. Hennessy as the most practicable gap for…

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Railway Extension

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 8

ON Tuesday evening last a few of the supporters of J. B. Thompson, Esq., M.L.A., held a meeting at Rolfe's Hotel, for the purpose of arranging for a general meeting next…

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Railway to Cooma

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 20 October 1879 · page 3

AT a preliminary meeting held last Tuesday evening at Rolfe's hotel, Queanbeyan (Mr. J. J. Wright in the chair), Mr. J. B. Thompson M.L.A. explained that the…

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Parish Road

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 October 1879 · page 6

IT being deemed expedient to open and make the road mentioned below, notice is given that plans and books of reference showing the intended line are now deposited at…

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Queanbeyan News. Railway Meeting

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 October 1879 · page 8

ON Tuesday afternoon last the Court-house at Queanbeyan was crowded by influential residents of the district who were interested in the matter of railway extension southwards…

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Railway Accident Near Pioton

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 25 October 1879 · page 2

Owing to the non-arrival of the mail-train from Sydney at one o'clock on Friday morning, fears were entertained that some accident had happened to the train after…

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Accident on the Southern Railway Line

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 October 1879 · page 4

THE following is taken from the Evening News of yesterday:—Picton, Friday.—A disastrous collision though fortunately not attended with lose of life, occurred here last night in the cutting about a mile…

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Railway to Cooma.—meeting at Gundaroo

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 4

AT a meeting held this day (Monday) at the courthouse in reference to the extension of the railway from Gunning to Monaro we noticed amongst those present Mr. C. A. Massy J.P., Mr. P. Donnelly J.P.,…

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Gundaroo. Railway to Cooma. -- Meeting at Gundaroo

The Yass Courier · Friday 31 October 1879 · page 2

AT a meeting held this day (Monday) at the court-house, in reference to the extension of the railway from Gunning to Monaro, I noticed amongst those present Mr. O. A, Massy, J.P.,…

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Parish Roads

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 November 1879 · page 2

THE following parish roads have been gazetted as now confirmed. Persons claiming compensation must do so within forty-days from 31st October, 1879. Road from the…

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BUNGENDORE. (From our Correspondent.) Railway Meeting

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 8

ON last Monday a large end influential meeting was held in the Court-house. The meeting was announced to commence at 2 p.m., but it was fully four o’clock before the leading personages put in…

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Parish Road

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 November 1879 · page 4

IT being deemed expedient to open and make the parish road mentioned below, notice is hereby given that plans and books of reference showing the intended line are…

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The Railway to Cooma. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 18 November 1879 · page 3

SIR, -- Long ago I was instrumental in getting together, in our court-house, by advertisement and personal solicitations, a large and influential meeting to ask the Government to give us a trial…

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The Railway to Albury

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 19 November 1879 · page 4

Fair progress (the Albury Banner states) is being made with the extension of the railway line from Wagga Wagga to Albury. Commencing at, the Wagga and the laying…

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The Railway to Cooma. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 November 1879 · page 4

SIR,—Public meetings have been held at Cooma, Braidwood, Queanbeyan, Gundaroo, Gunning, and Bungendore, and deputations formed and waited upon the Minister for…

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Railway to Cooma

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 November 1879 · page 3

A PRELIMINARY meeting was held on Thursday evening in the committee-room of the Mechanics’ Institute, to consider the steps to be taken in the matter of the line of railway…

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Parish Road

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 December 1879 · page 4

THE following road is now open for public use :—The road from the west boundary of J. Robert's (now Cooper Bros.) 645 acres on Covan Creek, parish of Willeroo, to the…

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Further Railway Extension

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 3 December 1879 · page 4

We learn that there is great probability of the railway line from Wagga Wagga to Albury, or at least a considerable portion of it, being opened for traffic before the…

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