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

Railways, roads & transport, 1881

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Local and General News. Reduction of Railway Rates

Southern Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1881 · page 2

After continued shelving of this very important question, Sir Henry Parkes has at last decided upon having an important move made towards arriving at some…

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Railway to Cooma

Southern Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1881 · page 2

Mr. R. L. Tooth, M.P. for Manaro, is keeping the Government up to the mark, as is shown by the appended communication:— " Department of Public Works, Sydney,…

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The Electric Railway

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 26 July 1881 · page 4

Certainly wonders will never cease. Mr. Alexander Siemens (says the London Standard of May 19), in addressing his audience at the Society of…

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Railway Report for 1880

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 28 July 1881 · page 4

IN the report of the commissioner for railways for the year 1880, laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday evening, the transactions during the year…

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The Great South-western Railway

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 28 July 1881 · page 2

It has been officially notified that a further extension of the great south-western railway from Narrandera to Darlington (three hundred and eighty-six miles from…

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Road Burrowa to Galong Platform

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 July 1881 · page 2

Ar a public meeting of the inhabitants of Galong, Burrow Flats, and vicinity, held at the Royal Standard Hotel, Burrowa, on the 20th instant—(Mr. John…

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Tramway to Crookwell. to the Editor

Southern Argus · Friday 29 July 1881 · page 2

SIR,—I have not the pleasure of being acquainted with the general man who reported the meetings at Gurrundah and Grabben Gullen [?]nent the. Crookwell-Goulburn…

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The S.M. Herald on Mr. Myers' Tramway Speech

Southern Argus · Monday 1 August 1881 · page 3

The new member for Argyle was some what inconsistent in his tramway speech of Tuesday night. While advocating greater concessions to agricultural produce be…

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Goulburn and Windellama Road. to the Editor

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 2 August 1881 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—I saw in a late issue of your paper that tenders were called for a portion of our Goulburn and Windellama road, which was rather gratifying to myself and others, expecting that some of the…

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Local and General News. Road Goulburn to Rosylin

Southern Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1881 · page 2

The following communication to Mr. Myers, M.L.A., has been handed to us for publication: — " Department of Public Works, office of commiss oner and engineer…

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Banquet to Mr. Charles Horn, Railway Stationmaster, Binalong

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 August 1881 · page 2

On Saturday evening last all the leading residents of Binalong and district tendered a banquet to the above gentleman, on the occasion of his removal from amongst us to…

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Opening of the Nowra Bridge

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 4 August 1881 · page 2

On Monday the Nowra bridge over the Shoal haven was opened by the Hon. Mr. Lackey M. L. A., minister for public works. About seven thousand…

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Open Column. Crookwell Tramway. to the Editor

Southern Argus · Saturday 6 August 1881 · page 2

SIR,—I notice in your issue of July 29th a letter from some Bombastes Furioso signing himself,"Disinterested." On reading this precious effusion, I did not for a moment…

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Railway Extension

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1881 · page 3

Our friends in neighbouring towns seem "all alive, oh" to the important question of the Murrumburrah-Blayney, or the Murrumburrah-Eorhes line, via Gronfell. So…

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Serious Collision on the Railway

Southern Argus · Monday 8 August 1881 · page 2

The Parramatta correspondent of the Evening News informs them of n collision which occurred at the railway station on Friday night. As the 9.40 p.m. train left…

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Mr, Jas. Watson and the Railway Question

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 10 August 1881 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon, between forty and fifty of the townspeople and others met the Colonial Treasurer, the hon. James Watson, at Cohen’s Albion Hotel, for the purpose of drinking. his…

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Tramway From Crookwell, to Br[?]adalbane

Southern Argus · Saturday 13 August 1881 · page 2

THE numerously-signed potition from the inhabitants favourble to a tramway from Crookwell to the Southern line at Breadalbane, v[?] Grabben Gullen, was presented no…

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Fatal Tramway Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 August 1881 · page 2

DEATH OF THE HON. GEORGE OAKES, M L C. CONSIDERABLE gloom was cast over Parliamentary circles last night by the announcement that the Hon. George Oakes had been killed on the…

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Tramway to Cootamundra

Southern Argus · Monday 15 August 1881 · page 2

The question of a tramway to connect Temora with the railway at Coo[?]amundra, mooted some time ago by Mr. Hef[?]ernan, is one of the grant importance, and one that…

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Another Tramway Accident

Southern Argus · Monday 15 August 1881 · page 2

Another accident of a serious nature occurred on the tramway line on Friday morning, and one which it is feared will have a fatal result. A man named Samuel…

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