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

Railways, roads & transport, 1882

154 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 8

Opening of the Hay Railway Station

Southern Argus · Tuesday 4 July 1882 · page 2

Last night no fewer than three trains containing passengers en route to Hay to attend at the opening of the station there, passed through Goulburn, and for the time…

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The Cooma Railway

Southern Argus · Tuesday 4 July 1882 · page 2

Tenders for the first section of the Goulburn to Cooma Railway, from Goulburn to Tarago, will be called for shortly, unless a petition now in course of signature in that…

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Railway Extension

Southern Argus · Tuesday 4 July 1882 · page 3

The extension to be formerly opened to day is from Ourrathool, to Hay and a few facts in connection therewith will duobtless he read with interest by many porsons…

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Opening of the Railway to Hay

Southern Argus · Thursday 6 July 1882 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

The Governor and Sir John Robertson, Sir John Hay, Messrs. Wisdom, Lackey, Suttor, and some, 100 people arrived by trainat Hay on Tuesday. The Mayor (Mr…

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Railway Demonstration at Hay. Hay

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 6 July 1882 · page 3

THE opening of the final extension of the southwestern railway from Carrathool to Hay was celebrated this day with great cclat. Large numbers of residents from districts and stations at a great number of…

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Probationers on the Railway

Southern Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1882 · page 2

The determination of the Railway Department as cuntained in the following letter received by Mr. Forster, M.P., will be read with pleasure by parents:—…

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Wayo Road

Southern Argus · Saturday 15 July 1882 · page 2

Referring to the petition presented by Mr. Gannon M.P., and subsequent correspondence from him on the subject of the road from Wayo to Rossi's Bridge, he has had sent him from the Department of Public…

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A Railway Tragedy

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 15 July 1882 · page 3

"ONE more glass before you go, Gloam." "No thanks; your wine is very good, but—" "O, another glass won't hurt you; it's…

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Terrible Railway Accident in Russia. 180 Lives Lost. St. Petersburg, July 14

Southern Argus · Tuesday 18 July 1882 · page 2

A terrible railway accident occurred today on the St. Petersburg and Moscow line, which resulted in a fearful loss of life of passengers and officials…

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The Southern Argus. Published in Goulburn. Truth, ever lovely since the world began, The foe of tyrants and the friend of man.—Campbell. Goulburn Thursday, July 20. Tramway Extension

Southern Argus · Thursday 20 July 1882 · page 2

IN a recent issue of this journal we briefly referred to the question of tramway extension to the districts of Taralga and Crookwell, and pointed out the neglect both places have…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Southern Argus · Thursday 20 July 1882 · page 2

An inquest was held at Wagga on Monday last touching the death of a woman named Emmet, wife of a gardener, resident near the railway station, who was killed by…

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The Railway Station

Southern Argus · Saturday 22 July 1882 · page 2

The largely talked of improvements at the railway station are not progressing much. There is now an office for the District Engineer in course of erection, but the goods shed…

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Tramways

Southern Argus · Tuesday 25 July 1882 · page 2

A deputation waited on Mr. Lickey on Friday last to arge a survey of a line from Moss Vale to Burrawang. In reply, Mr. Laekey said the Government were fully…

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Goulburn to Cooma Railway

Southern Argus · Thursday 27 July 1882 · page 2

A notification appears in another column calling for tenders from persons willing to contract for executing the works on the first section of the railway from…

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The Late Collisions on the Railway

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 29 July 1882 · page 4

We have received some further particulars of the collisions which occurred on the southern line of railway on Tuesday last. The first was of rather a…

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Railway Accident

Southern Argus · Tuesday 1 August 1882 · page 2

Mr. Duncan, assistant railway station, master at Marulan, met with an accident on Saturday, from which he had a very narrow escape of losing his life. The circumstances…

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The Wool Freights on the Victorian Railways. Melbourne

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 1 August 1882 · page 4

A large deputation of wool and other merchants waited on the Minister of Railways, to-day, tourge the necessity of a reduction in the rates for the carriage of…

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Road from the Wollondilly

Southern Argus · Tuesday 8 August 1882 · page 2

A meeting of persons interested in the formation of a road from the Wollondilly crossing into Goul burn will take place at Confoy's Kenmore Hotel, next Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. As the…

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Another Serious Tram Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1882 · page 3

MR. CRICKER, 28 years of age, a clerk by profession, residing at 49, Bathurst-street, met with a serious accident on the tramway. Shortly after 10 o'clock on Saturday night, he was returning…

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