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

Railways, roads & transport, 1883

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Fatal Accident on the Cooma Railway Works

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 4 January 1883 · page 2

AN accident resulting fatally occurred on Tuesday afternoon last on the Cooma railway extension works, near Tarago. A middle-aged man named Hugh Tully, who was at work in a cutting, was…

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Fitzroy Bridge

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 4

From the accompanying letter it will be seen that tenders have been accepted for the erection of this bridge. The amount voted was £3000, it being originally the intention of the…

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How He Saved the Train

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1883 · page 4

THE usual crowd of autumn liars were gathered together in the store, occupying all the grocery seats—the only gross receipts that the proprietor took no pride in—when…

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The Railways of New South Wales

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 3

THE annual report of the commisioner of railways for New South Wales for the year 1882 has just been published. Taken in connection with the Victorian report for 1881, recently issued, some…

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Fall of Another Railway Bridge in Scotland

Southern Argus · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 3

The Aberd[?] corespondent of the Daily News gives the following particulars of a most app[?]ng a[?] the [?] pe[?]d on the Great North of S[?]ot and railway on the…

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Railway Time-table

Southern Argus · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 6

DOWN TRAINS, FROM SYDNEY TO THE COUNTRY Mail Trains.—Leave Sydney daily, Sundays excepted, at 8.30 p.m.; Pic[?]on 10.30; Miteagong 12; Moss Vale daily, Mondays…

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Railway Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 2

A MEETING for considering the action of the Municipal Council in reference to the Market square route for the line of railway now being constructed into the town was held at the…

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Surgical Outfits for Railways

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1883 · page 4

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has, we learn from the New York Medical Record, purchased 2000 tin boxes coutaining a few…

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Fall of Another Railway Bridge in Scotland

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 February 1883 · page 4

THE Aberdeen correspondent of the Daily News gives the following particulars of a most appalling accident that happened on the Great North of Scotland railway on the Great North of Scotland railway on…

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Extension of the Great Northern Railway

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 3 February 1883 · page 3

The present extension of the above line of railway commences at the Uralla station, situated at 245 miles from Newcastle at a height of 3335 feet above high-water spring tide), and terminates at Armidale…

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Railway Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 February 1883 · page 7

A PUBIC meeting convened by the Mayor by requisition was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday night for the purpose of taking into consideration certain…

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The Railway Route

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 3 February 1883 · page 2

AIR—“TOMMY MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR UNCLE.” If there are any here to-night Who have an axe to grind, About the railway station site,…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 February 1883 · page 2

A SAD and fatal accident occurred sometime during last night to a young man named John Cottington, aged about 28 or 29 years. The deceased, who leaves a widow and three…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 8 February 1883 · page 2

A SAD accident occurred on Monday night, by which a young man named John Cottington lost his life. Cottington was a tanner in the employ of Mr. Gillospie, and lived in a cottage at the tannery,…

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Accident on the Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 February 1883 · page 2

THE corner (A. M. Betts, Esq.) held an inquest yesterday afternoon, at the Australian Arms, touching the death of a man named John Cottington, when the following evidence…

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A Missing Railway Train

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 February 1883 · page 3

A NOTICE issued by the Brighton Railway Company—[?] the effect that there are missing from their rolling stock seven first-class marriages, two composite…

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The North Shore Bridge

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 February 1883 · page 2

Papers regarding North Shore bridge have been laid before Parliament Among the correspondence is a letter from Mr. Garbett to the Colonial Secretary…

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Broken at Last. Ohapter Vii. on the Road

Southern Argus · Saturday 10 February 1883 · page 4

It is now time to return to the two young runaways, end follow them in their fligh from Rockingham Hall. To avoid passing through the town, which…

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Goulburn to Cooma Railway Extension

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1883 · page 2

Notice of resumption of certain lands required for railway purpose on No. 1 extension of the Goulburn to Cooma railway is given in Friday's…

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Preliminary Notification of Parish Roads

Southern Argus · Tuesday 20 February 1883 · page 2

Road through J. N. Ryan's 740 acres, Brial, parish of Guunary, county of King, being part of road from Boorowa, via Brial Ford of Boorowa River and Gunnary Creek,…

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