Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

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

Railways, roads & transport, 1883

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

Miscellaneous. New Railway Cars for Sydney

Southern Argus · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 4

The American Exporter of April 1 describes two elegant and novel cars constructed at Troy, New York, to the order of the New South…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Queanbeyan Lands and Roads Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 July 1883 · page 4

At the usual monthly meeting of the above organisation, held at the Temperance Hall last Saturday, at which there was a good representative attendance…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Train Arrangements Detween Sydney and Melbourne

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 26 July 1883 · page 2

Negotiations have been going on for some time between the respective railway departments of the two colonies with a view to expedite railway communication between Sydney and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

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 26. Crossing the Railway Line

Southern Argus · Thursday 26 July 1883 · page 2

THE regulations recently issued by the railway authorities in regard to crossing the line at the Goulburn station have led to some litigation, and because of the circumstances…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Crookwell Railway Route. to the Editor

Southern Argus · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 7

DEAR SIR,—Although we, the members of the Crookwell Process Association, have decided to leave the question of our railway route to be determined by the Government, still we cannot help taking…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Goulburn to Crookwell Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 7

ON Wednesday afternoon a public meeting of the residents of Mummell, Merilla, Gurrunda, Gullen, Grabben Gullen, Middle Creek, and Wheeo was held at the residence…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Road From Gunning to Crookwell, Via Grabben Gullen

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 31 July 1883 · page 2

Mr. Reynolds said that while the road was in the hands of trustees, it was kept in passable repair, and some good work done on it, hut now, having been raised to a second class road,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Crookwell Railway

Southern Argus · Tuesday 31 July 1883 · page 2

The following is the petition adopted at the meeting briefly referred to in our last which was held at Mr. H. J. Rixon's on Wednesday:— "To the Honorable the Minister for Works,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Confirmation of Parish Roads

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 2 August 1883 · page 4

The undermentioned parish roadshave been confirmed:—Part of road from the Abererombie River, via Paling Yards, to Oberon viz., acres C.P., nortion No. 24 to a…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

A Railway Operator in Trouble

Southern Argus · Saturday 4 August 1883 · page 5

On Monday, Castner, a telegraph operator at the Wagga Wagga railway station, was charged with the larceny of a watch. The accused…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Railway Route to Crookwell and Taralga. to the Editor

Southern Argus · Tuesday 7 August 1883 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Herald

SIR,—At the meeting to be held this evening to obtain an expression.of opinion as to the best route for a railway to Crookwell and Taralga, there will, I think, be very little diversity. The desire of the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Crookwell and Taralga Railway

Southern Argus · Thursday 9 August 1883 · page 2

Last Tuesday evening a public meeting was held in the Municipal Council Chambers, the object being to obtain an expression of opinion as to the best route for the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Railway to Crookwell and Taralga

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 9 August 1883 · page 2

A PUBLIC MEETING, convened by the mayor in compliance with a requisition, was held in the council chambers on Tuesday evening last, for the purpose of obtaining an expression of opinion from Goulburn…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Railway Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 August 1883 · page 4

A PUBLIC meeting, convened by the Mayor at the request of a number of citizens, was held in the Council Chambers, Market-street, on Tuesday evening last. About seventy or eighty gentlemen were…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Crookwell and Taralga Railway. to the Editor of the Southern Argus

Southern Argus · Tuesday 14 August 1883 · page 2

SIR,—Please try and make those Wheeo and Gullen farmers follow the advice of their friends, and "keep quiet,"—"stop agitating."—and "let the Government choose the best route."…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Formal Opening of Parish Roads

Southern Argus · Thursday 16 August 1883 · page 2

Deviations in the road from Yass to Taemas Ford, and to Bloomfield Ford of the Murrumbidgee River, parishes of Hume, Boambolo, and Warroo, county of Murray, in lieu of roads previously confirmed in…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Crookwell and Taralga Railway. to the Editor

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 16 August 1883 · page 2

SIR.—The proposed railway to Crookwell that is now agitating the public mind in this district presents so many features for discussion that the casual observer finds himself considerably perplexed, and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Formal Opening of Parish Roads

Southern Argus · Thursday 23 August 1883 · page 2

Road (through alienated land only) from the east boundary of George Murray's 40 acres, C.P., No. 39, parish of Hillas, to the south boundary of James Burnett's 40 acres, C.P., No. 35, parish of…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Railway Trains

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 23 August 1883 · page 2

The first of the express trains under-the now arrangement arrived at Goulburn from Sydney on Monday at, ten p.m. and, left at 10.10 on its way to Melbourne. The first express…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →