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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Railways, roads & transport
335 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 17
AMONGST the effects which the rain has had upon Goulburn is the partial washing away of the approaches on the city side of the bridge on the Sydney, road. A considerable amount of this has been washed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT has hitherto been a matter of congratulation that the history of railway travelling in this colony, though chequered by some misfortunes, was free from the record of the more shocking disasters which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The calamity to the mail train occurred at eight o'clock Inst evening; it was just dusk. Nearly ten inches of rain had fallen during Saturday and Sunday, consequently the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred on Sunday night to the overland mail train from Melbourne near Cootamundra. A culvert at Salt Water Creek was washed away, leaving a large gap, into which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN accident occurred at Lawson station on the Western line on Saturday, when two engines collided while shunting, and three persons were injured. A dense fog had prevailed there for some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fearful railway accident occurred last night. The mail train from Melbourne collapsed about four miles from here, at a bridge which was almost washed away, 50 persons are either [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SHORTLY before 9 o’clock on Monday morning this town was thrown into considerable excitement, when intelligence was received that an accident had occurred to the mail train from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WITH reference to the paragraph in our last issue respecting the Fitzroy Bridge, Mr. R. E. Jones, the road superintendent, has informed us that the bridge has sustained no injury by the recent floods,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The S. M. Herald is informed that the railway from Tarago to Bungendore will be opened for traffic on Friday February 13…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE [?] which happened in Monday [?] on railway [?] at which [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following particulars respecting the progress of railways in New South Wales were inferred to by the Hon. Minister for Works, in his remarks at the banquet at Braidwood last week. In 1855,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn, in common with all other parts of the colony, was in a fever of excitement all through Monday in consequence of the fearful calamity which befel the mail train near Cootamundra. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Between 5 and 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening Messrs. A. Saqui and I. Barnard arrived at Gouburn railway station, and were conveyed to the hospital by being carried on the Government and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE M. Herald says:—On receiving word from Mr. Mullally, Mr. Giddy, went to the break in the line, and made arrangements for protecting the mail. At the time he had no idea of any other break. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A search party of civilians went some distance down the creek, but found nothing important. No fresh discoveries have been made at the wreckage. Gangs of men are busy clearing it away, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred on Sunday evening to the mail train from Albury to Sydney. A culvert at what is known as the Salt Clay Creek, about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE terrible railway disaster near Cootamundra was almost the sole topic of conversation in Sydney, and the anxiety of everybody to hear further news of the occurrence was very great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A special train notice was issued from the traffic manager's office yesterday, giving particulars of the alterations made in the railway time table as far as regards the southern mail train, and which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FURTHER details of the lamentable accident on the railway near Cootamundra on Sunday evening lest are given below. Considering the apprehensions that were not unreasonable entertained, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The injured passengers who determined on proceeding to Melbourne, arrived safely at Albury between 1 and 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning, and the station-master at Albury at once made…
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