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

Railways, roads & transport, 1885

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Opening of the Railway to Bungendore. [By Our Special Reporter.]

Southern Argus · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 2

On Wednesday, under circumstances of a cheering and encouraging nature, the fertile and beautiful district of Bungendore celebrated its formal union by rail with Goulburn and the metropolis. Some…

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Shocking Tram Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 4

AFTER an interval of four months, another terrible tram accident, which it is believed will result fatally, happened on Friday morning. It appears that just before 10 o'clock a Glebe Point tram,…

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Opening of the Railway to Bungendore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 7

WEDNESDAY last will long be remembered in the history of Bungendore, for on that day it was granted communication with the railways of the colony by the opening of the line connecting it with…

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The Queanbeyan Railway Extension

Southern Argus · Tuesday 10 March 1885 · page 2

A well-known resident of Goulburn, who has just visited the railway extension from Bungendore to Queanbeyan, expresses his surprise at the forward state of the works. It is very probable that…

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Frightful Railway Accident

Southern Argus · Tuesday 10 March 1885 · page 2

A terribly painful accident happened to a railway man named Charles Viner, at the yards here yesterday evening about half-past 5 o'clock. Viner was engaged in coupling a truck and whilst so…

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Shocking Tram Accidents

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 March 1885 · page 4

AFTER an interval of four months, another terrible tram accident, which it is believed will result fatally, happened last Friday morning. It appears that just before ten o'clock a…

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The Late Fatal Accident at the Railway Yard

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 12 March 1885 · page 2

AN inquest was hold at the Hospital on Tuesday afternoon by Mr. Betts, coroner, touching the death of Charles Visor, shunter in the Goulburn railway yard, which occurred on the previous evening, under…

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Fatal Accident at the Railway Yards

Southern Argus · Thursday 12 March 1885 · page 2

In our Tuesday's issue we reported a fatal accident which, occurred at the railway yards the previous evening, when a shunter named Charles Viner was run over by a truck and from the injuries he…

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Delay of the Passenger Train

Southern Argus · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 7

The passenger train from Sydney, due at Goul burn at a quarter to four, did not reach the station yesterday afternoon until twenty-five minutes past six. The delay was caused through a special train…

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Railway Demonstration Committee Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 2

A MEETING of the Railway Demonstration General Committee was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, Mr. P. Cr[?]m, (in the absence from town of the Mayor) in the…

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Railway Block

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 4

YESTERDAY the Sydney passenger train which is timed to reach Goulburn about 4 p.m., did not reach its destination until about a quarter-past 6. The delay was in consequence of a block which occurred…

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Instructions for Working a Royal Train

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 18 March 1885 · page 4

THE following is a copy, ommiting times and places, of the instructions issued for one of her Majesty’s journeys many years ago:— The train will depart from, pass, and…

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A Tramp's Maxims

Southern Argus · Thursday 19 March 1885 · page 3

In the hip-pocket of an old vagrant was a memorandum book full of his own writing, with a pencil, and some of his philosophy is, good enough to be preserved. His first…

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The Gungahleen Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 March 1885 · page 3

A case is now being heard in the Supreme Court in which Mr. E. R. Crace, of Queanbeyan district, is sneing Mr. T. Gribble to recover £100 damages for breach of agreement in legard to the using of a…

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Young Railway Demonstration

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1885 · page 2

The Burrangong Argus states that the following members of the ministry have announced their intention of being present at the opening of the railway from…

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Railway Extesion. Murrumburrah to Young

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 March 1885 · page 3

This section which was opened for traffic on the 26th March, comprises the whole of the first contract of the Murrumburrah to Blayney railway, connecting the Great Southern and…

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The Railway Opening Demonstration

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 March 1885 · page 2

THURSDAY, March 26th, will long be a memorable day in the a[?] of this town and district, for it [?]sed the long looked for completion and official opening of the line from…

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Opening of the Murrumburrah and Young Railway

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1885 · page 2

The railway from Murrumburrah to Young was opened on Thursday with considerable eclat. At Young, where the demonstration took place, about 3000 residents of the district witnessed…

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The Railway Demonstration Banquet

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1885 · page 2

WE had not space in our last issue for the concluding speeches at the banquet to the Minis ry, on the occasion of the opening of the railway on Thursday last. As these were chiefly of local…

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Holiday Train Arrangements

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 April 1885 · page 2

THE Railway Department have made arrangements for the convenience of Easter holiday makers that should prove most acceptable. Besides running the ordinary trains at excursion rates, the…

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