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

Railways, roads & transport, 1888

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The Late Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 June 1888 · page 2

MR. T. BRAMBLE, sen., plumber, was on board the passenger train which was run into at Lake Bathurst platform on Monday morning. He had a very narrow escape, being seated in the…

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The Tuena Tramway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 June 1888 · page 2

THE select committee appointed by the Legislative Assembly to report on the Goulburn and Tuena Tramway Bill brought up their report on Tuesday. The bill provides that the…

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Railway Accident at Como

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 June 1888 · page 4

A slight railway collision occurred at the Como station, on the Illawarra line, on Friday evening. On the arrival of the 5.40 p.m. train at Como, and the passengers for there having…

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The Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 June 1888 · page 4

THE railway accident at Lake Bathurst platform has engaged the attention of the Minister for Works and Commissioner for Railways. The Department are not yet in possession of…

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An Electric Tramway. LONDON, June 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 June 1888 · page 2

a trial of an improved electrical tramway was made to-day at Barking, near London, on the lines of the North Metropolitan Tramway Company…

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Goulburn and Tuena Tramway

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 22 June 1888 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday Mr. Stevenson brought up the report of the select committee on the Goulburn and Tuena Tramway Bill, and laid the bill as amended before…

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Commissioner for Railways

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 22 June 1888 · page 2

MR. EDDY, the assistant malinger of the Caledonian Railway, has been appointed by Sir Darnel Cooper, the acting Agent-General, to the position of Commissioner for Railways for…

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Our Tramways

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 22 June 1888 · page 2

A RETURN has been laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly showing the total number of miles of Government tramways in the colony; the cost of the tramways to date; the total cost…

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Railway Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 22 June 1888 · page 2

ON MONDAY an accident took place on the Cooma branch line, near the Lake Bathust platform, between a ballast and mixed train. The mixed train had arrived at Lake Bathurst shortly…

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Railway Workshops at Picton

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 4

A DEPUTATION of residents from Picton—accompanied by Messrs. McCourt and Nobbs, Ms. P.—waited on the Minister for Works on Friday and asked that railway workshops for…

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More Railways

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 4

THE Government at Friday's meeting of the Cabinet decided to include in the railway proposals, which will be submitted for consideration to the joint committee appointed under the…

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Sudden Death of Two Railway Kings

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 8

THE St. Petersburg correspondent of the Sydney Herald says:—Speaking of railroads, Petersburg has been unexpectedly startled by the sudden death almost…

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The New Railway Board. Engagement of Mr. Eddy As Chairman. Correspondence Between the Premier and Mr. Goodchap

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 4

SIR HENRY PARKES laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly, last Thursday evening, the papers relating to the engagement of Mr. E. M. G. Eddy to the position of…

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Tarago to Braidwood Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 4

THE following circular has been issued:— "547, George-street, Sydney, 22nd June, 1888. In view of the rejection of the railway line from Tarago to Braidwood, and from a knowledge of…

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The Tarago-Braidwood Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 2

BRAIDWOOD, Monday.—An enthusiastic meeting was held in the Literary Institute to-day to take steps for the appointment of a deputation to wait on the Premier in reference to the…

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Slight Railway Mishaps

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 2

A SLIGHT accident happened to a goods train yesterday (Monday) morning near Bundanoon, the engine leaving the track. Arrangements were put on foot and the mishap was soon…

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Victorian Railways

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 29 June 1888 · page 2

THE gross earnings of the Railway Department for the year 1887-8 are £2,750,000, or £150,000 in excess of the Treasurer's estimate. Deducting the cost of the Windsor accident, this leaves…

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Preliminary Notification of a Parish Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 7

IT having been deemed expedient to open and: make the following parish road, notice is hereby given that, a plan and book of reference, showing the intended line of the road in question, are…

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Railway from Tarago to Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 4

A deputation consisting of Messrs. Maddrell, J.P., O'Brien, Wallace. Musgrave, Stewart, Pollard, Poole, Dawson, M.P., Haynes, M.P., and Lakeman, M.P., waited on the purpose of…

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Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association of New South Wales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 July 1888 · page 4

THE second anniversary dinner of the Goulburn branch of the above was held at Mandelson's Hotel on Saturday evening last. Upwards of 100 sat down to an excellent spread provided by…

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