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

Railways, roads & transport, 1888

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Fatal Accident on a Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 3

CLIFTON, Thursday.—A man named Joseph Tattersall met with a fatal accident at Otford to-day. He was standing on the brake of one of the waggons of a ballast train, with the evident…

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Proposed Railway from Galong to Burrowa

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 8

BURROWA, Tuesday.—A meeting was held at the Mechanics' Institute this afternoon, to consider the advisability of appointing a deputation to wait upon the Minister for Works to urge…

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A Tragic Death. a Train Runs Down a Horse and Rider. a Dead Man Carried 4 Miles on the Engine Buffers

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 2

"POOR CON!" was the remark passed from mouth to mouth on Thursday night as the intelligence reached town that Mr. Cornelius Grady a well to do farmer living at Yarralumla had been…

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Railway Extension in Central Asia. LONDON, March 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 2

The Russians are rapidly pushing on railway extension in Central Asia. The line to Bookhara has been completed, and it is announced that the first train has reached there…

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The Recent Railway Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 4

THE inquest on the body of Cornelius Grady, who was killed on the railway line on Thursday under the remarkable circumstances reported in our last issue, was held at McNamara's hotel,…

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Presentation to Mr. Joseph Lewton, Railway Inspector

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 4

A VERY interesting ceremony took place in the Protestant Hall on Saturday evening, where a number of inspectors and others connected with the Permanent Way of the railway assembled…

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Confirmation of Parish Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 March 1888 · page 4

THE following road has been confirmed, and it is declared expedient to open and make it according to the plan and book of reference to be seen at the Police Office, Queanbeyan. Any…

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Proposed Sydney and Moss Vale Railway Direct. (To the Editor of the S. M. Herald.)

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 15 March 1888 · page 3

SIR,—Much comment has been made both in and outside parliament in reference to the Illawarra railway not being a profitable investment; on the other hand, its detractors have failed to offer any…

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Tramway from Goulburn to Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 March 1888 · page 4

THE following advertisement appears in the Gazette:—Notice is hereby given that application is intended to be made to the Parliament of Now South Wales during the present or next…

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Killed by a Train

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 16 March 1888 · page 2

LAST Thursday night a sad fatality occurred on the railway line about four miles from Queanbeyan. A farmer named Cornelius Grady, living at Yarralumla, was proceeding…

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Railway Extension

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 March 1888 · page 3

A DEPUTATION comprising Mr. W. J. Lyne, M.L.A., Mr. J. Hayes, M.L.A., and Mr. Ross, representing the residents of Germanton, wailed upon the Minister…

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The Official Report on the Braidwood Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 March 1888 · page 2

THE following official report from the Department of Railways has been published by the Dispatch:— TARAGO-BRAIDWOOD RAILWAY…

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Official Report on the Braidwood Railway

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 20 March 1888 · page 3

THE following official report from the department of railways has been received by Mr. A. Ryrie M.P., and kindly forwarded by that gentleman to us (Braidwood Dispatch) for publication for the…

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Galong-burrowa Railway

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 20 March 1888 · page 2

A DEPUTATION, introduced by Mr. T. M. Slattery, M.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Works on Friday morning, and urged upon him the necessity of constructing a railway line from…

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Railway Accident in America. LONDON, March 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 March 1888 · page 2

News from America states that a terrible railway accident occurred on Saturday at Blackshear. Near the town there is a trestle bridge, and as…

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The Proposed Tuena Tramway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 March 1888 · page 2

WE hear that a survey is at present being carried on in connection with the tramway from Goulburn to Tuena proposed to be constructed by a syndicate who have given notice of their…

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The Proposed Braidwood-Tarago Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 March 1888 · page 4

BRAIDWOOD, Monday.—An open-air meeting was hold here on Saturday night to protest against the report of Mr. Traffic Inspector Crawford with regard to the proposed branch…

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Road Traffic

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 23 March 1888 · page 2

To give our readers an idea of the amount of work going on at the mines in the Peelwood district, we may mention that on Tuesday last we counted no less than thirty-nine teams on the…

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The Effects Have Been Wonderful. "Ilford Road Dispensary, Dukinfield May 3rd. 1884

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 March 1888 · page 4

"Dear Sir,—I am happy a inform you that the sale of your Syrup nd Pills increases here continually. Several of my customers speak of having derived more…

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Galong-burrowa Railway

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 March 1888 · page 2

A DEPUTATION, introduced by Mr T. M. Slattery, M.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Works on the 16th inst, and urged upon him the necessity of…

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