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

Railways, roads & transport, 1889

356 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 18

Railway from Gunning to Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 May 1889 · page 2

A number of gentlemen, including Mr O'Sullivan, Dr. Ross and Mr. R. J. King, Ms.P. and residents of Gundaroo had an interview on Wednesday with Mr. Barling,…

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The Goulburn to Crookwell Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 May 1889 · page 4

THE members of the deputation which waited upon the Minister for Works last week and urged that a trial survey be made of a deviation to take in Kingsdale and the limekilns have…

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Confirmation of Parish Roads

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 8

THE following roads have been confirmed, and it is declared expedient to open and make them, according to the plans and books of reference, to be seen at the Police Offices mentioned. Any…

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Colonial Railways

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 3

THE following paper is sent to the Home News by Mr. R. Speight, who is starting on a tour of railway inspection in America on April 28, and who returns to Australia in…

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Railway Accident on the Continent. LONDON, May 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 6

A serious accident occurred to a train conveying the Empress of Austria and the Archduchess Marie-Valerie from Wiesbaden. Three carriages were overturned, but the…

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The Braidwood Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 3

Mr. Ryrie at the conclusion of Mr. Melville's lecture in the Literary Institute on Saturday afternoon (says the Braidwood Dispatch) referred to the action he had…

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Damage to the Railways

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 May 1889 · page 2

THE result of the rain on the railway lines has been to effectually block and impede the traffic in all directions. Up to a late hour last night no communication had been established beyond…

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Tramway Workmen. LONDON, May 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 May 1889 · page 2

Strikes are threatened among the men employed on the tramways both in London and Vienna, the men demanding increased wages and a reduction in the hours of work…

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Opening of the Cooma Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 May 1889 · page 4

TO-DAY the railway extension to Cooma will be officially opened for traffic. A train left Sydney at 9 o'clock last evening for Cooma, reduced fares being charged. At midnight a…

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Terrific Storm. Four Days' Extraordinary Rain. Serious Floods in the Suburbs. Many Families Homeless. Suspension of Railway Traffic. Business at a Standstill. Telegraphic Communication Stopped. Heavy Sea Along the Coast

The Yass Courier · Friday 31 May 1889 · page 2

THE rain which set in on Friday morning and increased to a vigorous downpour during the afternoon of that day, which pelted "heavens hard" during the whole of Saturday. and with…

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Cooma Railway Opening

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 1 June 1889 · page 3
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

Tor third and final section of the Goulburn to Cooma railway was formally opened for traffic on Thursday last, and the important district of Ma[?]ro is now placed in connection with the railway system…

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Railway Communication

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 June 1889 · page 4

We are advised by the stationmaster, Mr. Bisset, that all the railway lines are now open for traffic again. It is understood that the debate on the Land…

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Electric Lighting on the Midland Railway. LONDON, May 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 June 1889 · page 3

A system of electric lighting has been adopted in the trains on the Midland Railway…

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Opening of the Railway to Cooma

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 4 June 1889 · page 2

THE last section of the railway from Goulburn to Cooma was opened for traffic on Thursday and the inhabitants of the Monaro turned out in thousands to take part in the demonstration…

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Railway Accident at Cooma

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 June 1889 · page 2

AN accident happened on the new extension of the railway to Cooma on Sunday evening. When the train was about to start from Cooma shortly after 5 o'clock several of the carriages went off…

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Killed on the Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 June 1889 · page 2

A shocking discovery was made on the railway line at the Eveleigh tunnel on Monday. At 5.25 p.m., Mr. Burrows, a timekeeper in the Permanent Way Department, while in the…

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Changes in the Railway Department at Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 June 1889 · page 2

MR. C. S. STANGER, who has been Locomotive Inspector at Goulburn since Mr. Webster's departure, will shortly vacate that position to fill that of Travelling Inspector, and his place…

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The Firemen and Engine-drivers on the Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 June 1889 · page 2

BATHURST, Monday.—Yesterday a meeting of engine-drivers and firemen employed on the Western railway was hold to consider certain charges made against them in Sydney. The…

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Confiscating a Railway. LONDON, June 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 4

The Servian Government have decided to confiscate a railway owned by a French company. The French authorities are protesting against the proposed confiscation…

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