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

Railways, roads & transport, 1892

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The Windellima Road

Goulburn Herald · Monday 22 February 1892 · page 2

THE road from Goulburn to Windellima is excellent except in one or two places. One of the worst is the causeway at Gundary Creek, four miles from the city. This is so rough as…

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Cable News. an American Train Robbery. London, Feb. 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 February 1892 · page 4

A New York telegram gives particulars of a sensational train robbery and pursuit in the United States. A robber named Perry boarded a train at…

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Boxer's Creek Road

Goulburn Herald · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 4

WITH reference to the proposal of the Goulburn borough council to expend £50 on repairs to the Boxer's Creek road, provided the department of works would grant a like…

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Boxers' Creek Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 February 1892 · page 3

MR. ROSE has received the following reply from the Public Works Department in reply to hit letter setting forth that the Council, would contribute £50 if the Government would subscribe a similar…

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Railway Time-Table

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1892 · page 2

Some slight alterations, taking effect from the 1st March instant, have been made in the running of the express and mail trains on the Southern line. The express train from…

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Alterations re the Express Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 March 1892 · page 4

THE express, train from Sydney will in future arrive in Goulburn at 10.5p.m. instead of 10.8 and depart at 10.15 instead of 10 18 as hitherto. The time of departure from Sydney and arrival at…

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The Railway Department.—Important Statement

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 March 1892 · page 2

THE Colonial Treasurer, in answering questions asked in the Assembly on Wednesday night, said hands in the Railway Department had been dispensed with—proper intimation being given them…

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The Railway Department

Goulburn Herald · Friday 4 March 1892 · page 3

THE colonial treasurer in answering questions in the Assembly on Wednesday, said that hands in the railway department had been dispensed with—proper intimation being…

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Floating Railway Trains

Goulburn Herald · Friday 4 March 1892 · page 8

FLOATING RAILWAY TRAINS.—By the completion of the steamer Kronprinsesse Louise, a novel kind of communication has been established…

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Curraweela and Bubalahlah Roads

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 3

A LETTER from Mr. W. H. Bradbury of Curraweela, in reference to the bad state of the roads between that place and Bubalablah, was presented to the department of works on…

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Application to Close and Purchase a Road

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 2

APPLICATION has been made by David Wyatt to close and purchase the road separating portion No. 5 from 2323 acres and 1117 acres owned by applicant in the parish of…

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Our Railway

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 2

THE following correspondence has been sent to us by Colonel Holborow, M.P.:-- Sydney, February 17th, 1892. My dear sir,--I noticed in the issue of the…

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Fatality on the Railway

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 2

THE driver of tho express train, shortly after leaving Towrang on Saturday, saw a man some short distance ahead, who throw up his arms and rushed in front of…

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Bridge Over the Shoalhaven River

Goulburn Herald · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 4

Mr. Austin Chapman M.P. (who is now recovering from his recent severe illness) informs us that he was advised by Mr. J. Barling, under-secretary for works, on…

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Light Railways

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 3

MR. O'SULLIVAN asked Mr. Lyne in the Assembly on Wednesday afternoon whether in view of the steps the Government were about to take with the object of abating the…

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Railway Workshops

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 4

To avoid a reduction of the staff enagged in the railway workshop" at Evelsigh, it has been amicably arranged that the shops shall be run on short time, with a corresponding reduction in…

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Goulburn Railway Telegraph Office

Goulburn Herald · Monday 14 March 1892 · page 3

VARIOUS changes have recently been made in the railway telegraph department at Goulburn, which has hitherto been the most important repeating station in the…

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Our Roads. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 4

SIR,—I have only soon your Tuesday's issue to-day. In it in a list of roads which are supposed to belong to Mr. Rose's electorate. Last week I noticed a list in your Queanbeyan contemporary to the…

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Railway Changes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 2

SOME important changes have just been effected in the telegraph department at the Goulburn railway station. Hitherto the Goulburn office has been the most important repeating station in the…

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Railway Workshops

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1892 · page 2

CERTAIN reductions in the railway workshops at Eveleigh having become necessary, the workmen proposed to the commissioners that rather than men should be dispensed with at…

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