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

Railways, roads & transport, 1892

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday, 3 p.m. the Charges Against the Railway Commissioners

Goulburn Herald · Monday 9 May 1892 · page 3

THE royal commission appointed to report on Mr. Schey's statements in regard to the railway commissioners, resumed its sittings to-day…

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Road Contracts

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 3
Also in Crookwell Gazette

THE following were the lowest tenders for two contracts in the Crookwell district for which fresh tenders had been invited:—Contract 11-92, Crookwell via Binda and…

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Parish Road

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 2

IT is proposed to open and make the undermentioned road; objections to be transmitted to Executive Council within a month from 6th instant:--Deviation…

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Mr. Schey and the Railway Commissioners

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 2

ON Monday the royal commission appointed to investigate the charges made by Mr. Schey M.L.A. against the railway commissioners held its second sitting. After making a…

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Railway Revenue

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 3

THE report of the railway commissioners for the quarter ended the 31st March has just been issued. It shown that, though there was an increase in January and February,…

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Important to Road Contractors

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 4

THE result of tenders can be obtained by contractors on enquiry at the Roads Office on the afternoon of opening, and it is imperative that, the lowest tenderer shall then and there deposit an amount…

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Railway Returns

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 4

THE report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended 31st March has just been issued. It shows that, though there was an increase in January and February, during the month of March the…

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Roads and Bridges

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 3

MR. LYNE, minister for works, had under his notice on Wednesday a long list of tenders for works in the country districts which are to be carried out by the roads and bridges…

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The Tarana Railway Disaster

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 2

THE appalling disaster on the Great Western, line, with its terrible accompaniment of loss of life and serious injury, ranks among the worst of…

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The Tenterfield Railway Collision

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 3

COMPENSATION.—The railway commissioners have paid over several sums as compensation to the sufferers from the railway collision which occurred on the Northern line between…

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Charges Against the Railway Commissioners

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 2

WE extract the following summary of the evidence from the Echo, to show that after having withdrawn his first serious charge against Mr Eddy, he (Mr. Schey) made a ridiculous attempt…

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Intimidated Railway Servants. London, May 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 4

It is reported that several railway employes will refuse to give evidence before the Labour Commission, feared that if they do so they may meet with the same fate as Mr. Hood, a former employe of…

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British Railway Employes. London, May 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 2

A mass meeting of men employed on the English railways was held in Hyde Park yesterday afternoon. There was an immense audience. Resolutions were submitted to the meeting and passed…

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Roads and Bridges

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 2

TENDERS were accepted by the Minister for Works on Wednesday last for a number of road and bridge works in different parts of the colony. These were mostly…

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Important to Road Contractors

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 2

THE result of tenders can be obtained by contractors on enquiry at the Roads Office on the afternoon of opening, and it is imperative that the lowest tenderer shall…

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Mr. Schey and the Railway and Tramway Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 May 1892 · page 4

Embodied in the report of Mr. W. F. Schey, M.P., to the annual conference of the Now South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association, which report was adopted on Monday,…

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Railway and Tramway Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 May 1892 · page 4

THE annual conference of the representatives of the various branches of the Now South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association was commenced in the Temperance…

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Boxer's Creek Road

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 May 1892 · page 4

MR. ROSE M.P. has received the following correspondence from the borough council in reference to Boxer's Creek-road, accompanied by a letter setting forth that the road was in…

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Railway and Tramway Association

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 May 1892 · page 3

The annual meeting of the New South Wales Railway and Tramway Service Association was opened on Monday at the…

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