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

Railways, roads & transport, 1895

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The Quirindi Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 6

THE railway authorities made inquiries into the alleged under-manning of the Quirindi railway station, a rider to that effect having been added by the jury in the inquest on the death of the railway…

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The Railway Fatality

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 May 1895 · page 2

AN inquest was held on Friday by the city coroner, at the South Sydney morgue, touching the death of the young women, June Byan, whose body was found on the railway…

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Mysterious Death of a Young Lady. a Probationer at St. Joseph's Convent, Goulburn. the Body Found Dead on the Railway

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 May 1895 · page 3

A tragedy surrounded by many mysterious circumstances came to light early on Thursday morning, when the body of a young lady named Jane Ryan, lately a probationer at St. Joseph's…

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TEAMS v. RAILWAYS. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 May 1895 · page 2

SIR,—Under the heading of "Teams v. Railways" in your last issue a correspondent purporting to be a "Blacksmith" at Braidwood endeavours in a feeble way to represent the advantages of team…

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Crookwell Railway

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 May 1895 · page 2

MR. ROSE writes to tho effect that he is hurrying up the report on the Crookwell railway as much as possible, but that the matter will take a little time. From…

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Train street Extension

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 May 1895 · page 2

communication from this railway authorities stating that immediately the promise was given that the continuation of Train-street would be allowed, the matter was put in hand. The necessary legal…

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Train-street

Goulburn Herald · Friday 17 May 1895 · page 2

As the railway commissioners found that the Railway Act would not allow them to give the eleven perches of land necessary to enable Train-street to be opened into Mundy-street,…

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Telegrams. Sydney and Colonial. Sydney, Friday, 3 p.m. the Railway Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 17 May 1895 · page 5

APPLICATION was made to the Supreme Court to-day for a special jury in the care Maher versus Railway Commissioners, arising out of the Redfern railway accident on the 31st…

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Canyan Leigh and Broken Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 1

THE Minister for Public Instruction has agreed to establish a provisional school at Canyan Leigh, at a cost to the department not exceeding £20. He has also decided to re-open the school at Broken Bridge…

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Railway v. Teams

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 2

WE hear on very good authority that the proposal to convey goods from Goulburn to Sydney by team has fallen through, at all events as far as the Bungendore carriers, whose names were first mentioned…

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Railway Wool Rates

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 1

ON Tuesday afternoon the Railway Commissioners had a conference at the Railway Department with the Sydney woolbrokers, to discuss the prospects of the next wool season, and to agree to…

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Intercolonial Railway Conference on the Differential Rates. a Victory for the Colony of Victoria.—change of Our Fiscal Policy—all She Wanted.— Federation Can Go to the Wind. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 5

A VICTORY FOR THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.—CHANGE OF OUR FISCAL POLICY—ALL SHE WANTED.—FEDERATION CAN GO TO THE WIND. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)…

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Heavy Claims Against the Railway Department

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 2

THE Railway Commissioners are promised a repetition of the experience of the Victorian. Railway Commissioners when they had to face the claims made in connection with the Windsor…

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Tenders for Road Work

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 May 1895 · page 3

PARTICULARS of the above will be found in our advertising columns. Tenders close at noon on Monday Host, 27th instant…

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The Redfern Railway Disaster

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 4

A NUMBER of law cases arising out of the Redfern railway disaster have been set down for hearing at the Juno sittings of the Supreme Court. The claims range as high as £30,000. Mr. W. J. Wilson, of…

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TEAMS V. RAILWAYS. (To the Editor Goulburn Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 4

DEAR SIR,—Will you allow me space to say a few words in response to Mr. Higgins, who, it is evident, became very excited over the matter? My time is too valuable to accept of his munificent offer…

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The Redfern Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 3

On Friday on an application for a special jury in Maher v. the Commissioners for Railways—one of the cases arising out of the disastrous collision at the Redfern Railway…

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Greenwich Park Road

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 2

Mr. Rose has received the following from the works department:—Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 2nd of January last, drawing attention to the state of the road…

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Accident on the Campbell-street Bridge

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 3

AT last meeting of the Borough Council, a letter from Mr. C. J. Kelly urging the necessity of a loot bridge in Campbell-street, and the danger which threatened children crossing the present bridge…

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Railway Contract

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 2

FIVE tenders have been received by the railway commissioners for improving the grader on the Southern line at Cullarin, between Goulburn and Gunning. Theo contract of…

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