The Weather. Rainfall in the Country. Serious Floods Anticipated. Western Railway Traffic Suspended
The Yass Courier · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 2
Nyngan, Wednesday.--During the last twenty-four hours 4½in of rain have fallen, making a total of nearly 10in. The Bogan is rising rapidly, and serious floods are…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 4
ON Thursday evening the cheap excursion train from Sydney arrived in Goulburn with 400 passengers, 50 of whom left the train here. The cheap train which left Goulburn yesterday afternoon…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 4
FLOOD waters came down the Brisbane River on Wednesday night, bringing large quantities of driftwood, which stacked up against the wooden portion of the Victoria Bridge, and about 1 o'clock…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 4
A paragraph was published in Tuesday's issue of "The Daily Telegraph" stating that the Minister for Works was recently informed by a railway contractor that owing to a large…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 4
A MEETING of the Railway League was hold last night. There was a good attendance, and the following resolutions were passed:— That this meeting, representing the residents of…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 4
MR. J. REEVE, a resident of Rookwood, on Thursday night at the Rookwood station was passing over the crossing in the wake of a goods train, when he was knocked down and instantly…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 4
ON Thursday the Railway Department received information from the Chief Railway Commissioner that the Western railway line is broken at seven places in addition to those reported on the previous…
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Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 2
Byngan, Friday.—It is raining again this evening. The Byngan in steadily [?] and the water is spreading over the country. 134 [?] reached have last night, and left for…
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Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 4
WE have [?] The Railways [?] will be [?]…
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Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 3
Traffic on this line has been fally resumed…
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The Yass Courier · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 2
Mr. John Reeve, photographer, and an old resident of Rookwood was run over and killed there by a train on Friday night. Deceased, it appears, was walking across the line at the…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 4
ADELAIDE, Friday.—J. Lowmeyer, C.E., North Prospect, and late of the Engineer-in-Chief's Department, has patented a water motor, designed to utilise the power developed by the natural rise…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 4
THE intercolonial railway cricket team, which has had such a successful tour in Victoria, is expected to arrive in Goulburn by the express on Wednesday morning. They will meet the following local team…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 2
A debate bus token place in the French Senate in regard to the railway scandal trials, and the conduct of M. Ricard, Minister for Justice, has been freely discussed. M. Bourgeois, the Premier, in…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 2
THE cricket match between the intercolonial railway team and a Goulburn team of railway employes, which was played at Eastgrove yesterday, proved an easy victory for the visitors. The latter arrived…
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The Yass Courier · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 3
London, February 18.--Great excitement has been caused in the arrondissement of Alais, in the Department of Gard. France, owing to the fact that, the Goulfre mountain mines have been for…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 2
SIR,—There is, I believe, a law in existence against vagrancy; there is also another against attempted suicide. Now, as the only way of getting a living open to the unfortunate is mendicancy, I can't see…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 4
THE five miles bicycle road race in connection with the local branch of the League of Wheelmen was decided on Saturday, and resulted as follows:— H. Hayes, 5 secs. .......... 1…
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Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 2
E. Mulligan, road Yass to Tumut via Wee Jarper; B. Sullivan, road Braidwood to Tarago; Loveridge and Hudson, bridge over Kangaroo River, road, Moss Vale to [?]…
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Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 2
THE first of a proposed series of smoke excerts during the winter was given in the [?] Half last evening. Mr. [?] occupied the chair, and despite the…
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