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

Railways, roads & transport, 1896

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Parkes to Condobolin Railway

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 5

The contract for the first twenty-three miles of the Parkes to Condobolin railway will to completed this week, when about two hundred men will be discharged…

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Crookwell Railway. Mr. Rose Expresses His Opinion of the Railway League

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 4

THE following correspondence has taken place on the Crookwell railway:— Crookwell Railway League, 30th April, '96…

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Roads

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 May 1896 · page 2

Mr. Rose is informed by the reads department as follows:— 1st In reference to petition for grant of £300 for the big hill on the road from Parkes…

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Political & Governmental. Crookwell Railway

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 May 1896 · page 2

THE following correspondent has been handed is for publication:— Crookwell Railway League, Crookwell, 20th April, 1896…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 May 1896 · page 3

A man named Atkins, sunter at Rook. wood railway-station, fell on the rails. Some of the trucks passed over his neck commpletely severing his head from his body…

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Roads

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 May 1896 · page 4

MR. ROSE is informed by the Roads Department as follows:—1. In reference to petition for grant of £300 for the big hill on the road from Parkesbour to the Breadalbale railway station that the Lands…

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Road Blinding

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 May 1896 · page 2

SOME little time ago loud complaints were heard against the material used as blinding on the Taralga road, and certainly it was very inconvenient for the time being, but we have been informed that the…

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A Tram Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 May 1896 · page 2

AN old lady named Mrs. Abigail Smith received injuries at the intersection of Regent and Marian streets, Redfern, on Monday that shortly afterwards had a fatal termination. The old lady, who lived…

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Railway Literary and Musical Club

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

A MEETING of railway employee on Monday evening adopted rules for the above and decided that monthly meetings be held in the lodge-room, Oddfollows' Hall. The club will…

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New Railway Freights

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

THE Railway Commissioners have [?]zetted a revision of the freights for the convey [?] of flour, meal, bran and pollard to Sydney and metropolitan suburban districts :— The freight from…

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Road Superintendents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 May 1896 · page 2

THE annual equipment allowance to the road superintendents at Braidwood, Crookwell, Goulburn, Moss Vale, Queanbeyan, and Yass have been fixed at £125 a year. A field assistant at Moss…

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Yalbraith Road

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 2

Repairs on this road will be attended to as soon as funds for 1896-7 have been provided…

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Golspie Road

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 2

Mr. Rose has been informed that before the road from Golapio via Monkey Creek can be cleared, It will be necessary to have the road legally established, and those interested…

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Road at Wade's Hill

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 2

The hon. member is also informed that the matter of the proposed deviation in the road at Wade's Hill has been referred to the lands department with a view to the establishment…

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Light Railways

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 2

The question of light railways in the country districts is again to the fore. That the matter is one, not idle or impracticable, but one of much…

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Free Trade and Ruinous Railways

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 2

THE mind of the Premier is [?] with great railway projects. Not content with issuing mandatory order to the railway commissioners to paint…

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Parish Road

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 2

Objection to the resumption for the under-mentioned rand of 61 acres within portions 215, 101. and 52 hold as c.ps. by P.H. Os borne, Bywong, can be lodged within a month…

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Railway Excursion

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 2

FOR Queen's Birthday the railway commissioners announce the issue of holiday crcursion tickats from all stations to all stations not less than thirteen miles apart…

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Finger Posts and Country Roads

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 2

MR. W. H. Wilk[?], member for Balmain North, has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary for Works and Commissioner for Roads:—"With reference to your letter of the 6th instant,…

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Railway Excursions

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 5

A SPECIAL cheap excursion train to Sydney left Goulburn at 3.45 this afternoon with fourteen first-class and 181 second-class passengers. A similar train from Alburn passed…

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