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

Railways, roads & transport, 1898

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Use of Railway Tricycles

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 1

Experience shows that there is considerable danger in the use of railway tricycles, and several fatal accidents have been recorded in this colony, one happening the…

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New Bridge

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 2

THE other day Mr Bourke, our worthy Mayor, received the following communication re the proposed and badly-wanted new bridge in…

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Correspondence. We do not necessarily, endorse the opinions expressed by our correspondents.] , the Grenfell Railway. To the Editor of the Burrangong Argus

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 2

Sir,—I have just read Mr. J. C. Watson’s letter in your issue of this day, and had it not been that I. am very unfairly assailed by the writer, I would have let it pass without comment,…

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Delay on the Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 2

THIS morning, through some mistake in working the points at Meryla, between Moss Vale and Exeter, two wheels of the tender of a goods train were thrown off the line. The permanent…

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Senior Competition. Railway Ambulance V. Milton

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 4

THIS match was resumed on Saturday on the Milton ground, and ended in favour of the Ambulance by the small margin of four runs. The home team were without the services of Joe Nosworthy, and…

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Fatal Railway Accident in Scotland. London, Feb. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 1

A mail train came into collision with a fast goods train in Ayrshire yesterday. The two engines, two of the passenger carriages, and three of the goods vans were smashed…

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Railways in Corea. London, Feb. 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 2

Corea is refusing to grant railway concessions to foreigners. Japan demands that the line from Seoul to Fusan, in Corea, tile right to construct which was conceeded…

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Correspondence. (We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by cur correspondents.] the Grenfell Railway. Mr. Green’s Sunday LETTER. To the Editor of the Burrangong Argus

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 February 1898 · page 3

SIR,—Barring Mr. Greene’s self-praise—that it being only a futile attempt “ to paint, the lily ”— he really has given meno argument. However, there are some of his statement. which, are entitled to…

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The Koorawatha Grenfell Railway. Inquiry by the Works Committee

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 February 1898 · page 2

THE expediency of constructing a railway from Koorawatha to Grenfell was further considered by the Public Works Committee on Thursday. Mr. G. H. Greene, M.P. for the district, in the course…

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Railway Accident in Scotland

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 February 1898 · page 3

A mail train came into collision with a fast goods train at Barassie, near Irvine, Ayrshire. The two engines, two of the passenger carriages, and three of the…

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Road Tendees

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 2

ROAD contractors and others interested are reminded that tenders for works on the undermentioned roads close to-morrow at the Crookwell courthouse at noon…

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A Boy Killed by a Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 4

A FATAL accident happened on Saturday evening on the Illawarra railway line, between the Erskineville and St. Peters railway stations. It appears that in a curve…

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Permission to Mine Under Road

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 3

Application was made on 7th instant by J. C. Bo[?]s fer permission to mine under part of the road separatiing portion No.76 from portion No. 25, Marulan, 2 a., to mine…

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Correspondence. [We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by our correspondents ] the Grenfell Railway.mr. Greene in Reply. To the Editor of the Burrangong Argus

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 2

SIR,—Referring to Mr. Watson's letter in your issue of 9th instant, your readers will note that my Sunday letter was simply in reply to Mr. Watson’s previous one, in which a serious attack…

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TELEGRAMS. Disastrous Flood at Bungendore. Two Persons Drowned. Narrow Escape of a Train. Damage to the Railway Line

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 4

BUNGENDORE, WEDNESDAY, 9.40 a.m. THE most disastrous flood ever known here occurred last night. It had been raining from last Saturday until Monday. At 9…

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Floods at Bungendore. Two Men Drowned. Railway Washaways

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 2

The most disastrous flood ever known at Bungendore occurred on Tuesday night. It had been raining from Saturday until Monday at 9 a.m., when it…

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The Grenfell Railway

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

A NOTIFICATION appears in our advertising columns apprising the interested public that the Sectional Committee of the Public Works Committee, intend inspecting the route of the proposed railway from…

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Differential Railway Rates

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

THE conference of traffic managers of the Victorian, New South Wales, and South Australian railways, just concluded in Melbourne, dealt with the difficult problem of intercolonial competitive…

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A Stamping, Bamping, Tramping Tramp

Goulburn Herald · Monday 21 February 1898 · page 2

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Petition to the Railway Commissioners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 2

WHEN it became known that Goulburn passengers by the special cheap train on Thursday next for the fifth test match would not be allowed to return by the mail train, a petition was drawn up and…

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