A Boy Killed on the Railway
The Sydney Coroner on Thursday held an inquest concerning the death of a boy named Edward Henry Browne, aged 9, residing with his mother at Brown-street, St. Peters, who was on the previous…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
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A New Railway Goods Rate
THE Railway Commissioners are introducing a new truck rate for general goods, and it will take effect from the 1st proxime. At the present time, to enable any advantage to be gained from…
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With reference to Mr. Rose's representations re the state of the road near Brown's on Boxer's Creek beyond Ford's (road Goulburn via Boxer's Creek to main southern road), the…
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THE unfortunate man Frank Gamble, who met with an accident on the tram-line last Wednesday morning, died at the Yass hospital this afternoon. The medical…
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A well-attended meeting was held at the Railway Ambulance Barracks on Monday evening for the purpose of resuscitating the above society. Mr. W. E. Gould, president of the old society, was in…
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SIR,—I gather from the discussion that has taken place on the proposed tramway that a number of people are of opinion that Goulburn is not ripe for such a project. It has oven been condemned as being…
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A MEETING of railway men was held in the Ambulance barracks on Monday evening to r[?] the literary. society, which has fallen into aueyance for about two years…
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FORM Goulburn this year is much heavier than usual. The mail and express have each run in two divisions, and the usual day-train is well patronized. Cheap excursion trains…
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ZEEHAN, Thursday.âNews has been received of a terrible accident on the Emu Bay Railway Company's works at Pieman River, resulting in the death of three men…
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A COMPANY has been formed, the capital secured, and the privileges obtained to construct a species of aerial cable railroad across the very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Credit to the Railway. Commissioners.—but a Rational Way of Dealing with Passenger Fares Has Not Yet Been Evolved.—anomalies and Paradoxes.—the Revenue Made Satisfactory As a Whole by Charging Some Too Much and Others Too Little.—the Tram and Rail Fares on a Totally Different Basis.—the Former the Right One
WHILE full credit must be given to the railway commissioners for their management generally of the lines and especially for the lowering of the…
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THE overhead bridge at the Goulburn railway station will be officially opened on Friday next, and a banquet is to be held at Eastgrove to commemorate the event. Mr. Ashton, M.P., and the aldermen of…
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The Emperor William intends to ask the Reichstag to guarantee the cost of the construction of the German section of the Cape-Cairo railway, as well as the cost of a line from Dares-salaam, on the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →One Consequence of Railway Communication.—some Amusement But Some Mischief From Travelling Entertainers.—none of Them Try to Cure Us of Credulity.—how Solemnly They Tell Us What All Educated People Know!—they May Unsettle; But They Cannot Instruct Nor Achieve Good
ONE of the consequences of our possessing railway communication, and in particular of our lying on the line between Sydney and Melbourne, is…
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THE new overhead bridge at the railway station, affording a public thoroughfare over the railway property to Eastgrove, has been in use for some little time, bet it has been decided to have an official…
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THIS afternoon at four the overhead foot bridge er o'ed across the railway line to give the residents of Eastgrove and other e[?]stern portions of the municipality easy access to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Visit of the Railway Commissioners
Messrs. Oliver, Fehon, and Kirkoaldie, commissioners arrived to Goulburn at 11.40 this morning from an inspection of the south western line, and southern line between…
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A ROAD race took place Friday afternoon over a course from a point five miles on the Braidwood road, finishing at the Cooma Hotel. There were 12 men started, and the winner turned up in J…
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Now that the summer tourist traffic to the mountains has practically ceased, the Commissioners announce the introduction of the winter time-table, to come into operation on Monday next, 17th instant…
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THE new overhead bridge at the Goulburn railway station, which is intended to afford better access to the suburb of Eastgrove, was officially opened yesterday afternoon by Mr. James Ashton, M.P…
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