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

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

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Breaking a Railway Journey

Goulburn Herald · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 2

ON 14th December Sydney Williamson was proceeded against at Goulburn before the police magistrate for buying a ticket at an intermediate station (Moss Vale) while…

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The War. Boers Out-manœuvred. the Siege Train. Reinforcements. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 January 1900 · page 2

After a series of reverses the tide of the South African campaign seems to be once again flowing in Great Britain's favour in one of the most important districts…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 January 1900 · page 2

Melbourne, Monday.—Near Wallan this morning a very serious collision occurred. A telegram received by the Traffic Manager of Railways reports that the accident occurred at M'Ivor Crossing,…

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Railway Accident at Bundanoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 January 1900 · page 2

While some people were waiting at Bundanoon on Monday morning for the train from Goulburn to Sydney, a number of young men are said to have indulged in some skylarking. with the result that…

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The Railway Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 January 1900 · page 2

It will be remembered that on 14th December a case against Sydney Williamson at the Goulburn, Police Court for buying a ticket at an intermediate railway station was dismissed, it being agreed that a…

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Indwe Railway Reopened

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 January 1900 · page 2

The Indwe branch railway, north-east from Sterkstroom, part ,f which was recently torn up by the Boars, has been reopened by the British authorities, Dordrecht having been reoccupied…

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The War. Sir Garnet Wolseley on Our Guns. the Boers in Strong Force at Tugela. London, Tuesday. Armoured Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 4

An armoured train has arrived at Estcourt. EUROPEAN ADVENTURERS. European adventurers are entering Delagoa Bay under the guise of the Red Cross…

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The Transvaal War. Colesberg Occupied. a Successful Flank Movement. the Enemy Dismayed. Fighting Near Dordrecht. Railway to Colenso Destroyed. London, Jan. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 4

WHEN the Boers were compelled by Major-General French to vacate Rensberg a strong force of British artillery and cavalry harassed the enemy whilst in retreat…

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The Trans-siberian Railway. London, Jan. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 4

The Trans-Baikal section of the Siberian railway has been completed. Direct communication between St. Petersberg and the Pacific has now been established…

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Railway Between Colenso and Ladysmith Destroyed. Jan. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 4

The railway between Colenso and Ladysmith has been destroyed by the Boers…

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The Cape Railway Pioneers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 4

Twelve hundred railway pioneers have been embodied in the Cape Railway Corps, organised for the protection of the lines of communication. The men are mostly…

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The Railway Accident near Bendigo.—A Third Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 4

Miss Blanche Hoskins, who was seriously injured in the railway accident near Bendigo on Monday, died on Tuesday, making the third death. The other sufferers are progressing favourably. An inquest…

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Late War News. Battle at Sunnyside. British Victory. Australian and Canadian Troops in Action. the Enemy Shelled and Routed. Free State Road Opened. London. Jan. 3

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 2

At Sunnyside, a small settlement 20 miles north-west of Belmont, the range of kopjes held by the Boers ran north and south…

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New Railways

Goulburn Herald · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 2

Instructions have been given by Mr. O'Sullivan that no much expedition as possible shall be exercised in getting through the preliminaries in connection with the…

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The Wrecked Train at Rensberg

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 2

The New South Wales Lancers, under Major Lee, were sent from Rensberg to prevent the Boers looting the commissariat train which a traitor had started down an incline, and which the British…

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The New Trams

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 1

THE electric trams which run along George Street, Sydney, are now satisfactorily established, and the general traffic is quite reconciled to their…

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Goulburn Railway Returns

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 4

WE have been supplied with the complete returns for the holiday traffic at the Goulburn railway station. They show a considerable increase in revenue as compared with the previous year. The…

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Railway Collision in Alsacelorraine. London, Jan. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 2

A railway disaster is reported from Alsace Lorraine. The Frankfort express came into collision with another train at Bischweiler, 14 miles from…

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Goulburn - Crookwell Railway

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 2

MATTERS so far have been held in abeyance pending the special survey of the line by two surveyors in order to ascertain the exact area of land that…

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Tram Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 4

A child named Herbert Albert Franklin, aged 4½ years, residing with his parents in Campbell-street, was knocked down by the motor of a Botany tram near the Belmore…

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