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

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

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The Bushmen's Contingent Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 2

The special cheap train which was run from Goulburn to Sydney on Wednesday morning in connection with the departure of the Bushmen's Contingent took away 128 passengers, including 65…

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Accident to a Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 2

An accident happened early this morning to a goods train coming to Goulburn at Oolong, other side of Gunning. The wheel of a truck laden with wheat collapsed and threw the truck off and damaged the…

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Another Railway Accident at Cootamundra

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 2

THE Cootamundra station adds another item to its chapter of accidents. Its reputation now must surely be unsurpassed upon the line. Once more it is the…

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Accident to a Train

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 2

EARLY yesterday morning the wheel of a truck of wheat attached to a goods train coming to Goulburn from the southward collapsed near O[?]long, thirty-seven miles…

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Goulburn to Crookwell Railway. Reply to Mr. Rose M.p. to the Editor of the Herald

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 4

SIR,—I should be glad of a portion of your valuable space to reply to Mr. Rose M.P. re his speech on the above in your issue of the 21st February…

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Crookwell Railway

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 2

As notified in last issue, Mr. Sievers, official valuator, on Tuesday last interviewed those landowners along the line of route who had declined to give…

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Crookwell Railway

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 March 1900 · page 3

MR. EDITOR,—To judge by the tone of some correspondence in the local press there are a few gentlemen who either cannot or will not understand my Crookwell remarks. To…

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Display of Railway Ambulance Work

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 5 March 1900 · page 2

ON Saturday night a large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen responded to the invitations issued by the Yass Blanch of the N.S.W. Railway Ambulance Corps to…

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Road Tenders

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 2

TENDERS for work upon the undermentioned roads in the district close on Monday next, 12th March:-- Contract 31, Binda to Tuena…

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Crookwell Railway

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

A MEETING of the Railway League was held on Friday-night. There was a good attendance, and Mr. Geo. McDonald presided. A considerable…

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Local & General News. the Yass, Oolong, and Jerrawa Railway Ambulance Classes. Presentation of Certificates

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 2

On Saturday evening last the Yass Mechanics' Institute was crowded by a large number of ladies and gentlemen, who were present, by invitation, to…

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On the Road to Mafeking

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1900 · page 4

A strong force, including the Kimberley Light Horse, has marched northwards from Kimberley. It is expected that the force will meet with…

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The Transvaal War. Stormberg Evacuated. Pursuit of the Enemy. a Boer Force Surrounded. on the Road to Mafeking. British Losses. London, March 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1900 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent reports that the Boers evacuated their position at Stormberg, north of Sterkstroom, on Sunday night. Later…

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On the Road to Mafeking. London, March 6

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 2

A strong force, including the Kimberley Light Horses, has marched northwards from Kimberley. It is expected that the force will meet…

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How I Escaped From Pretoria. Adventures on the Road to Delagoa Bay. (Morning Post, Jan. 24.)

Goulburn Herald · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 6

How unhappy is that poor man who loses his liberty! What can the wide world give him in exchange? No degree of material comfort, no…

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Crookwell Railway. to the Editor

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 2

SIR,--To judge by the tone of some correspondence in the local press there are a few gentlemen who either cannot or will not understand my Crookwell remarks…

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Lord Roberts Threatens the Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 2

Lord Roberts threatens the railway from Bloemfontein to Norvals Pont…

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The Transvaal War. Battle of Osfontein. Mobility of the Cavalry. Enemy's Headlong Flight. Free Staters Demoralised. Lord Roberts Threatens the Railway. British Advance in Cape Colony. London, March 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 2

In the battle of Osfontein the mounted portion of the army, so rapid were its movements, far outstripped the supporting infantry. The enemy, who were extended in a…

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The Crookwell Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 2

THIS matter was discussed at the Taralga show, but the Taralga people are not much concerned about the railway. The nearest accessible point will be some 15 miles away, and they do not…

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