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

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

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Terrible Railway Accident

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

MELBOURNE, Friday—A shocking railway fatality occurred at Horsham at an early hour this morning, John McLachlan, a single man, about 55 years of age, being the victim. McLachlan arrived at…

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Crookwell Railway

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 2

A LARGELY-ATTENDED meeting of the league was held on Friday night. A considerable amount of correspondence was dealt with. As advised by Mr. Rose…

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Lord Roberts Threatens the Railway

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 2

Lord Roberts threatens the railway from Bloemfontein to Norval's Pont…

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Contributions by Railway Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 2

THE first instalment of monthly subscriptions by the railway men of the Goulburn Loco. Department to the New South Wales Patriotic Fund was seat away on Saturday last to headquarters. There was…

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The City Railway

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 2

The parliamentary standing committee on public works had under further consideration yesterday the expediency of extending the railway system of the colony from the…

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Road Contracts

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 2

THE following lowest tenders were opened on Tuesday at the Goulburn Roads Office:—No. 27, Kippilaw to Gurrunds, A. McCarron, £178 4s; No. 28, Kipplaw to Gurrunds, R. Tumbers, £34 4s;…

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Railway Items

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 2

A first instalment of monthly subscriptions to the Patriotic Fund has been sent to Sydney by the Goulburn Railway Ambulance corps, consisting principally of traffic men,. The amount was £10…

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Railway Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 2

BATHURST, Wednesday.—Mrs. Hartigan, gate-keeper at Brewongle, was killed by an outgoing train for Sydney this morning. She was in the act of opening the railway gates when she was knocked…

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City Railway

Goulburn Herald · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 5

The public works committee set yesterday. The expediency of extending the railway system of the colony from the present terminus at Redfern into the city was again…

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The Transvaal War. the Occupation of Bloemfontein. Lord Roberts's Entrance in Statf. Heroes of Bethulie Bridge. America's Friendly Aid. London, March 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 4

On Monday the Guards Brigade, under Major-General Pole-Carew, marched for 2½ hours, and then had 2½ hours sleep. Forty thousand men and 18,000 horses moved on…

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Train Delayed

Goulburn Herald · Monday 19 March 1900 · page 2

ONE of the boiler tubes of the engine on the mail train which left Cooma on Saturday afternoon burst at Bredbo. The train was delayed for some hours till another engine was…

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Intercolonial Railways

Goulburn Herald · Monday 19 March 1900 · page 2

A conference of railway commissioners at Adelaide to-day and will probably last the whole of the week. The object of the gathering is to secure uniformity…

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Railway League

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

A MEETING of the members of the Crookwell Railway League was held on Friday night at Coffey's Hotel. There was a good attendance of members, and Mr. George…

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City Railway Extension.— the Hyde Park Difficulty Easily and Cheaply Surmounted.— Is the Extension Needed?— Will Not Extended Tramways Be More Convenient and Cheaper— Hon. John Macintosh.— the Redfern Station Site Not Properly Utilized.— the Tunnel the Real Cause of Congested Traffic

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 2

With reference to the extension of the railway from Redfern into the city of Sydney, it is surprising than no mention seems to have been publicly made…

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Robertson Railway

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 2

A large and representative meeting was held at Bowral on Monday night, to strengthen the hands of the public works committee regarding the proposals to construct a railway line…

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The City Railway

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 2

The public works committee had under further consideration yesterday the expediency of extending the railway system from Redfern into the city, including the…

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Boers Destroy a Modder River Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 2

It has been found that the Boers have destroyed with explosives the railway bridge over the Madder at Glen Siding, north of Bloemfontein…

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Queanbeyan Bridge

Goulburn Herald · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 3

RESPECTING the Queanboyan bridge, which is to be opened to-morrow, we learn that the structure consists of three composite truss spans each 91ft, and two 30ft beam spans,…

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The City Railway

Goulburn Herald · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 2

The above matter was again under consideration on Wednesday. Mr. F. J. Miller thought the markets would be a more convenient site for a station then the top of…

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Queanbeyan Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 6

Respecting the Queanbeyan Bridge, which is to be opened to-day, we learn that the structure consists of three composite truss spans each 91ft, and two 30ft. beam spans, carried on four concrete piers…

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