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

Railways, roads & transport, 1902

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Motor Bicycles

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 2

MR. F. A. DRURY of Goulburn has so far completed the construction of his 2¾ horse power motor bicycle as to be able to have a trial run in the streets this morning. The…

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Railway Patality

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 2

A SHOCKING railway fatality occurred at the Rhodes platform on Sunday night, the victim being a young woman named Eliza Ann Starkey, twenty-two years of age, who…

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Public Servants and Railway Fares

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 4

REPRESENTATIVES from the conference of delegates of the provincial and metropolitan branches of the Public Service Associations, which sat last Friday and Saturday for the…

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Railway Goods Traffic

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 3

IT is reported by the railway authorities that, whilst the railway traffic has exhibited a considerable advance within the past month the general goods business cannot be regarded…

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Railway Stock Traffic

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 6 January 1902 · page 2

From returns received by the Railway Department, it appears that during last year no less than 2,500,000 sheep and 100,000 cattle were received at the…

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The New Sydney Railway Station. to Cost £400,000. “Stateliness and Beauty.”

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 2

PRELIMINARY designs for the new Central Railway Station have been prepared in accordance with the latest requirements of the Railway Commissioners and the arrangements recommended by the Central…

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A Man Killed at a Railway Crossing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 4

Katoomba, Tuesday.—A very old resident—Mr. Robert Mulholland-was killed to-night by the fish train arriving here about 8 o'clock. His wife had carelessly…

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A Lesson in Railway Administration

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

IN matters of railway administration the United States, rather than England, furnishes the example we should endeavor to adapt to our own…

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“Protecting his Position.” the Roads and Bridges Man

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 13 January 1902 · page 3

RECENTLY a rather pretty quarrel arose between Mr. John Storey, member for Balmain, and the Mayor of that Municipality, or rather the member sought to…

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The Central Railway Station

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2

THE D.T., intimates that the new Railway Station will be a gorgeous affair when E.W.O’S. has finished with it. At first the estimate was for less than a…

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Goulburn to Sydney Road Record

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 2

P. Alisoff, a well-known league rider, assayed the task of lowering the 136½ miles record from Goulburn to Sydney on Tuesday. The previous record time for the distance was…

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Railway League

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

A MEETING of members of the Crookwell Railway League was held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday night last. There was a large attendance, and Mr…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 2

Orange, Friday.—A railway guard, Mr. John Emmett, stet. his death this morning in the railway yard while engaged in coupling trucks. Deceased and William Henning, a…

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The Bagdad Railway. London, Jan. 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 1

Reuter's agency reports that the Sultan has approved of the construction of the Begdad railway at a cost of 17,000f. £656 per kilometre. A gusrantes is to be given that Koweyt will be abandoned as the…

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A Child Found at the Railway Station

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon a passenger by one of the trains found a five weeks' old baby in the ladies' lavatory at the Goulburn railway station. Miss Govin, the…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Oliver Fehon, and Kirkcaldie, with their staff officers, arrived in Goulburn by special train at about 12 o'clock on Monday morning, for the purpose of…

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Railway Items

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 2

[?] Guard [?] has been pro[?] [?] to the position of head grand at [?], and left on Monday to take up his duties, Mr. [?] was a prominent member…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 2

THE railway commissioners of N.S.W. are now on there annual inspection of the southern line, and Messrs, Oliver, [?], and Kirk[?] with their staff officers arrived in…

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“ Office of the Railway Commissioners

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 2

“ Sir,—With reference to your letter of yesterday’s date covering communication from Mr. James E. Tunney, of Spring Park, Bendick Morrell, relative to the shortage of goods waggons…

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Train Arrangements

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

In connection with the Yass annual races to be held on the 5th and 6th of February, holiday excursion tickets to Yass Town will be issued at Goulburn, Cootamundra,…

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