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

Railways, roads & transport, 1902

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Lansdowne Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 2

The committee of the Lansdowne Bridge demonstration met after the meeting on Tuesday evening and decided to hold the opening on the 8th March, provided that date is convenient to the Minister for…

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[?]Ing of Lansdowne Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 4

[?] public meeting, convened by the Mayor in [?]onse to a requisition, was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening for the purpose of arranging for a demonstration on the occasion, of the…

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Assault and Robbery in a Train. London, Feb. 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 2

Mr. Ernest Toy, the Sydney violinist, while travelling from Paris to Nice on Monday night by express, was robbed of everything. After a desperate struggle with the robbers he was thrown out…

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Railway League

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 2

A MEETING of the members of the Crookwell Railway League is called by advertisement in this issue for Wednesday evening next, at Coffey's Hotel…

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The Lansdowne Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

The new bridge over the Mulwarree near Bartlett's Brewery will be finished by the contractors to-day. The structure has coat about £3800, and occupied eight months in building, during…

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Cricket. the Visit of the Tramway Club

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

MR Mat Armstrong, the secretary of the Young Cricket Club, has, during the past few days, received a Ietter from the secretary of the Sydney Tramway Cricket Club from the [?]o tents of…

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The Carriage Of Stock. Deputation to the Railway Commissioners

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

A DEPUTATION from the Homebush stock-selling agents waited on the Railway Commissionery on Tuesday morning to bring under notice several matters in connection with the livestock tariff,…

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The Crookwell Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

The steel bridge over the Wollondilly on the Crookwell railway is now practically completed, but a mistake way made in reporting that the engine had passed over it. Mr…

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The Crookwell Railway

Goulburn Herald · Monday 24 February 1902 · page 2

THE construction of the Crookwell railway will be completed about the middle of March. The steel bridge over the Wollondilly river will be finished during this week, and will he…

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A Railway Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 4

Trangie, Sunday.—A drover and a lad named Lyons, of Warren, were engaged in removing sheep from Mr. Quigley's to Bullagreen, and were camped last night near the…

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Peculiar Railway Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 2

A REMARKABLE escape was experienced by the driver and fireman of a train belonging to the Jerrahdale Timber Co., Western Australia on Monday. The train was running in the…

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Imperial Parliament Hours of Railway Employees. London, Feb. 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 2

In the House of Commons last night Mr. C. W. Norton (Liberal) moved that half-yearly returns be made of cases where the hours worked by railway servants are beyond 12 hours a day, also of cases…

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Remarkable Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 4

Perth (W.A.), Tuesday.—A remarkable escape was experienced by the driver and fireman of a train belonging to the Jarrahdale Timber Co., yesterday. The train was…

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Road Tenders

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

TENDERS for the following works upon roads in the district are called for by advertisement in this issue, to close on he 13th March:--…

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Railway League

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

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

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Railway Service

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 2

THE officials at our local Railway Station have very long hours, and we certainly think an effort should be made to bring the eight hour system…

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Railway Appeal Boards

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 2

Since the last publication, at the end of January, of proceedings of the Railway and Tramway Appeals Board, 16 cases have been dealt with. Eight of these were against dismissal, and eight against…

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Opening of Lansdowne Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 2

This morning Mr. J W Grovenor received word that the Minister for Works would visit Goulburn next Saturday and open Lansdowne Bridge. The ceremony will accordingly take place on that date…

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A Count’s Escapade. He Runs Away From H’s Regiment in a Motor

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 1

Count Raphael Cahen d’Anvers, writes the Paris correspondent of a London paper, who was killed last year in an automobile accident, left…

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Railway Ambulance Corps

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 2

Recently Guard W. Paulley, of the local ambulance corps, had an opportunity of putting to practical effect the lessons learned at the class meetings. Whilst in Darling Harbour in his…

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