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

Railways, roads & transport, 1902

526 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 27

Assault in a Train

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 4

Whilst travelling in the train on Saturday between Everleigh and Newtown yesterday morning a youn[?] girl indecently as aulted. No arrest…

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Escape From Cooma Mail Train

Goulburn Herald · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 5

WRILST being escorted by a Victorian policeman from Delegate to Melbourne a prisoner named John Daly escaped early yesterday morning by jumping out of the train between…

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Presentation to the Railway Commissioners

Goulburn Herald · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 3

LAST evening very pleasing incident occurred of the Goulburn railway station from the fact that the local railway ambulance committees [?] advantage of the railway Commissioners…

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Bad Bridge

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 2

VERY serious complaints are being made about the dangerous condition of the bridge near Mrs Goodwin's, not far from the Harden railway gates…

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The Road Vote

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 2

STATEMENTS have been published to the effect that the Minister for Works is “starving the road vote,” because he had postponed the acceptance of certain tenders till…

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The Crookwell Railway

Crookwell Gazette · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 3

THE line of railway from Crookwell to Goulburn was utilised for the first time since its construction in the conveyance of passengers on Thursday and Friday…

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Cricket the Proposed Tramway Cricket Club’s Visit to Young

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 2

THE fact that the Tramway C.C. has Succeeded in winning the Moore Park Association Cup and that probably Mr. Alick Kermode, a member of their [?] who gained the bowling average in the…

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Preferential Railway Rates. Attempt to Secure Utiformit. Goods to Find Their Natural Outlet

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 2

IN the House of Representatives, Sir William Lyne. in reply to the question by Mr. Hgg[?] (Victoria), said the Government was aware that some were preferential races…

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Presentation to the Railway Commissioners

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

On Thursday evening a very pleasing incident occurred at the Goulburn railway station. The local railway ambulance committees took advantage of the fact of the Railway…

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Meeting the Excursion Train. a Walk From the Junction

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 2

The first or tile Easier excursion trains passed through to Sydney on Friday last, timed to arrive at the junction here about the same time as the paper train from…

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An Airship Burnt by a Tramp

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 1

For many years the dream of Mr. [?], and engineer of Denmead near Portsmouth has been to construct a faithful airship…

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Railway Ambulance Corps and Rifle Club. Social to Mr. and Mrs. Milne

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

The members of the above, corps and rifle club mot at the Masonic Hall on Saturday evening to tender a social to Mr. and Mrs. E. Milne. Mr. Milne, as is well known, has…

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The Burrowa Railway

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

In connection with the projected railway to Burrowa, the Minister for Works has received a communication from Mr Neilsen, M.L.A., informing him that if the fine branches off from Coo[?]…

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Cricket Notes. the Proposed Tramway C.C’s Visit to Young

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 2

A FURTHER guarantee that the cricketers accompanying the Tramway C.C will be worth watching was given in a letter received on Saturday by the local managers. It contained the Information…

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In a Third-class Railway Carriage

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

Disagreeable Passenger (to commercial traveller sitting by open window): "Excuse me, sir but that open window is very annoying." C.T. (pleasantly): 'I'm very sorry, but…

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Capture of a Train Wrecker

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 3

The National Scouts at Standarton captured a man named Williams, a notorious train wrecker…

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Disaster in Peru. Collapse of a Bridge. One Hundred People Drowned

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 3

While a priest was pronouncing the benediction at the opening of a bridge over the river Maranon, in the district of Lime, Paru, the structure collspsed…

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Fatal Tram Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 3

ABOUT noon yesterday the motor of ta tram a Botany left the rails, dragging two cars with it, As sit did so, it approached the hedge of the street drain, and this subsiding…

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Easter Railway Traffic

Goulburn Herald · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 5

THE Easter railway traffic from Goulburn to Sydney has been fairly heavy up to the present, The first cheap train left Goulburn at 5 a.m. yesterday, taking 1 first class passenger and…

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Railway League

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 2

A MEETING of members of the Crookwell Railway League was held at Coffey's Hotel on Tuesday night. The attendance was only fair, and Mr. Geo…

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