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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 9 of 27

A Secret Russian Railway

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 2

London, Wednesday Afternoon.—It has just been discovered that Russia is building a railway, which, leaving the Siberian lines 70 miles west of Khailar. runs to…

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The Burrowa Railway. the Extension From Crookwell

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 2

It Is said that the Railway Commissioners secretly favour the extension of the railway from Crookwell through Burrowa, and on to Koorawatha. That may, or…

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Gundagai Railway Dispute

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 2

Mr. O’Sullivan, State Minister for Works, has settled the dispute among the carters employed on the Gundagai railway works, by paying them is a day extra Mr…

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Water for the Railway. Short at the Pumping Shed

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 2

One of the striking evidences or the severity of the drought is the great shortage of the water in the Yass River. This circumstance is just now seriously…

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Goulburn Roads Office

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2

Mr. E. M. Ailman, of Sydney, has been appointed roads superintendent and assistant engineer at Goulburn, as successor to Mr. Percy [?]carr, Mr. Ailman will arrive be a about the end of the week…

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Hanging In. Mid-air Peril and Excitement on London Bridge

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 1

A remarkable scene, causing a considerable public sensation, occurred on London Bridge on the morning of March 13…

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Railway Accidents

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2

A RAILWAY accident occurred at Hackney Downs station on Friday. The axle of an engine broke. The train stopped…

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Cape to Cairo Railway. London, April 25

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2

AN agreement has been signed at Brussels providing for carrying the Cape to Cairo railway to Victoria Falls, and from…

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Railway Winter Time-table

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 2

SEVERAL changes are to come into operation on the 4th proximo. On the southern line the 5.15 p.m. Friday train from Sydney to Goulburn will be discontinued beyond Moss…

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Taralga Railway. to the Editor

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 2

SIR,—With your permission I will refer to a. railway for Taralga. The member for Argyle, Mr. T. Rose, speaking at the banquet at the. opening of the Crookwell railway, said as a…

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Rye Park Progress Committee. Two Roads-officers in Evidence. (Published by Request.)

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 1 May 1902 · page 2

On Wednesday, April 23rd, an important public meeting took place at Rye Park, promoted by the local Progress Committee, to meet Mr. F. N. Oxlev…

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The Railway Time-Table

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 May 1902 · page 4

With the advent of the cold weather the movements of the travelling public are somewhat changed, and to meet tie altered circumstances the Railway Commissioners announce certain changes in their…

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Goulburn Progress Association. the Crookwell Time-table. Local Railway Fares

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 May 1902 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Goulburn and District Progress Association was held at tile Town Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr. A. At. Betts, president. was in the chair, and…

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The First Passenger Train in Lancashire

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 1

Is the current number of the Railway Magazine appears an admirably illustrated account by Mr. G. J. Stoker, late of the London and North-Western…

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Crookwell Railway. to the Editor

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 2

SIR.— If train left Crookwell at 8 a.m., it Would arrive in Goulburn at 10, catching the paper train up and the 11.20 to Sydney, allowing people who wished to go…

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Sydney Railway Station

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 2

ON Wednesday afternoon the foundation. stone of the new central Railway station in Sydney was laid by the Minister for Works. According to the Minister for Works, the…

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Accident on the Crookwell Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 2

On Friday evening during shunting operations at the Forest siding, the porter who was in charge of the points made a mistake and caused the tender of the engine of the…

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North Goulburn Railway Quarry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 4

A big lump of rock, probably a record for quarrying work, was shifted at the railway quarry, North Goulburn, a few days ago by two shots fired simultaneously. The quarry…

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Roads and Bridges

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 3

In March last the Minister for Works implied that owing to his having spent £602,000 out of the £740,000 at his disposal for roads, bridges, and artesian wells in nine months, he would have to…

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Crookwell Railway League

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 2

A MEETING of the Railway League was held at Coffey's hotel on Friday night. There was a good attendance, and Mr. Geo. McDonald presided. A…

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