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

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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The Spanish "Tommy." On the Tramp

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 5
Also in The Young Chronicle

There are many things to admire about the Spanish "Tommy." In the seven fortified cities which I visited there were thousands of him. I never saw one drunk or…

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Coal Mining Case. Railway Commissioners Sued for £60,000

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 2

A CASE, in which £60,000 is claimed as compensation, for the deprivation of the right to mine for coal under certain land at Teralba, on the Great Northern Railway line, was commenced in…

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Excursion Train

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

THE Railway Department announces the running of a special c[?]rea[?]rsion train to Sydney on Wednesday. April 1. The fares wilt be at the rate…

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Railway Employees and Privilege Passes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

It has been arranged that a deputation from the council of the Railway and Tramway Service Association shall wait upon the Railway Commissioners this week to ask them to withdrawn the circular…

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Railway Superannuation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

At a meeting of the New South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association held on Monday, the draft superannuation scheme submitted by the sub-committee was accepted with…

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Train Delayed

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 3

THE train from Tarago which usually reaches Goulburn about 10.30 on Wednesdays, broke down this morning while ascending slope near Wynella, about two miles from town…

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Robbery at the Railway Station

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 2

THE till in the parcels office at the Goulburn railway station was last night robbed of £[?]14/1. The clerk in charge left the office to attend to the mail train from Sydney and…

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Train Breakdown

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 4

The train from Tarago to Goulburn yesterday broke down about three miles from here through a failure of the engine, causing considerable delay. An engine and brakevan were…

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Temora-Wyalong Railway Some Interesting Remarks

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 3

The Minister for Public Works, accompanied by his wife and number of Members of Parliament, arrived in Temora on Monday morning for the purpose of taking…

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Excursion Train

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 27 March 1903 · page 4

THE Railway Department announces the running of a special cheap excursion train to Sydney on Wednesday. April 1. The fares will be at the rate…

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Railway Fatality at Werris Creek

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 March 1903 · page 2

A SHOCKING railway accident occurred at Werris Creek on Wednesday night, which resulted in the death of a fireman named Charles Laxton. Deceased left the loco…

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Railway Ambulance Corps

Goulburn Herald · Monday 30 March 1903 · page 2

THE committee have decided to celebrate the eighth annual meeting by a display of practical ambulance work. It is expected that Mr. Commissioner Fehon and Mr. J. Harper…

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Railway Ambulance Corps

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 4

The committee have decided to celebrate the eighth annual meeting by a grand display of practical ambulance work. It is expected that Mr. Commissioner Fehon and Mr. J. Harper,…

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Train Arrangements. Down Journey

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 1

On Mondays the mixed train (which formerly eft Cowra at 1.24 a.m.) will leave Cowra at 12.20 a.m., arrive Young 3.5 a.m., depart 3.20 a.m., arriving at Harden 4.50 a.m., connecting with southern mail…

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Motor Car Fatality. London April 1

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 4

A MOTOR car accident which resulted in two deaths as reported from Nice. The victims were Count Zborowski, a well-known sportsman, and his…

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Heavy Decrease in Railway Revenue

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 2

An estimate made as to the possible earnings of the railways during the present financial year gives the probable shortage as compared with the last financial year of £250,000. During the nine months…

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Crookwell Railway. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 4

SIR,—Now that Roslyn station shows a record for the highest trucking of sheep and cattle from 1st January to the present, this must surely satisfy those critics that they were entirely wrong when…

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Railway Ambulance Reserves

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 2

The following, will represent the railway men in the active service match, to be shot off at Murray's Flats on Saturday in connection with the Goulburn camp:—President…

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Railway and Wool Returns. Probable Shortage, £250,000

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 4

FROM present appearances it looks as if the Railway Commissioners will be faced, at the end of June, with a revenue shortage of at least a quarter of a million of money, as…

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