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

Railways, roads & transport, 1904

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Lansdowne Bridge

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 3

A DEPUTATION consisting of Ald. Ayling and Messrs. J. A. Gegg anti Mollitt waited on the roads superintendent yesterday in reference to the shppery state of Lansdowne Bridge…

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Train Arrangements own oumey

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 1

The daily mixed train will leave Cowra at 1.20 a.m., arrive Young 3.36 a.m., depart 3.46. a.m., arriving at Harden 4.50 a.m., connecting with southern mail. The times of mixed trains due Young at 6.31 p.m…

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Railway Revenue

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 2

THE report of the railway commissioners for the quarter ended March 31 shows as steady and continuous improvement in the volume of business. Gross earnings show an increase…

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WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. Boileau. Breach of Railway by Law

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 4

Before Mr. Boileau. BREACH OF RAILWAY BY LAW. Vernon Harry Brawwright pleaded Guilty to a charge of having ridden in a railway…

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Lansdowne Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 April 1904 · page 4

A deputation consisting of Alderman Ayling, Mr. J. A. Gegg, and Mr. Moffatt (Windellnama) waited upon the road superintendent on Tuesday with regard to the slippery state of the decking of…

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New Railway Goods Rates

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 April 1904 · page 3

New railway rates have been published in the Government Gazette, and will come into operation on Monday next. The Commissioners state that the competitive rates in other…

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Railway Ticket-Scalping

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 April 1904 · page 4

A deputation representing residents of the districts of Bundanoon and Goulburn was introduced to the Railway Commissioners on Tuesday morning by Messrs. M'Court and Ashton, Ms.L.A., who…

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Railways and Tramways

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended March 21 shows a steady and continuous improvement in the volume of business…

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New Railway Rates

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2

THE new railway rates come into operation on Monday next. The new rates book will contain a number of alterations, paricularly in respect to the charges for large and small lots…

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New Railway Rates-book. Abolition of Truck Charges. Reduction in Amount Per Ton

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

A good deal of commotion is likely to be produced throughout the State, and especially in the country districts, by the announcement that the Railway…

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The Railway Rates

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

Tamworth, Friday.—The withdrawal of the six ten trucks in the third-class railway rates is not well received by local business people, as it means an advance in carriage rates. Carriers, however,…

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Increased Railway Fares

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 4

It has been decided by the Railway Commissioners that from May 1 the fares between Sydney and Goulburn and vice versa shall be increased to the extent of sixpence on the 2nd return, 4d on…

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Revised Railway Time-Table

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 5

From the 1st proximo several alterations will be made in the different services as a result of the approach of winter. On the southern line advantage has been taken to…

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Shocking Fatal Accident. Boy Killed by a Train

Goulburn Herald · Monday 2 May 1904 · page 2

AT 7.30 this morning William Joseph O'Reilly, ten years of age, lining with his mother en Mulwarree-street, Goulburn was run over by the Crookwell train and received terrible…

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Increased Railway Fares

Goulburn Herald · Monday 2 May 1904 · page 3

THE railway fares between Sydney and Goulburn have been raised to the extent of 6d. second-class return ticket and 9d. first calls. The fares now are:—Fist single…

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Terrible Fatal Accident. Boy Run Over by the Crookwell Train. Both Legs Cut Off

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning a terrible accident occurred on the Crookwell line, just after the train leaves the main southern line at Goulburn When the…

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Shocking Fatality on the Crookwell Railway Line

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 4

A shocking accident which afterwards proved fatal occurred on Monday morning on the railway line near the Mulwarree at crossing. From the police report it appears that William Joseph O'Reilly, a…

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New Railway Rates-Book

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 4

A good deal of commotion is likely to be producod throughout the State, and especially in the country districts, by the announcement that the…

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The Late Railway Fatality

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 2

AN inquest was held at the Goulburn Hospital yesterday before Mr. H. O'Brien, coroner, on the body of William Joseph O'Reilly, aged ten, who was run over by the…

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Military Memos. Railway Ambulance Musketry

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

ONE of the last acts of the late Minister for Defence, Mr. Austin Chapman, M.H.R., was to note the success of the local railway riflemen. The ex-minister, writing to Captain…

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