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

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Train Arrangements Down Journey

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 1

The daily mixed train will leave Cowra at 1.20 a.m [?]rive Young 3.36 a.m., depart 3.46 a.m., arriving as Harden 4.50 a.m., connecting with southern mail. The times of mixed trains due Young at 6.21 p.m…

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The Railway Lines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 4

A meeting of the Cabinet was held on Tuesday afternoon, when further consideration was given to the question of public works. The Works Department submitted additional information respecting…

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The Dismissed Victorian Railway Servants

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 4

Melbourne, Tuesday.—The case of the enginemen who were dismissed from the railway service owing to the strike in May, 1903, was recently brought before the Premier, Mr…

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Longest Span Bridge in the World

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 1

THERE is now under construction across the St. Lawrence at Quebeo a cantilever bridge, which, when completed, will contain the longest span of…

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New Railways

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 2

The Cabinet on Friday decided to go on with the construction of four railway lines. The lines are those from Bogan Gate to Trundle, Manilla to Borrabs, Temora to Barellan, and the…

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New Railways

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 April 1905 · page 4

AT a meeting of the State Cabinet on Friday, it was decided that, with the exception of the Manilla bridge, the proposed new railways shall be constructed by piecework. The…

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Railway Construction

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 17 April 1905 · page 2

The State Cabinet has after full consideration, decided that four unfinished railways, for which Parliament appropriations had been made, but upon which…

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Railway Collision in Italy. London, April 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 April 1905 · page 4

A train conveying recruits from Genoa when passing Ronco, 15 miles its starting point came into collision with a goods train. Seven people were killed and 32 others were injured…

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New Railways

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 18 April 1905 · page 2

THE Cabinet on Friday decided to go on with the construction of four railway lines. The lines are those from Bogan Gate to Trundle, Manilla to…

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Patient Jumps Over a Bridge

Goulburn Herald · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 2

A SENSATION occurrence took, place at Hay on Thursday morning. Mr. Frank Fisher, of Boorooban, was driving a neighbour's son, Lewis Lee, to Hay for medical treatment, the…

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A Railway Anomaly

Goulburn Herald · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 3

LIPPON DAIRN, in the Albury Banner, says: "In tie regulations and methods ruling the conduct of Government departments one of the most striking features in the absence of…

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Sale of Railway Tickets

Goulburn Herald · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 2

WHEN a State sets about the task of manufacturing crimes from the raw material of actions which are not offences against the laws of God or nature, it is guilty of grave…

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Road Tender

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 4

Tenders wore opened on Thursday morning for road work between Taralga and Bullio. There were twelve tenderers, the lowest being F. E. Murdock. His tender was £68 18/…

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Railway and Tramway Service Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 2

The second Federal conference of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Associations was opened at Sydney on Friday. The six states were represented. It was decided that the…

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Easter Railway Traffic

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 2

The railway traffic has been exceptionally heavy during the past ten days. Country people have arrived in the metropolis in great numbers, while the city people have deserted Sydney for a few…

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Train to Mukden

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 2

The first train has reached Mukden over a temporary bridge across the Hun-ho…

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Gate Across Crookwell Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 4

An application was at the last sitting of the Goulburn Land Board for permission to erect gates and a rabbit-proof fence across the (Goulburn- Crookwell Road, and the matter was adjourned to…

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Railway and Tramway Conference

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 4

The second interstate conference of representatives of the Government Railway and Tramway Service Association was concluded early on Saturday afternoon. A resolution was carried objecting…

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Railway Ambulance Rifle Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 2

The Railway Ambulance Rifle Club is under-going the annual course of musketry training at the Goulburn rifle range under Captain Milne. Twenty-eight members have so far…

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The Safest Place in the Train

Goulburn Herald · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 4

THE safest place in n train (says a railway guard) is towards the rear, for we are more likely to run into something than that a goods or slow should overtake us, and in case of…

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