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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1871

10 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Colonial Steins. Main Roads of the Colony

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1871 · page 3

IN the Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday, 28rd May, a bill to deal with the main roads of tho colony who passed. Tie following is a, copy of the bill:—…

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The Suspension Bridge Over the Murrumbidgee River

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1871 · page 2

On Sunday evening last, I paid a visit to the Murrumbidgee River, to view the novel Construction that has been created there, and was much pleased with the…

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Good Roads

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1871 · page 3

MR. MACLEAY'S resolutions, put as an amendment on Monday, on the motion that the Speaker leave the chair, and the House resolve itself into a committee of…

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The State of Our Roads to Eden. (To the Editor of the Manaro Mercury)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1871 · page 3

DEAR SIR.—The deplorable and shameful state of the road from our sea board, Eden, Twofold Bay, to Manaro, would baffle the efforts of man, and render all…

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Correspondence. the State of the Roads From Eden to Manaro. (To the Editor of the Manaro Mercury)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1871 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—Since the date of my last letter to you, I have seen the Government proclamation relative to the new Stamp Duties, and I do not hesitate to assert…

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The Railway Goods Rates

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1871 · page 3

A NEW cable of rates for the carriage of merchandise and live stock on the Great Souhthern, Western, and Richmond Railways to come into operation on the 1st…

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Colonial Items. Increased Railway Rates

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 August 1871 · page 3

ON the 3rd instant, at Goulburn, a meeting to protest against the new rates was held, the particulars of which we condense from the Goulburn Herald:—…

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Fatal Occurrence on the Railway at Penrith

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1871 · page 2

ON last Saturday forenoon, the Coroner for the district (Dr. Clarke) held, at the Penrith Hospital, an inquest touching the death of a young man named Hunt,…

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Accident on the Hobson's Bay Railway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1871 · page 3

A VERY serious accident happened on Tuesday night (12th) about a quarter past 10 o'clock, on the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway. From what can be gathered…

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Appalling Rail Road Disaster

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1871 · page 1

BOSTON, U.S., August 27.—A frightful accident occurred last night, on the Eastern Railroad, at Revere, seven miles from Boston. The accomodation-train…

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