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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1878

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Parish Roads. Department of Mines. Sydney. 25th October. 1878

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1878 · page 4

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, having [?]d it expedient to open and make the several parish roads mentioned in the…

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Reserve for Railway, &o. Department of Lands, Sydney, 5th November, 1878

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1878 · page 3

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, directs it to be notified that in pursuance to the provisions of the 4th…

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Railway Booking and Inquiry Office

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 13 November 1878 · page 3

THE Central Booking and Inquiry Office in connection with the Government Railways, lately erected on the vacant piece of land adjoining the General Post Office,…

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The Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 20 November 1878 · page 3

The Mayor of Yass has received the following reply from the Minister of Public Works, in answer to the requisition that was sent by him on…

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Tales of the Mines. on the Road to Bendigo. an Incident at Mount Mac[?]don

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 November 1878 · page 1

"WERE there any bushrangers in Victoria?" said the old pioneer, as we [?]at in our hotel, a few days since. "Were there? I should say [?]o. Why, I came across three of…

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The Eight O'clock Train

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 November 1878 · page 2

WHEN, last summer, I went to North Conway, it was not to while away a month [?]…

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Road Superintendent for Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 December 1878 · page 3

THE following has been handed to us by a member of the " Progress Committee " for publication. It is forward by our representative, who is…

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Cooma Road Superintendent

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 25 December 1878 · page 3

BY instructions of the Cooma Progress Committee, Mr. G. W. Spring, the hon, secretary, applied to the Hon. Minister for Public Works for…

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