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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1879

78 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 4

The Road from Goulburn to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1879 · page 3

The Cooma Progress Committee has, through the hon. secretary, Mr. G. W. Spring, received the following reply to the letter drawing attention…

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Main Roads through Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1879 · page 2

MR. JOHN MURPHY, M.P., has handed us the following reply to the letter forwarded to the Hon. Minister for Works by Mr. G. W. Spring, hon…

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Parish Road. Department of Mines, Sydney, 10th January. 1879

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1879 · page 4

Jim Excellency the Government, with the advice of the Executive Council, having deemed it expedient to open and make parish road mentioned in the schedule…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1879 · page 3

THE people of Cooma have formed themselves into a Railway Len[?] Mr. J.E.P. Walker being hon. Treasurer, and are in favour in the route…

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Roads No, 70.376

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1879 · page 3

Gate No. 408. Applicant, James Litchfield. Description—Gate (not less than 11 feet wide), on the road from Coolringdon to Myalla, at its intersection with, and on the…

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Roads No. 79-416. R. 579

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1879 · page 3

Description—Deviation in the road from Queanbeyan to [?], for approaches to new bridge over Molonglo River, with a branch to the road from Queanbeyan to Collector,…

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Parish Roads. Department of Mines, Sydney, 21st February, 1870

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1879 · page 3

THE Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, having deemed it expedient to open and make the several parish roads…

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The Echuca and Moama Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Tuesday.—An adjourned indignation meeting was held yesterday for the purpose of protesting against the dilatory…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 3

[?], THE TAILOR, KILLED. ON Tuesday afternoon a shocking accident took place at the Newtown Railway Station, resulting in the…

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Roads No. 70-360. R 497[?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 3

Description—Deviation in the road form Bore to Bung[?], at But[?] or Deep Creek (in lien of part of road previously confirmed in Government Gazette, 12th…

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Roads No. 79-611. R. 630a

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 3

Description—Two d[?]viatious in the road from the Yass and Gundaroo road near Fairfield, towards Gunning, counties of King and Murray, in lien of parts of road…

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Roads. Department of Mines, Sydney, 7th March, 1879

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 3

THE lines of parish roads mentioned in the annexed schedule have been formally marked and opened by the proper officer, and the same are now…

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Parish Roads. Department of Mines, Sydney, 7th March, 1879

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 3

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, having deemed it expedient to open and make the parish road mentioned…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Supposed Suicide

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 4

THE City c[?]roner, on Thursday morning, held an inquest at the Brecknock A[?] Hotel, Lower George-street, Sydney. [?]eerning the death of a man…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 3

IN the Legislative Assembly on Friday, March 7th. Mr. Thompson asked the Secretary for Public Works—with reference to…

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Roads Fearfully Cut Up

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1879 · page 3

People living on the casterly side of Cooma Creek cannot get into town, as there is no bridge, and the bottom end of Sharp-street, near the Market…

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Railway to [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1879 · page 3

A Meeting of the sub-committee appointed by Cooma Progress Committee was held in the Court House, Cooma on Wednesday afternoon…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1879 · page 2

WE extract the following speeches from the Queanbeyan Age's report of the demonstration at the opening of Gundaroo Bridge on the 10th instant…

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Public Meeting. the Roads of Cooma District

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1879 · page 3

In accordance with advertisement a meeting was held in Cooma Court House on Saturday afternoon. Notwithstanding the shortness of the…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1879 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon, Mr. G. Spring, the hon. Secretary of Cooma Progress Committee, forwarded, agreeably to instructions, to Mr…

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