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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1881

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Umaralla Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1881 · page 2

At the meeting of Cooma Progress Committee yesterday afternoon, held in the Court House, the Rev. Canon Druitt was placed in the chair…

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Tramcar Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1881 · page 2

A NARROW escape from a serious accident occurred on Saturday morning to a tramcar from Waverley. The train had reached the intersection…

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Road Contracts

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 4

THE following tenders have been accepted:— Curran and Kennedy—Contract 8k, Merimbula to Bombala…

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Formal Opening of Parish Roads. Department Of Mines, Sydney. 10th Mar.1881

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1881 · page 4

NOTICE is hereby given that the lines of parish read mentioned in the annexed schedale have been formally marked and opened by the proper officer, and that…

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Confirmation of Parish Roads. Department of Mines, Sydney, 3rd June, 1881

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1881 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given, in conformity with the provisions of the Act 4th William IV. No. 11, that his Excellency the Governor, with the advice…

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Schedule Referred To. Roads No. 81-1574 81-519-1 S.G.R. 1916

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1881 · page 3

Road from the north boundary of M. M'Namara's 75 acres, No. 11, to the Micanlngo and Queanbeyan road, parish of Koowong, county of Murray (with a slight…

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The Cooma Railway. to the Editor of the Manaro Mercury

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1881 · page 3

SIR,—As the Parliament will soon be at work, I would bog respectfully to suggest that the Queanbeyan and Cooma people form Railway Progress…

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Bunyan Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 June 1881 · page 3

MR. DAVID MONTGOMERY, the wellknown and enterprising contractor who resides in Cooma, has just completed to order of the Government…

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Railway— Manaro to the Coast

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 June 1881 · page 4

Mr CLARKE as forwarded to the [?] Gazette teh following letter for publication:— Department of public Work…

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Holt's Flat Road

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1881 · page 3

THE following is published for general information:- [?]…

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Umaralla Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 29 June 1881 · page 3

TENDERS for the erection of a bridge over the Umaralla River, on the road from Goulburn to Cooma, will be received by the Under Secretary for…

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The Umaralla Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 29 June 1881 · page 3

we have received the following communication which is very good news to travellers:- Sydney, June 23rd 1881…

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Railway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1881 · page 3

WE learn that Mr. Palmer, licensed surveyor, has been sent by Mr. whiton, the Engineer-in -chief, to commonco operations at the other and of…

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Railway to Manaro

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 6 July 1881 · page 3

MESSRS. BADGERY and Tooth, our members, have both forwarded replies received by them in answer to inquiries as follows:—…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 6 July 1881 · page 3

ON Saturday last, the following letter was received from Mr. R. L. Tooth, M.L.A.:— Sydney, 30th June, 1881…

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Electric Tramcars

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 6 July 1881 · page 4

THE following telegram appeared in the London Daily New of may 13, dated Borlin, Thursday night, May 12:— Messrs. Siemens and Halske, the…

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Bridge over Rock Flat Creek

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 3

Mr. J.J. Devereux, J.P, has courteously placed the following communications before our readers:- Sydney, July 9th, 1881…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 3

Mr. G.W. Spring, hon. Secretary of the Cooma Railway League, has received from Mr. R.L.Tooth, M.P., the following message:—…

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Cooma Railway League

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 3

ON consideration, the Nayor and the [?] of the Railway League thought it advisable on Thursday afternoon to postpone the meeting…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1881 · page 3

THE following correspondence has been received from Mr. R. L. Tooth, M.L.A.:— Sydney, July 14th, 1881…

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