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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1881

89 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 4 of 5

Rock Flat Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1881 · page 3

THE following letters have been placed in our Lands for publication, and they will be good news for all travelling on the road to Nimitybelle:—…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1881 · page 3

MR. R. L. TOOTH, one of our members, is keeping the Government up to the mark, as is shown by the appended communication:—…

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Railway Report for 1880

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 3 August 1881 · page 4

IN the report of the Commissioner for Railways for the year 1880, laid upon the table of Legislative Assembly on Tuesday evening, the transactions during the…

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Another Tramway Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1881 · page 4

ANOTHER accident of a serious nature occurred on the tramway line this morning, and one which has terminated in a fatal result. A man named Samuel…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1881 · page 3

WE are glad to hear that through the influence of our members, there are more surveyors on the line. Mr. Fulton, in charge of the staff on this…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 3

MR. H. S. BADGERY, one of our members, is exerting himself with good effect, an can be seen from the following letter:—=…

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Old Umaralla Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1881 · page 1

THE following communication has been sent to us for publication, and shows that our members are pushing on district matters:—…

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Twofold Bay Railway. BEGA

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

The surveyors have arrived to survey the Twofold Bay Railway. The starting point is Kesterton's Saw Mills…

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Rook Flat Creek Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1881 · page 3

MR. J. J. DEVER[?] J.P., has placed the following correspondence before our [?]:— Department of public Works,…

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Rock Flat Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 September 1881 · page 3

OUR readers will be glad to learn the following news:— Sydney, 22nd September, 1881. J.J. Dev[?], Eaq., J.P., The Springs,…

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Railway Charges on Wool

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1881 · page 3

The woolgrowers of Manaro are to be congratulated upon the interest they showed in the public meeting that was held at the Australian…

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Railway Surveys

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 5 October 1881 · page 3

THE following items published in the general loans account of the revenue for quarter ended 30th September last will show how the…

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The Kiandra Road

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 1

EVERY year an allowance is made in the estimate for repairs of roads in this district, for a sum of money to be spent on "the Kiandra road."…

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Road, Cooma to Bombala

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 3

RESIDENTS of this district will be [?] to learn the the Government [?] willing at last to put the road between Cooma and Bombala in…

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Roads of Manaro

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 October 1881 · page 3

THE following correspondence will prove that Mr. H. S. Badgery, M.P., is doing his best to get us good roads, and shows the necessity for…

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Wool by Railway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 October 1881 · page 3

THE following letter is published for general information, and a meeting is to be held on Thursday afternoon at the Australian Hotel to discuss the matter:—…

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Roads and Wool Rates

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 November 1881 · page 3

MR. R. D. Tooth, M.P., has sent the appended communication, accompanied with copies os the S.M. Herald and Daily Telegraph of Saturday last, to Mr. Geo. Spring,…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 November 1881 · page 3

THE suggestion by Cooma Progress Committee to send a draughtsman with the railway surveyors is not approved of—not because it is…

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The Cooma Railway. SYDNEY, Friday, 6.55 p.m

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 November 1881 · page 3

THE railway deputation interviewed the Hon. Minister for Works at Parliament House, at 5 p.m. this day. Messrs. De Salis, Rutledge, Wright and Parr were…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1881 · page 3

AFTER a considerable amount of delay, [?] by the Minister being [?] work for the last week, [?] was made by him to…

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