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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1881

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Adaminaby and Gegedzerick Roads

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 November 1881 · page 3

THE following correspondence is placed before our readers:— T[?]viot Bank, Adaminaby, November 8th, 1881…

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Duke's Springs Road

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 November 1881 · page 3

MR. H. S. BADGERY, M.L.A., has courteously forwarded the following communication:— Department of Public works,…

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Cooma Railway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1881 · page 3

Mr. R. L. Tooth, M.P., has tent the following telegram to Mr. C. W. Spring, hon. Secretary, Cooma Progress Committee:— REDFERN, Friday…

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Our Railway

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

THE hon. member for Braidwood, Mr. Alexander Ryrie, who returned from Sydney on Saturday, kindly supplied us with some information…

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Telegrams. Railway to Cooma, [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY, Friday night

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 December 1881 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the plans and books of reference for the Railway from Goulburn to Cooma were laid upon the table…

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Telegrams. Railway to Cooma Voted

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1881 · page 3

THE following telegram has been received by Mr. Geo. W. Spring, hon. secretary of Cooma Progress Committee, from Messrs. H. S. Badgery…

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Goulburn to Cooma Railway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 5

The line leaves the Great Southern Railway at the crossing of the Run of Water Creek, about three and a half miles south of Goulburn, (137½ miles from Sydeny),…

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Tramway Accidents

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 3

GEORGE ROBINSON, guard on the Crown-street train, while in the act of collecting fares in Elizabeth-street, near Park-street, on Wednesday, was…

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Inquest on Tramway Guard

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 December 1881 · page 4

AN inquest was held to day, at the City Coroner's office, as to the cause of death of George Frederick Robinson, a guard on the tramway line, who was killed…

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