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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1882

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Confirmation of Parish Road. Department of Mines, Sydney, 5th May, 1882

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1882 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given, in conformity with the provisions of the Act [?]th William IV. No. 11, that his Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been AUTHUR RENWICK…

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Schedule Reper[?]ed To. Road No. 82-1382 80-3590 S.G.R.1732

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1882 · page 3

Description of Road.—Road from Cooms to Bombais, vin Nimitybelle, counti[?] of Berosford and Wellesley; date of Gazette of previous notice of intended opening of road, 13th…

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Land Resumed for Road. Under 27Th Section of Act 43 Victoria No.29. Department of Mines, Sydney, 5th May, 1882

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1882 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that the land o[?] braced in the Conditional Purchases (described in the appended schedule) has been resumed, the same being required for the…

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

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1882 · page 2

In reply to a deputation to-day, the Hon. Mr. Lackey said he had instructed the Engineer-in-Chief to carry out the Railway extension from…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1882 · page 3

MESSRS. H. S. Badgery,-T. Rutledge, Teece, and Gannon, M's.L A. waited upon the Minister for Works this morning to ask that the proposed Friday's Evening News…

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Railway from Goulburn to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 4

A DEPUTATION consisting of Messrs. H. S. Badgery, W. Teece, T. [?] and J T. Gannon, M.L.A's, waited upon the Minister for Works on Friday Week With…

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Schedule Refereed To. Description of Streets. Roads No. 82-1708

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 June 1882 · page 4

1. Bombala-street from Massic-street to Campbell-street. Roads No. 81-705-11. 2. Commissioner-street, from Soho-street to Bradley-street…

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Railway to Bombala

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1882 · page 4

A DEPUTATION consisting of Mr. Tooth, M.L.A, Mr. Badgery, M.L.A., Messrs. Jonas, Edwards, and D.M. Myers, of Bombala and some other residents of the…

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Preliminary Notification of a Parish Road. Department of Mines, Sydney, 10th June, 1882

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1882 · page 4

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, having demand it expedient to open and make the parish road mentioned in the schedule appended hereto, to…

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Rock Flat Creek Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1882 · page 3

The following correspondence has been placed in our hands for publication:— Sydney, 8th June, 1882…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1882 · page 2

UNDER the auspices of Cooma progress Committee, there was a well-attended public meeting at Mr. Poldevin's Prince of Wales Hotel…

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Accidents on the Tramway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1882 · page 3

LAST evening another accident happened on the waterloo line. One of the passengers by the Waterloo train, a young man named Richard Landy,…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1882 · page 3

THE following petition is being sent round for signature in the Queanbeyan district, in opposition to any extension short of Queanbeyan :—…

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The Railways

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1882 · page 3

THE following returns from the last quarterly returns will show the amounts expended in surveys and alterations:—…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1882 · page 3

THE following letter has been received by Cooma Progress Committee:— Sydney, 4th July, 1882…

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Queanbeyan Railway Meeting

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 July 1882 · page 4

ON Tuesday last a public meeting, convened by advertisement by Mr. J. J. Wright J.P., was held at the Oddfellows Hall…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1882 · page 3

THE following letter proves that the Government have determined to make the first extension to Tarrago:— Sydney, 17th July, 1882…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1882 · page 3

Messrs. H. S. Badgery and Robert L. Tooth, Members for Manaro, telegraph as follows:— EXCHANGE, SYDNEY, Friday…

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Telegrams. Railway to Cooma. [Through Brevile's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1882 · page 3

THE Government has called for tenders for the first section of the Railway from Goulburn to Cooma, via, from Goulburn to [?] Tenders will close on the…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1882 · page 3

THE following advertisement appears in the Government Gazette of 24th instant:—Department of Public Works, Railway Branch,…

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