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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1883

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Schedule Referred To. Roads No. 83-1979 81-639-4 S.G.R. 2367

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1883 · page 3

Description of Roads.—Part of the road from Umaralla to Warren's Corner, viz.:—From the north boundary of George Harvey's 50 acres A.C.P., portion No. 6, to the south…

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Preliminary Notification of Parish Road. Department of Mines, Sydney. 29th June, 1888

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1883 · 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 in the schedule appended hereto, to…

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Cooma Railway Terminus. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1883 · page 3

The Sydney Herald of this morning states they have received a number a letters from the inhabitants of Cooma, several of which uphold the…

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Land Resumed for Road Under 27th Section of Act 43 Victoria No. 29. Department of Mines, Sydney, 31st July, 1883

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1883 · page 4

NOTICE is hereby given that the land embraced in the conditional purchases (described in the appended schedule) has been resumed, the same being required for the…

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Cooma Railway Station

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 25 August 1883 · page 3

The following letter, evidently referring to the rival railway station, the one wanted near the residence of Mr. J. E. Body, J.P., has been received by Mr. J. J. Howell,…

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Cooma Railway Station

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1883 · page 3

THE following correspondence has been received by Mr. J. J. Howell, Department of [?] 11th August, [?]…

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Preliminary Notification of I Parish Road. Department of Mines, Sydney, 7th September, 1883

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 September 1883 · page 4

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council having deemed it expedient to open and make the Parish Road mentioned in the schedule appended hereto, to…

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Proposed Resumption of Land For Road under 27th Section of Act 43 Victoria No. 29.—Land of Cooma. Department of Mines, Sydney, 7th September, 1888

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 September 1883 · page 4

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed to routine so much land as is embraced in certain conditional purchase (described in the appended schedule), the same being required for…

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The Royal Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 3

ALDERMAN SHANNON has given us the following [?] for publication:—Department of Public Works. Sydney, 28th September, 1883…

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Tenders for Roads

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 October 1883 · page 3

SPECIFICATIONS for the following road contracts can be seen at Cooma Police Office:—Cooma and Ki[?] Road…

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Proposed Railway Surveys

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 October 1883 · page 3

WE have been furnished with the following list of proposed railway surveys and [?] in connection with which intentions have been expressed dy the Cabinet to reserve…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 4

ON Monday morning Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., City Coroner, held an inquest, at the Prince Alfred Hospital, on the body of Joseph Perkins, who received such fearful injuries from being run…

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Science. An Electric Underground Railway in LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1883 · page 2

THE underground electric railway, whose construction has been authorised by act of Parliament, will commence near the north end of northumberland Avenue, opposite the…

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Cattle Road to Victoria

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 November 1883 · page 2

MR. R. L. TOOTH, M.P, sends the following letter to Mr. G. W. Spring, Cooma:— Department of Public Work,…

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Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 November 1883 · page 5

ON Wednesday a deputation, consisting of the Hon. L. F. De Salis, M.L.C., and Messrs. W. Teece, M.L.A., G.F. De Salis, M.L.A., and and W. G. O'Neill, waited on the Minister for…

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Bridge at Buckley's

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1883 · page 3

IN the Legislative Assembly, on 27th November, Mr. Tooth, speaking to a motion for adjournment, said:—"Some two years since a [?] of money was vo[?] for the…

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Telegrams. Railway to Tarago

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 December 1883 · page 2

MESSRS. H. S. BADGERY, and R. L. Tooth, members of Manaro, wire as follows:— REDFERN RAILWAY, Saturday…

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Railway to Tarago

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 December 1883 · page 3

WE have received the following letter for publication:— Department of Public Works, Sydney, 5th December, 1883…

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Preservation of Bridge Timber

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1883 · page 2

ONE of the most encouraging among the various methods which have been brought forward for the preservation of bridge timber and railroad ties would seem to be that which,…

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