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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1897

9 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Roads

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 11 February 1897 · page 3

DURING the week several men have been engaged in gravelling portions of the main load through the town and stone crossing is being put in the [?] at the…

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Road Work

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 4

MR. E. REED, the contractor for the cutting and forming of 25 chains at the 8 mile post, expects, with favourable weather to have the work completed in the course…

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The Bendoc Road

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 4

WE would call the attention of the local Road Superindendant to the disgraceful state of the main road to Bendoc from what is known as Old Steve's to Jones' Corner,…

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The Big Jack Road

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 10 June 1897 · page 4

THUS the "Bombala Times" of the 4th inst.:—"Where is that Big Jack Raod petition. Lyig in somecone's pigeon hole till next wool season, most probably."…

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Road Work

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 4 November 1897 · page 4

THE following are the lowest tenders for road work:—Contract 5-97-8, Delegate to Tombong, Alexander M'Donald, £26 2s; contract, 6-97-8, Nimitybelle to Curry…

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Road Work

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 11 November 1897 · page 4

TENDERS are invited in this issue by the Shire Engineer, Mr. Mackenzie, C.E, for works in the North Riding of the Shire of Orbost. Mr. Mackenzie advises us…

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Road Work Across the Border

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 25 November 1897 · page 4

ON Monday last we received a visit from Mr. Jos. Mackenzie, C.E., engineer for the Shire of Orbost, who is now in the Beadoc portion of his charge laying out the…

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Road Vote

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 16 December 1897 · page 4

MR. W. H. WOOD, M.P., has secured following additional amounts from the half-year's unclassified road vote for the various bye-roads in his electors's:—…

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Road Tenders

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 16 December 1897 · page 4

AT the last meeting of the Orbost Shire Council, the following tenders for road work were accepted:—Contract No. 44—Works between Bonang and Delegate…

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