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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1861

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Melbourne Memoranda. Serious Riots at the Railway Wores. Melbourne, July 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 August 1861 · page 3

Serious riots took place on the Mount Alexander Railway Works yesterday, full particulars of which did not reach town until a late hour last night. I intimated to you…

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Railway Riot at Kyneton

The Border Post · Saturday 3 August 1861 · page 2

Great indignation has been expressed by all classes in Woodend and all along the railway line, at the conduct of the sub-contractors in reducing the pay of the men to five shillings a day. At…

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Howlong Road. To the Public Works Committee of the Municipality of Albur[?], per favour of the “Banner.”

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 24 August 1861 · page 3

Gentlemen,—I beg most respectfully to call your attention to the works carried on on the above road by the present contractors. The work is disgraceful, and should never be…

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Local Statistics. the Opening of the New Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 31 August 1861 · page 2

This event will take place on Monday next, and on that day Victoria and New South Wales will be formally united at Albury by one of the finest structures of the kind in all…

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To the Editor of the “Banner” the New Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 31 August 1861 · page 3

SIR,—And so they are going to open the bridge, are they, without making a day j without even giving away a single barrel of beer to the workmen that—say what…

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Opening of the Murray Bridge

The Border Post · Wednesday 4 September 1861 · page 2

On Monday the ceremony of opening for traffic the bridge across the Murray, took place in the presence of a large con[?] of spectators. Owing in the sinking of the punt, and the consequent…

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The Opening of the Union Bridge

The Border Post · Wednesday 4 September 1861 · page 1

SIR,—Am I not an unfortunate woman in these holy day times, every one is happy but me, my poor Biddy has been very ill since I wrote, but the Doctor says. she is much…

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Opening of the Union Bridge, Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 4 September 1861 · page 3

Victoria is now united to New South Wales by one of the finest bridges in all the colonies—by the “ Union Bridge, ” at Albury —a bridge which is most commanding in…

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Railway Between Portland and Hamilton

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 September 1861 · page 3

In our report of the proceedings of the Municipal Council will be found a letter addressed by Mr. Vines, the defeated Ministerial candidate 'for Portland, on this important…

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Tolls on the Southern Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 11 September 1861 · page 4

The Government have at length taken a course frequently advocated in these columns, and, as already mentioned, have decided on establishing tolls on the 1st October at Picton…

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Opening of the Albury Bridge

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 13 September 1861 · page 4

VICTORIA is now, says the Banner, united to New South Wales by one of the finest bridges in all the colonies—by the Union Bridge, at Albury—a bridge which is most commanding…

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The Deniliquin Bridge. to the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 20 September 1861 · page 3

SIR,—As a subscriber to the Free Bridge, and one of the largest stockholders, I beg to protest against people crossing mobs of cattle over that structure. So useful and convenient an undertaking should not be allowed to…

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The Gundagai Bridge. (To the Editor of the Border Post.)

The Border Post · Saturday 5 October 1861 · page 2

Sirs, —Will you oblige a subscriber with inserting the following observations respecting “the Bridge over the Murrumbidgee,” published last week’s Bunner. The paragraph, (rather a lengthy one…

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Gundagai Bridge. (To the Editors of the Border Post.)

The Border Post · Wednesday 9 October 1861 · page 1

Sirs, —Referring to a letter in your last issue signed Veritas, “ it was at first my intension to press is by with silent contempt, and so far as my own feelings are concerned I could afford to…

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Railways

The Border Post · Wednesday 9 October 1861 · page 1

The following is a copy of a petition to the Legislative Assembly, now in course of signature at Yass:— TO THE HONOURABLE TAR MUMMER OF…

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Frightful Railway Accident on the Brighton Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 16 October 1861 · page 4

We have to record a most painful accident the London and Brighton line, which took place on Sunday, the 25th of August. The details of the 'accident may be thus narrated…

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Local Statistics. Railway Communication

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 30 October 1861 · page 2

A meeting on the above subject was held Monday evening last, at the Rose Inn; the Mayor in the chair. Not many persons were present, the inclemency of the weather,…

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Railway Meeting at Albury

The Border Post · Wednesday 30 October 1861 · page 5

On Monday evening a meeting was held at the Rose Hotel, for the purpose of impressing upon the Sydney Government the expediency of extending railway…

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Railway Extension

The Border Post · Wednesday 6 November 1861 · page 4

IT is tolerably certain that the Ovens district cannot expect for a long time to come, any consideration whatever with regard to the extension of railway communication in connection…

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The Sydney Railway Question

The Border Post · Saturday 9 November 1861 · page 5

It is not a little serious to note the different of opinion existing among individual and the press upon the most important topic of the day in connection with the policy of the…

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