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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1861

52 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 3

Railways Versus Tramways

The Border Post · Wednesday 13 November 1861 · page 5

A correspondent of the Sydney Herald writes as follows:— I am emboldened to ask you for space to make a new suggestion, which I would fair…

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Railway Communication

The Border Post · Wednesday 13 November 1861 · page 4

SINCE our last article on this subject, the New South Wades Ministry have obtained a majority of 43 to 17 in favor of the railway policy. That policy is to borrow about a million and a half…

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Railway Meeting at Beechworth

The Border Post · Saturday 16 November 1861 · page 3

On Thursday evening about 200 people assembled at the Town Hall, Beechworth, for the purpose of adopting a petition to the Sydney Assembly, representing the desirability…

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The Great Southern Railway

The Border Post · Wednesday 20 November 1861 · page 5

The following is an extract from the speech of Mr. Cowper, Junr., son of the Premier of New South Wales. The remarks were delivered just before the late division which…

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The Albury Road Vote. (From the Wagga Wagga Express.)

The Border Post · Wednesday 27 November 1861 · page 3

It will lit remembered that a vote of £533 was made last year for the construction of the road from the Albury Municipality to Wagga Wagga, no arrangements for the…

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The Railway Question in Sydney. (From the Sydney Herald.)

The Border Post · Wednesday 27 November 1861 · page 3

The question of railway [?] has been delayed [?] at length, in the [?] during the past month, but its settlement has not been perceptibly furthered by the…

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Our Railways

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

Railways, dignified by the titles of Great Northern, Great Southern, and Great Western, have been undertaken. The first commences at Newcastle, on the Hunter River,…

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The Murray Bridge. To the Editors

The Border Post · Saturday 14 December 1861 · page 4

Sirs —I learn from your paper that it is the on intention of the N. S. Wales and Victorian governments to charge toll for crossing the bridge at Albury. The bridge is certainly a great boon to…

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The Railway Debentures

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 December 1861 · page 2

It is satisfactory to know that local inquiry for railway debentures has been active during the last week, and it seems probable that the .amount appropriated to tljis district will be…

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Opening. of the Ballarat Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 December 1861 · page 2

The following is the opinion of the Chairman the Municipal Council of Ballarat Eeast, upon the, recent deputation to the Chief Secretary, relative to the opening of the Geelong…

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The Yackandandah Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 18 December 1861 · page 2

It will be satisfactory to our Yackandandah friends to learn that tenders have been called, for effecting great improvements on the road between Beechworth and that township, and…

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Railway Extension. to Tee Editor of the “Herald.”

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 18 December 1861 · page 4

Sir,—May I request sufficient space in your columns to offer a few remarks on the proposal to extend railways through the three main divisions of the colony. I shall not…

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