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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1869

35 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2

Construction of Cheap Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 30 January 1869 · page 4

Mr. J. B. Hughes having brought under the notice of the Chief Secretary the Act of the Parliament of South Australia for procuring the construction of railways by private…

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Plea for Railway Extension

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 February 1869 · page 2

We give the following from Wednesday’s Riverine Herald. The memorial makes out a very strong case for railway extension from Echuca to Deniliquin :—…

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Railway Extension . To the Editor

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 March 1869 · page 3

SIR,—Your correspondent at Hay overlooks one important subject in his letters to your journal, viz., railway extension to Deniliquin from Echuca or Moama. If this line was…

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Railway Extension. (From the Riverine Advertiser.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 April 1869 · page 4

THE Sydney Morning Herald, of the 20th ult., refers, in a leader, to the extension of the railway at Sydney from its present terminus to “the heart of the city,” wherever that may…

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Proposed Toll on Deniliquin Bridge. (From the Riverine Advertiser.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 April 1869 · page 1

THE Municipal Council of Deniliquin, before the members really know their own powers and responsibilities, are about to come in contact with the Executive at Sydney. It took the…

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Bridge Tolls on Sundays. [To the Editor of the “Banner.”]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 24 April 1869 · page 3

SIR,—Will you inform me if the toll-receiver on the Albury bridge over the Murray can legally demand toll from person crossing on the Sabbath day for the purpose of attending places of worship ? By…

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Australian International Railway

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 April 1869 · page 4

Mr. J. Maton Hacket has addressed a lengthy article to the Brisbane Courier on this subject. We extract from the paper the following :—…

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Deniliquin Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 May 1869 · page 4

In pursuance of advertisement in the Pastoral Times of Saturday, a meeting was held in the Masonic Hall, Deniliquin, on the evening of the day named, at which about 50…

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Deniliquin Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 May 1869 · page 4

On last Monday evening a meeting was held at the Masonic Hall, on the above [?] about fifty persons attended. The meet[?] was called by the Mayor in compliance…

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The Victorian Railway Loan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 22 May 1869 · page 4

Foremost in interest to the colonists, among the items of intelligence by the late mail, will be the comparative failure of the Two Million Loan, of which less than one-third has been…

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The North-eastern Railway League Roote

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 June 1869 · page 4

The course of the proposed railway between Barnawatha and Belvoir has been announced as follows in the Bill now before the Victorian Parliament:—…

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The Proposed North-eastern Railway of Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 June 1869 · page 3

The partial failure of the Victorian railway loan in the London market was a matter of some solicitude on this side of the Murray, but as it was only a matter of a month or two more or less before the…

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Opening of the Railway to Goulburn

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 June 1869 · page 2

The extension of the Great Southern Railway to Goulburn, being for the present its terminal point, was formally opened on Thursday the 27th May. It is now twenty-three years ago since the constriction…

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The Victorian Railway Question

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 12 June 1869 · page 2

In the Melbourne Assembly on the 3rd inst. the consideration of the Railway Bill was postponed till Thursday last. In the course of tho discussion on the subject, Captain MacMahon drew attention to the…

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Roads Among Free Selections. [To the Editor of Ins Bashes.]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 19 June 1869 · page 3

SIR,—I would like to draw attention to the inconvenience which is likely to arise amongst free selectors in this locality. There is not enough attention paid to the selection of good roads for the public. For…

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Railway Meeting at Belvoir

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 19 June 1869 · page 2

A public meeting to “support the Victorian Government in their Bail way scheme for the Upper Murray, and to consider local matters generally,” was hold at Mackey’s Hotel, Belvoir, on Monday evening…

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The “Cheap Railway” Humbug

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 19 June 1869 · page 3

A writer in the Age, under the signature “North-Eastern” after referring to the various plans which have been proposed for cheap railways, says: “It cannot be too strongly impressed upon…

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Sydney Railways

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 June 1869 · page 2

Scale of charges just published [?] for stock carried on the Sydney [?] 14 miles and under, per carr[?]ss 25 [?]…

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The North Eastern Railway of Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 June 1869 · page 3

A numerously attended deputation, representing the principal districts in the North-Eastern division of the colony, waited upon the Chief Secretary and the Minister of Railways on Monday, for the purpose of…

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Railway Extension Considered in Deniliquin Court of Aldermen. (From the Riverine Advertiser.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 June 1869 · page 4

THE question of railway extension has been mooted in the local Council of the town, and we believe that that body will soon be forced to “prononnce,” a favourite word used…

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