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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1876

46 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 3

The Bethanga Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 January 1876 · page 7

Considering the years that have clapsed since the erection of a bridge over the Mitta Mitta river at Bethanga was projected, it is to be hoped the Towong Shire Council will sec…

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Railway Extension

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 January 1876 · page 16

Railway extension in tho existing state of tho labor market is a mistake in its inception. Were there no other objections to tho scheme brought forward by Mr. ROBERTSON the…

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Alarming Railway Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 January 1876 · page 2

Great consteration was created on 8th November by an alarming and serious accident on that portion of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway which crosses…

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Wahgunyah Bridge Company

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1876 · page 3

A GENERAL meeting of the shareholders in the Wahgunyah Murray Bridge Company was held at Scott's Wahgunyah Hotel on Saturday, 22nd…

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Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 2

THE third ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the above Company was held at the Royal Hotel, Deniliquin, on Monday last, at 10 a.m., when the following Directors were present,…

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A Goods Train on Fire

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 February 1876 · page 1

An accident of an unusual character occurred to the goods train from Melbourne to Benalla on 18th February. When within a mile of Benalla the…

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The Proposed Bridge. at Howlong

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 March 1876 · page 3

THE following memorial is in course of circulation from the residents of Howlong, Goombargana, Moorwatha, and Walbundrio, in reference to the…

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Howlong Bridge V. Wahgunyah Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 April 1876 · page 2

OUR solemn friend, the Federal Standard, is in a most unusually frenzied state since reading an article on "The Rail" in the columns of a local…

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Opening of the Great Western Railway to Bathurst

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 April 1876 · page 4

We clip the following from the Bathurst Times, in which there is a full account of the above:— On Tuesday, April 4, the extension of the Great Western Railway, from Kelso to Bathurst,…

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A Railway to Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 April 1876 · page 3

A PUBLIC meeting was held on Tuesday evening last, at Scott's Hotel, Wahgunyah, for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken…

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Railway Extension to Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 April 1876 · page 2

BY the general tenor of the remarks offered at the recent meeting at Wahgunyah with to railway extension, it appears that an unanimous…

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The Railway Agitation. Meeting at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 April 1876 · page 3

A PUBLIC meeting, convened by his Worship the Mayor of Rutherglen, was held at the Town Hall, on Friday evening last, for the purpose of…

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The Chicago and [?] RAILWAY [?] To the Editor of the [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 2

Dear Sir,—For the benefit [?] your readers, I hand you the [?] “TO THE CENTENNIAL[?] “The Chicago and North[?]…

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Railway Communication

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 May 1876 · page 2

As the formation of a line of railway from the Springs to Wahgunyah is of paramount importance to the prosperity of the district the good…

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Open Column. Railway Rates for Wool, Wire, and Salt. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 3

Sir,—In looking over the new Victorian rates for the carriage of New South Wales wool, wire, and rock salt, I observe that the reduced rates are solely confined to river-borne wool, wire, and salt…

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Opening of Deniliquin [?] Moama Railway. (From Melbourne Daily Telegraph.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 2

The opening of the railway to Deniliquin [?] Moama, which is to take place on the [?] July, will be an event of more than [?] and it is to be regretted that [?]…

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Deniliquin and Moama Railway. (From the Echo.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 4

Although the formal opening of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway has been fixed for the 4th of July, Monday’s telegrams announce that the line had been actually opened for the…

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Deniliquin and Moama Railway

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 2

THE following regulations have been issued by the Government of New South Wales, affecting the transmission of goods to Deniliquin by railway under bond. These regulations will come into…

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Deniliquin and Moama Railway. Its Rise, Progress, and Completion

The Pastoral Times · Wednesday 5 July 1876 · page 2

TUESDAY, the 4th of July. 1876, bids fair to be a red-letter day in the history of Deniliquin. The opening of new line of railway is an event in the old countries of Europe,…

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Opening of the Echuca and Deniliquin Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 9

The opening of the now railway which connects Dottiliquin, the capital town of Riverina, with Victoria, was formally celebrated to-day. Several hundred visitors from tho Victorian…

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