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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1881

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Railway Freight Charges

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 February 1881 · page 14

A deputation consisting of Messrs. Day, Levin, Douglas, Loughnan, Watson, and Wilkinson, M’s.L.A., waited, a few days since, on the Minister for Works in reference to the…

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A Ship Railway

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 4

One of the most astounding of propositions, even in this era of gigantic engineering accomplishments, is the railway projected by Mr. Eads for the conveyance of even the…

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The Opening of the Junee-narandera Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1881 · page 14

The official opening of the Junee-Narandera line of railway took place on Monday lost. Owing to an unfortunate misunderstanding respecting the time the opening train was to arrive very few…

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The How Long Road Assault Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1881 · page 14

At the police court, on Wednesday, before the police magistrate, William Pearce and John M‘L[?]nnan were charged with assaulting a man named James Kerr. Mr. Emerson appeared for…

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Railway Races to Wagga

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 4

The question of the railway charges on goods conveyed by rail to Wagga has lately excited some little attestation, owing to deputations that have waited on the Minister for Works, and letters…

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Railway Official Changes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1881 · page 15

A change has taken place in the Railway Department. Mr. Mason, Engineer for Existing Lines and Tramways, recently applied for a year's leave of absence on full pay. Government could…

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Visitors on the Railway Platform

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 15

The railway platform at South Wagga Wagga has (says the Express) for some time past become a favorite lounge with a good number of people at the hour of the departure of the trains. To…

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The Proposed New Lines of Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 8

The following arc the routes of the proposed new lines of railway which are of interest to this district, and which the Minister for Public Works submitted to the Legislative Assembly…

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The Proposed New Lines of Railway

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 March 1881 · page 4

The following are the routes of the proposed new lines of railway which the Minster for Public Works submitted to the Legislative Assembly on the 16th instant for approval—…

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Railway Hay to Deniliquin

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 30 March 1881 · page 2

WE are glad to see that the leading journal attacks the dog-in-the-manger policy, which has marked Sydney legislation so pointedly that it was useless aver to ask anything for…

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The Upper Murray Roads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1881 · page 14

Our Upper Murrav correspondent writes:—A decided improvement has been made during the last years on this road, as far as Maracket; still there is the Cumberoona flat, which m winter is…

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Railway Narandera to Jerilderie

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 2 April 1881 · page 4

In the Assembly on Thursday, last week, the vote of £518,000 for the railway from Narandera to Jerilderie, 63 miles was proposed…

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The Narrandera to Jerilderie Railway

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 April 1881 · page 4

In the legislative Assembly on the 24th instant, on the tem in the Loan Estimates of £518,000 being proposed for a railway from Narrandera to Jerilderie, the following debate took place :—…

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Tirana Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, March 25 (Before Mr H Baylis, I’m.) William Railway v. THOMAS

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 April 1881 · page 3

This was an action to recover compensation for alleged improvements not capable of being removed, namely, ringbarking on certain land on the Brooking run, held under lease or promise of lease…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1881 · page 15

Another sad and fatal railway accident, rivalling in its harrowing details that which occurred on the Sandridge line a short time ago, by which a young railway guard named Smith lost his…

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On the Road to Wilcannia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1881 · page 15

We have lying at our office (the Dubbo Express says) a letter received by a gentleman in the town from a friend who has been unwise enough to make the journey to Wilcannia. The sufferings…

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Railway Passes for Female Teachers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1881 · page 15

The Minister for Public Instruction, we understand, has just inaugurated an arrangement in connection with his department that will doubtless earn for him the gratitude of a good many…

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A Tramp on “Results.”

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1881 · page 23

“I want to know whether your paper is run in the interest of a favored few, or probono publico ?” Thus said a visitor to the Free Press…

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Hay Railway Prospects

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 27 April 1881 · page 4

The article on the Murrumbidgee wool trade and land sales, recently sent from Hay by our special reporter, contains some facts of great…

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More Railway Reform

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 April 1881 · page 2

The Railway system of Victoria, and in fact of all the colonies, has been a fruitful subject for those philanthropic persons who, not having…

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