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Railways, roads & transport, 1895

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Railway Returns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 29

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended December 31 last shows that the revenue of the railways was £943,101, as against £904,636 for the same term last…

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Public Works Committee in Riverina. Proposed Railway From Jerilderie to Berrigan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 19

The Public Works Sectional Committee, comprising Messrs. Ewing, Gormly, Lee, Davis, and Roberts, with Mr. Friend, secretary, which arrived at Jerilderie last…

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Jerilderie to Berrigan Railway. Before the Full Committee. an Unanimous Report in Favor of the Railway.(by Special Telegram.) Sydney

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 2

A-full-meeting of the whole Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works was held to-day in the Committee’s room at the Public…

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The New Bridge. the Agreement Signed. Contract Accepted Shortly

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Municipal Council some correspondence was read between that [?] and the Government, respecting the terms upon which the new bridge over the Edwards River at…

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Stealing From the Railway Station

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 2

At the police court on Tuesday, before the P.M., Samuel Robertson and Hobart Miles 1 years of age were charged with breaking and entering a warehouse…

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Train Arrangements

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 29

A meeting of storekeepers and residents of the town and district of Young wan held last week to meet Mr. G. J. Roberts, district superintendent of the O[?]a[?]g[?] district,…

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An Exceedingly Bad Road. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 7

Sir, -- I wish to direct attention through your columns to the pressing necessity of something being done to the road between N. Bow's paddock and A. A. Piggin's…

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Railway Tricycles

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 29

Railway ganger Smith on Tuesday last was travelling the line on a tricycle, about three miles from Springhurst, when the 5. 30 a.m. extra train from B[?]alla ran into it, smashing…

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Jerilderie to Berrigan Railway. Before the Public Works Committee. the Engineer-in-chief Further Examined. Favors the Alteration in Present Survey. Could Be Constructed by Next December. (By Special Telegram.) Sydney

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 2

Further evidence was taken yesterday before the Public Works Committee with reference to the proposed Jerilderie-Berrigan railway, Mr. T. T…

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The Road Vote. How the £216,000 Is to Be Spent. Explanation by Me Young

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 4

Doubts having been raised in certain quarters to whether the vote of £216.000 for roads and bridgea is really available, the Minister for Works (Mr Young), has explained the position…

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Electric Tramways in Havre

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 3

Havre is said to be the first town in Europe substitute electricity completely for other methods of propulsion upon the tramways. The new system of tramcars has lately been…

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Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 2

On TUESDAY NEXT, THE 5TH February, the forty-first half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this Company will be held at 11 o’clock, at the occ[?] at Deniliquin station; where the following report will be presents by the Directors for…

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Cobram Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 28

The Tocumwal and Cobram bridges over the Murray, from the frequent references to them in the press, have become notorious. These references were caused by the difficulties…

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The Danger of the Open Shafts in the Black Range, on the Jindera Road. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 27

SIR,—With your permission I would like to draw the attention of the Mayor or aldermen to the great danger the open miner’s shafts are to the travelling stock…

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The Humula Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 29

Mr. Gormly and Mr. Travers-Jones, the member for Tumut, waited on the Minister for Public Works on 31st ult, and requested the Minister to place before the Cabinet the…

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The Rock-Savernake Railway. Meeting at Savernake

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 2

A public meeting to discuss the advisability of agitating for railway extension to Savernake was held in the Savernake School of Arts last Saturday, Mr M. M’Donald…

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Jerilderie to Berrigan Railway. Before the Public Works Committee. Sydney

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 2

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works met yesterday. Mr Ewing, M. L. A., presided. The committee proceeded to the further consideration of the proposed,…

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Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company. Forty-first Half Yearly-meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 4

The forty first half-yearly, meeting of the shareholders in the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company was held at the Deniliquin office on Tuesday last. Mr George Simmie, M.L.C. (Victoria)…

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Electric Tramways in Havre

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 5

Havre to said to be the first town in Europe to substitute electricity completely for other methods of propulsion upon the tramways. The new system of tramcars has lately been…

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Unpleasant Experience of the Belle Cole Company. Snowed Up in a Train. London, February 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 18

The members of Madame Belle Cole’s Concert Company have had a very unpleasant experience. They were travelling on the Inverness railway, in the north of…

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