Opening of the Coolgardie Railway. a Fantastic Procession. The Premier Hooted. COOLGARDIE
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 2
The special train from Forth, containing the Governor and his suite, the Premier and his party and about 200 visitors arrived at noon to-day in Coolgardie to take part in…
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The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 10
The journey from Beira to Fort Salisbury is still an arduous undertaking, in spite of the partially completed railway. The first portion of it, from Beira to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Euston Road Tank
Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 3
We are in receipt of the following letter from the Under Secretary to Sir Joseph Abbott, M.P., regarding the enlargement of the tank on the Euston…
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Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 3
With regard to the tank on the Wakool road, which it was petitioned should be made near the Bushrangers Gate, Sir Joseph Abbott, M.P., has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New South Wales Railways. Reductions in Freight Fares
The Riverine Grazier · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 3
Among the matters considered by the Executive on Tuesday was the new scale of goods rates for railways. The rules were adopted by the Commissioners, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News, Finley. Monday, March 30. RAILWAY
The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 3 April 1896 · page 2
A public meeting was held in the School of Arts on Thursday 26th inst. to consider the best course to take in regard to securing railway…
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The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1896 · page 29
On Monday evening a fatal accident happened at the Geelong railway station. The Geelong and Western District branch of the express train from Melbourne to…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Railway Freight on Wine
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 2
THE difficulty of getting wine to the Sydney market over the New South Wales railway lines has been exercising the minds of local vignerons as well as the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Snowdon Railway. Serious Accident Narrowly Averted
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 27
The opening of the railway line to the summit of Snowdoo, the highest mountain in Wales, took place last week, and narrowly escaped being marked by a serious…
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The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 28
Among the matters considered recently by the Executive was the new scale of goods rates for railways. The rates were adopted by the commissioners, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Third-Class Crimes. [All Rights Strictly Reserved.] Stories Picked Up in Third-class Railway Carriages. the Pale Woman of Peckham
Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 2
When you have all London and its extending suburbs to choose from; if one part of the big city is as suitable for your purpose as another, it is a little perplexing to decide where to pitch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New South Wales Railways
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 29
The report of the Railway, Commissioners for the quarter ended 31st March shows that the revenue amounted to £648,892, against £647,875 for the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Third-Class Crimes. [All Rights Strictly Reserved.] Stories Picked Up in Third-class Railway Carriages. a Man's Husband's Wife at Wimbledon
Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 2
I must confess I cannot see any particular advantage in living no far out of London as, say, Wimbledon, if you have to be in the city early every morning. Jones tells me he does it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Railway Rates
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 25
From and after the lst June, 1896, the following rates will come into operation, except for flour, meal, bran, and pollard in truck loads to Sydney and suburban stations, as…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Opening of the New Bridge
The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 2
The ceremony of opening the new bridge over the Edwards River at Deniliquin was performed on Monday morning last by the Mayoress (Mrs A. Jameson.) Owing to the fact that the cermony…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Through the Sea
Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 4
Within the next few weeks English holiday-makers at the seaside will have a new sensation, in the shape of a sea railway between Brighton and Rotting…
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The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 3
About two miles of clearing should be done on the Tocumwal-Berrigan road, viz., from Messrs Reynoldson and Russell’s gate to the 5 chain road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Railway Episode
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 3
THE Bailie (the Glasgow Punch) has a good hit at those who believe in using railways free, gratis and for nothing as many Melbourne people are accustomed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Harbour Electric Railway. Two Companies to Be Formed. London, May 11
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 26
In connection with the proposal for the formation of a company to construct a tunnel for vehicular traffic under Sydney Harbour, between Sydney and North Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Railway Extension
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 28
"With reference to the recent Ministerial visit to Broken Hill, the 8.S. M. Herald says:—"So far as can be judged by a hurried trip through the country…
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