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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1881

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The Melbourne Railway Disaster. (From Tuesday's Echo.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1881 · page 4

THE inquest on the bodies of those killed in the recent railway accident was concluded this morniug, before Dr. Youl, city coroner. The coroner, in summing up,…

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The Armidale Road. by a Bullock Driver

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1881 · page 6

DURING my brief existence in this colony I have found that these afraid to speak out boldly concerning their wants don't usually get them supplied, and now I act…

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Railway Notes From Glen Innes to Armidale

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1881 · page 2

AS not only persons interested in the progress of railroads, but the general public may also feel inclined to con a few remarks anent that particular permanent way now rapidly progressing…

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Blunders in Railway Estimates

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1881 · page 3

IN an article commenting on the great descripency in the estimated cost of two at least of the lines now in course of erection in this colony, the Brisbane Daily Observer makes the…

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Railway Notes From Armidale to Tamworth

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1881 · page 2

To Glen Innesites a description of Armidale would no doubt be superfluous, but should any one be desirous to make a sketch of the town and surrounding country to better spot could…

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Testing the Railway Bridges and Viaducts. (From the News.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 December 1881 · page 6

ON Wednesday, the 16th instant, an important step was taken towards the final acceptance by the Government of the contract for the Railway from Tarn worth to…

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Latest Telegraphic News. Railway to Grafton. Grafton, Saturday. 10 A.M.

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1881 · page 4

THOROUGHLY reliable information was published in Friday's Argus, staling that the Engineer-in-Chief had decided upon the direct route from Grafton to Glen Innes, (113 miles)…

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The Apprentice's Leap. a Story of London Bridge, (Harpers Young People.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1881 · page 2

SUNSET over London, on a fine summer evening, in the days of "good Queen Bess," tall, quaint old houses, with peaked roofs and countless gables,…

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The Clarence-new England Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 6

IN the Assembly last Thursday night, Sir Henry Parkes, in answer to Mr. Fergusson, said: "Yesterday morning I had a consultation with Mr. Whitton at my…

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Latest Telegraphic News. GRAFTON & Glen Innes Railway. Grafton, Saturday, 10.30 A.M.

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 December 1881 · page 2

THE following letter addressed to Mr. J. See, M.P., from the Public Works Department, was received late last night by the Grafton Argus: -- "Referring to your communication of the 9th…

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Grafton and New England, Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1881 · page 4

IN THE GRAFTON EXAMINER of Saturday last, the following letter, addressed to Mr. J. See, M.P., from Sir H. Parkes, re the Grafton and New England railway,…

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