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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1886

97 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 5

Railway Management and Political Influence

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1886 · page 8

THE Chairman of the Commissioner of Railways (Mr. Speight) is on a visit to South Australia. He has been interviewed by a reporter of the REGISTER,…

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Uralla & District. Uralla, August 24. Inverell Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1886 · page 8

THERE has been much written and said about the proper place on the Great Northern Railway where the Inverell Railway should diverge and of course…

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Alleged Railway Frauds

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1886 · page 3

The cases, of Wright and Heaton were further heard to-day. Owing to the illness of Mr. Heaton he was unable to appear in court. The principal witness…

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Attempt to Wreck a Train

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 September 1886 · page 3

An Attempt was made to wreck a train on the Geelong line, about four miles from Williamstown Junction. The ganger, early on Saturday morning, discovered…

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Great Northern Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1886 · page 3

The railway from Glen Innes to Tenterfield was opened for traffic on Wednesday morning. A large number of persons availed themselves of the opportunity of…

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The Uralls-Inverell Railway Route

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1886 · page 2

Wr extract the following letter from the S. M.Herain, of Sept. 8th. The letter by "Maori" [?]ntains a splendid argument in favour of the Uralla railway route,…

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More Railway Plans

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1886 · page 4

The plans for a railway from Geelong to Burrewa and Goulbarn were tabled after a short debate…

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The Grafton, Tweed and Inverell Railway Lines

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1886 · page 4

The Assembly have passed the railway lines from Grafton to Tweed and Glen Innes to Inverell without division. SYDNEY, Thursday…

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Intelligence by Wire. [Through Greville's Company.] New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. [Lodged 9.20; received 10.] Railway Items

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1886 · page 4

The Assembly passed the proposed railway from Narrabri to Moree by fifty votes to four, and the line from Culcairn to Corowa without division…

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Glen Innes-inverell Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 September 1886 · page 2

THE question of connecting by rail the important town of Inverell with Glen Innes has at last been determined upon by the Government, and has been settled in such a…

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Colonial Expenditure on Railways

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 September 1886 · page 4

THE LONDON, correspondent of the Melbourne Age, writing on the 29th July, says:— At one of the Exhibition Conference held on Tuesday the question of colonial railways was…

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The City Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1886 · page 5

The Legislative Council intend to delay the construction of the railway into the city by referring it to a select committee for report…

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The Railway Frauds. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1886 · page 4

THE alleged railway fraud case against Wright, H[?]ton and Co.,commenced this morning, at Darlingburt, before the Chief Justice…

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URALLA & District. Uralla Oct. 5. Railway Crossing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1886 · page 2

I SUPPOSE we are the only People Resident in city, town, or Village in New South Wales that suffer the inconvenience of being entirely fenced in one side. Yet…

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Killed on the Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1886 · page 8

A man named or known as Captain O. W. Smith, lately tutor on a station on the Lachlan, was killed on the railway line near Young on Tuesday…

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Railway Frauds

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1886 · page 8

The case against Wright, Heaton, and Co. was continued at the Criminal Court to-day, and was not concluded when the Court adjourned till to-morrow…

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Attempt to Wreck a Train

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1886 · page 5

A second attempt to wreck a train was made near the Budgen Siding, Marulan District, on Sunday, and the goods train, consisting of sixteen carriages, was thrown…

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Railway Proposals

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1886 · page 5

We notice that the Legislative Council is very properly refusing to assent to the extravagant railway proposals of the Assembly. The Nyngan to Cobar railway…

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Report of the Commissioner for Railways for 1885

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1886 · page 6

From the above report, just issued, we take the following excerpts, as showing the relative merits of Armidale and Glen Innes as regards the receipts and expenditure and the traffic :--The total…

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Uralla & District. Uralla, Oct. 12. Glen Innes-inverell Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1886 · page 5

MESSES. James Martin and Co., in their paper HOME AND FARM, adopt for a motto "Keep pegging away," and really there is so much to peg at in the big blunder—…

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