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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1886

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Railway Proposals

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1886 · page 5

The Select Committee appointed in the Upper House to enquire into the railway proposals commenced to take evidence to-day. It is not probable that their report…

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Local & General News. Meeting of Railway Officials

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1886 · page 4

ON Friday evening several railway employes met in the Town Hall for the purpose of hearing Mr. F. Schey, the General Secretary, upon the principles of the…

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Glen Innes-inverell Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1886 · page 8

So the Council has decreed that the Glen Innes-Inverell line shall be submitted to the enquiry of a special committee. If the facts are impartially laid…

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The Railway Proposals. Sydney, Monday, 6 P. M.

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1886 · page 5

THE Select Committee have commenced sitting on the railway proposals. They will deal with each line solely on its merits. There are good reasons for believing that all…

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The Inverell Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1886 · page 2

THE Legislative Council have referred this line amongst others to a Select Committee, with the object, as it is stated, of gaining information from those competent to give it…

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Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1886 · page 5

The Minister for Works has decided to call for tenders for the Nyngan and Cobar railway at once, in order to give work to the unemployed…

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Strange Occurrence on the Midland Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1886 · page 3

AN affray is reported to have occurred recently between a party of merchant sailors, while travelling on the Midland Railway, between…

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Tram Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1886 · page 5

A fatal tram accident occurred early this morning, when a man named Henry Perry, a stonemason, proceeding to his work, was knocked down by a tram motor…

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Alleged Railway Frauds

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1886 · page 5

Owing to the death of Sir James Martin and the continued illness of one of the jury the cases agiinst Wright, Heaton, and Co., which stand adjourned, will have…

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The Greatest Treat in all Australia Sydney Removed to the Ocean Beach for One Shilling. a Train, Tram, and Ocean Bath Ticket for One Shilling

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1886 · page 5

Certainly one of the greatest, if not the greatest, treats yet offered to the people of this country, is that of new Brighton, on the shores of Botany Bay. Here, on one of the most glorious ocean frontages, known as Lady…

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A Torrlbie Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1886 · page 3

THE details of the railway accident at Silver Creek, on the New York, Chicago, at St. Louis Railway, are terrible. The sufferers were…

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Glen Innes-Inverell.Grafton Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1886 · page 3

FROM the GRAFTON ARGUS of the 5th instant, we take the following sensible article anent the above lines:--The debate in the Legislative Council upon…

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Railway Rates

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1886 · page 4

The Government also proposes to increase the railway freights by 10 per cent, for short distances and five per cent for long distances. [A great mistake. Encourage…

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Local and [?] [?] the Railway [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 November 1886 · page 4

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Killed by a Train

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1886 · page 5

George West, a foreman carpenter, while crossing the line at Rookwood this morning, was killed by a passing train…

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Railway Employees

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1886 · page 5

There was a mass meeting of railway employes last night to protest against the proposed reduction in wages in the Department, and a deputation was…

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The Cost and Conditions of Working Railway Traffic in Different Coun- tries

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1886 · page 3

AT the opening meeting of the present session of the Statistical Society, held on nov. 16, a paper on the above subject was read by Mr…

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