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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1897

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Improving Our Roads. (To the Editor.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 June 1897 · page 2

SIR,—I notice in your issue of the 26th June a paragraph headed "Improving our Roads," referring to numerous important alterations. As…

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Some Railway Relics

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 5

AT the headquarters of the respective chief engineers of most of our great English railway systems are very interesting and carious collections of relics dealing with…

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Railway Commissioners. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 5

IN the Assembly, to-day, the Acting-Pre rnier, in reply to questions, said that when the proper time arrives the Government will consider the advisableness of…

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The Vacant Railway Commissionership

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 2

R. Thomson, an ex-railway man, writes in Tuesday's E. News as follows:—"Sir,—As the question of filling…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Parliamentary. Invereil-moree Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 5

In the Legislative Council the second reading of the Municipalities Act Amendment Bill was negatived. In the Legislative Assembly the…

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Killed by a Train

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 3

E. J. Perry, forwarding agent at Temora, was killed by the Syney mail train, near Cootamundra railway station on Friday night. He is supposed to have been crossing the line…

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Killed by the Mail Train. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 5

MR. E. J. PERRY, forwarding agent at Temora, was killed by the Sydney mail train, near Cootamundra railway station, on Friday night…

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The Inverell Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 2

THE proposal to connect Inverell with the railway system of the colony has been before the people for the last 13 years; indeed, its history may be said to be a remarkable one,…

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The Railway Accident at Armidale

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 2

WITH regard to the shocking accident at the Armidale Railway Station on Wednesday night, reported in our last issue, the Express supplies the following fuller particulars:--It appears that Mr…

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The Moree-Inverell Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 2

IN the Assembly on Thursday evening, Mr. Young moved that it is expedient that the railway line from Moree to Inverell, as recommended by the Works Committee be carried out. He…

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The Editor's Column. (While giving insertion to Correspondents Letters, we do not necessarily endorse their opinions.) Ben Lomond Main Road

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 3

SIR, -- I wish through your columns to call the attention of the Resident Engineer or Inspector of Roads to the state of the road on the south side of the Ben Lomond…

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Moree to Inverell Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 2

Points extracted from the debate oil the extension of the railway from Moree to Inverell last Thursday night in the Assembly:—…

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Yesterdays News. [Through oUR Special Agents.] [By Telegraph.] Moree to Interell Railway. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 5

The Minister for Works hopes to get a bill authorising the construction of the Moree to Inverell railway through the preliminary stages in the Assembly to-night…

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Railway Construction. Brisbane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 5

The Minister for Railways has intimated that the railway policy at present would be confined to the extension of the main trunk lines, and possibly to the extension of…

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Inverell-Morce Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday Mr. Lonedale spoke as follows during the debate on the inverell-Moree Railway Bill:…

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Guyra-Coffs Harbor Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 7

Mr. W[?]. A. Smith, J.P., from the Clarence District, writes us as follows with reference to the railway from the tableland of New England to the…

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Tram Accident. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1897 · page 5

A SERIOUS tram accident happened at 7 o'clock on Sunday evening. It appears that three trams were following each other in Oxford-street,…

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Light Railways

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1897 · page 2

Mr. R. CALTHROP, engineer, who has had large practical experience in India, has contributed an interesting article on light railways to one of the Brisbane papers-- a…

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Tram Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1897 · page 3

A serious tram accident occurred at seven o'clock on Sunday evening. Three trams were following each other in Oxford street, Paddington, and when at the foot of Barrack…

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Invercll-Moree Railway. [To the Editor]

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 July 1897 · page 3

SI[?],—The recent decision of the Legislative Assembly to proceed with he Inverell-Mor[?]s railway scheme mears a step forward in the progrees…

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