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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

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Moree-Inverell Railway

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

Operations in connection with the construction of the Moree-Inverell railway were resumed immediately after there the holidays. During the latter weeks of 1893,…

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A Madman in a Train

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 6

A sensational case occurred in the Brisbane mail train on last Monday morning between Singleton and Quirindi. The alleged facts were elicited…

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The Railway

Manilla Express · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 2

Very little progress has been made with the Manilla-Tamworth railway since the beginning of the year owing chiefly to the fact that sleepers were…

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Byrock Railway

Manilla Express · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 3

Two officers of the Works Department have been instructed to proceed with the staking of the Byrock-Bre- warrina railway route, and the line…

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Railway Freights

Manilla Express · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners have agreed to reduce by one-half the rates for seed wheat to drought-stricken wheat regions…

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Moree-inverell Railway. Tender for Sleepers

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 2

Messrs Hodgson and Snelling's tender had been accepted for 50,000 sleepers for the Moree-Inverell railway…

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Another Railway

Manilla Express · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 3

A conference was held yesterday with reference to the Singleton-Parramatta railway. A unanimous understanding was come to as to the route. The branch…

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Another Railway

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 3

The Minister for Works, speaking at Tumut, promised that the railway to Gundagai should have every consideration…

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Strike on the Railway Line. (To the Ottos of the Mores News.)

The Moree News · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

Sir. --Last Monday, the 7th last, a strike long piece on the Morse. Inverell railway line I hope pan will permit me. through the columns of your valuable paper. to state…

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Railway Delays. Friday, 12.30 a.m

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 3

IT will be at least four months before tenders can be called for any of the authorised railway lines…

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The Railway Commissioners and Starving Stock

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1899 · page 2

THE crooked line of conduct which has been followed by the Railway authoriti[?] in respect to the Starving Stock Rates, is well calculated to bring the…

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Mores-Inverell Railway. P[?] of the Work

The Moree News · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 2

A report has been received by Mr. Young from the Engineer-in-Chief for Railway Construction, on the progress that is being made with the construction of the railway…

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The Railway Commissioners and Starving Stock Rates

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 4

The following letter from Mr. T. H. Hassall, M.L.A., to the Railway Commissioners on the above subject has been forwarded to as for…

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Subsidy for Government Roads

The Moree News · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 2

THE Mayor waxed warm at Tuesday's Council meeting over the shabby way the subsidy is doled out for maintenance of Government roads in the…

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Moree Railway Station

The Moree News · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 2

[?] RETURNS -- The following are the revenue returns at the [?] railway station for the month of Feburay : -- [?] General goods [?]…

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Gian Innes-Grafton Railway

The Moree News · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 4

The Gien Innes people are working like miggers to ensure the construction of a line of railway from Grafton port to their town, And why should they…

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Serious Railway Collision. a New Zealand Sensation. Four Persons Killed and Forty Injured

The Moree News · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 4

The most appalling railway accident that has taken place in the history of the colony occurred on Saturday night at Ra[?]While an excursion train…

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Letters to the Editor. (We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents.) Surveying Roads. (To the Editor.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 3

SIR,--Can you explain under what rules Government Surveyors, usually when surveying and laying out a load in the vicinity of an alluvial flat, bordered…

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Caution to Railway Travellers

The Moree News · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 2

The cases brought at the West Maitland Court on Tuesday, against two railway passengers for travelling first-class while holding only a second-class…

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Chinese Railways. Warning to Australian Workmen

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 5

The Colonial Secretary has received a letter from the Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements informing him that it has been brought to the notice…

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