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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1884

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Bridge Demonstration Dinner

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 July 1884 · page 3

IT being resolved by the promoters of the ceremonies, &c., anent the opening of the new Bridge over Wilson's Creek, to bring the festivities to close by a dinner, the same…

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The Northern Star. Saturday, August 23, 1884. Our Roads

Northern Star · Saturday 23 August 1884 · page 2

THE announcement made by our Casiao contemporary, last week, that the Roads Office will be shortly opened, and that it was the intention of the Road Superintendent (Mr…

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New South Wales and Queensland Railways

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 August 1884 · page 3

A BILL for the extension of the Southern railway of Queensland to the New South Wales border is now before the Legislative Council of Queensland. It has been referred…

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Railway Policy

Northern Star · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 2

THOSE persons who have, for some time past been standing upon the tiptoe of expectation anent the above should not be fully satisfied, at schemes embracing an ependiture of over…

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The Railway Policy

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 October 1884 · page 3

PURSUANT [?]dvertisement, a public meeting took place on the Council Chambers on Saturday evening [?] for the purpose of ex pressing our approval or otherwise of the recently…

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The Northern Star. Saturday, October 4, 1884. Railway Policy

Northern Star · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 2

TAKEN as a whole, the Railway Policy enunciated by the Government appears to have been well received throughout the Colony, our Grafton friends especially, being…

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The [?]orthern Star. Saturday, October 25, 1884. the Railway

Northern Star · Saturday 25 October 1884 · page 2

AS a general rule, the residents of this township (like ourselves), do not appear to be very enthusiastic upon Railway mutters, but when th[?] news arrived on Thursday morning, of the…

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The Railway. SYDNEY, October 30

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 November 1884 · page 2

The Loan Bill passed the Upper House without amendment. The Grafton and Glen Innes Line was saved by the casting vote of the Chairman…

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