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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1873

6 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Extension of the Railway to Yass

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 24 July 1873 · page 3

TENDERS for the extension of the Great Southern Railway from Goulburn to Yass (54½ miles) were opened at the office of the Minister for Works on Tuesday night (says…

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Murder on the Orange Road

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 August 1873 · page 3

ANOTHER murder has been added to the long list of crimes which have been committed in the Western districts, and this time, it seems that the unfortunate man who has met…

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European Extracts. the Terrible Railway Accident at Wigan

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 2 October 1873 · page 3

A TERRIBLE accident occurred at Wigan Station about twenty minutes past 1 o'clock on the morning of 2nd August to the tourest Scotch…

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Southern Road

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 November 1873 · page 4

1—To and from Queanbeyan, Rob Roy, Micalago, and Cooma, three times a week…

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The Orange Road Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 27 November 1873 · page 2

HENRY VINCENT JARVIS was arraigned at the Central Criminal Court to answer to a charge of having on the 23rd of July last, at Vittoria, on the…

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New Railway Time Table for the Southern and Western Railway

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 25 December 1873 · page 4

A NEW time-table, embracing many important alterations, has been for some time past in contemplation, and is now nearly matured. It may be expected…

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