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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1887

128 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 7

The Micalago Railway Opening

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 7 December 1887 · page 6

A SPECIAL train passed through to Micalago on Monday last in charge of Mr. Crawford, district traffic manager, and the fitting up staff for the Micalago…

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Opening of the Railway to Micalago

The Bungendore Mirror and Lake George Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1887 · page 2
Also in Queanbeyan Age

THE railway to Micalago was officially, opened on Wednesday last, but the proceedings were very tame, there being no kind of demonstration organised locally,…

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The Old Tramp Printer

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 17 December 1887 · page 2

Here's rhyme to the old tramp printer that as long as he lives will roam, Whose 'card' is his principle treasure, and where night overtakes him, home;…

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Subordinate Roads

The Bungendore Mirror and Lake George Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 2
Also in Queanbeyan Age

THE following is the proposed distribution of the vote for 1889 for subordinate roads in the districts in which this paper chiefly circulates :— UNDER OFFICERS OT ROADS DEPARTMENT…

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Construction of Light Railways

The Bungendore Mirror and Lake George Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 2
Also in Queanbeyan Age

IN the Assembly on Friday night Mr. O’Sullivan moved, “That in the opinion of this house, railways, like roads, should be constructed more with a view to settle…

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Nearly a Railway Smash

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 31 December 1887 · page 2

Two trains nearly came to grief at the Queanbeyan Railway Station on Saturday last, when a collision was only narrowly averted. The mail train from Sydney was…

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