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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1888

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Railway Information. Queanbeyan to Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 4

A Mixed Train leaves Micalago daily, Saturdays excepted, at 7.20 p.m.; Rob Roya Taggranong a Queanbeyan, 9.5, Molonglo 9.25; Bungendore, 10.15; Tarago; 11.15;…

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Removal of Railway Men

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 2

The following appended letter has also been received by Mr. O'Sullivan:—Sir,—Referring to your letter of the 15th ult., in which you ask on behalf of a man…

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Signed and Sealed. Chapter I. the Shattered Bridge

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 4

IT was called Glen House, and was a handsome, spacious building, situate in a wild, picturesque spot among the hills—a somewhat drear place for two young girls to…

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Opening Sydney-kiama Railway. a Board the Vice-regal and Parliamentary Express Train

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 October 1888 · page 2

Thanks to the courtesy of Mr. Read, traffic manager of our Metropolitan and Western and Southern railway lines, I was provided with a snug corner in a confortable 'first class' along with…

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The Tramway Frauds

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 October 1888 · page 2

The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the alleged train way frauds have presented their report to the Government. The report is a rather long one, and the evidence is very voluminous…

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An Alternative Railway Route to Melbourne

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 October 1888 · page 2

Probably but few people are aware how near we are to having an alternative line of railway to Melbourne. At present the traffic is curried on upon tingle rails. But it is increasing yearly, and in a…

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Lease of the Tramways

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 2

A GOVERNMENT GAZETTE supplement was issued on Tuesday last announcing that tenders will be received at the Public Works Office, up to the 16th prox., for the purchase, or rather lease, of the…

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The New Railway Commissioner

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 2

Mr. E. M. G. Eddy, the newly appointed chief commissioner of railways in New South Wales, arrived in Sydney on Tuesday by the express train from Melbourne, and was received at Redfern…

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The Powers of the Railway Commissioners

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 October 1888 · page 2

According to the Act the Commissioners are to hold office for a term of seven years, subject to certain conditions being observed. For instance, a Commissioner may bo removed for misbehaviour or…

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Serious Railway Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 October 1888 · page 2

A serious railway accident occurred on Saturday morning on the southern line about sixteen miles from Goulburn. At 5 a.m. a mixed goods and passenger train was standing while the engine of…

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Leap from a Railway Train

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 November 1888 · page 4

A strange incident took place at the Limerick Railway Terminus. A deserter, named M'Grath, from the Munster Fusiliers, quartered at Tralee, was with a civilian…

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Alternative Railway Line from Sydney to Melbourne

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 November 1888 · page 2

Melbourne, Wednesday.—To-day a deputation of a number of settlers from the more remote parts of Gippsland, drew the attention of the Minister of Railways to the necessity for the construction of…

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Road Sculling

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 November 1888 · page 2

Advices from New York, dated October 13, state that the final scores of the six-day road-sculler race are as follows:—Gaudaur 465 miles, Ross 462, Muckay 431, Bubear 391, Hamm 375, Conley 364…

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The New Railway Appointments

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 December 1888 · page 3

In the Assembly on Wednesday night Mr. Burns laid upon the table two documents connected with the recent appointments to inspectorships on the New South Wales railways…

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Leasing the Trams

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 December 1888 · page 2

During the debate in the House on Thursday night M. Levien opposed the proposal of the Government, and characterised what was being done as being a [?]. He said that during a recent…

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Railway Time-table for 1889

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Tuesday 25 December 1888 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners intend to introduce a new train service on the 1st of January, in which travellers will find that many desirable changes have been made io the interest of their comfort. The…

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The Burrowa Railway

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Tuesday 25 December 1888 · page 2

The TELEGRAPH'S Burrowa correspondent writes With reference to a paragraph which appeared in your issue of yesterday (19th [?]), purporting to come from Mr. Crombie, hon. secretary of the…

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