Road Tenders
THE following are tenders opened by the road superintendent, Mr. C. U. O'Hanlon on the 4th inst: -- Contract No. 21, 13 tenders, lowest M. O'Rourke, £106 6s 3d…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1896
49 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3
The Old Main Southern Road. a Trip Along It from Sydney to Queanbeyan Thirty Years Work a Change
WE left Sydney on Saturday at 2.30 p.m., taking the old Parramatta Road, via Granville, and thence away to Liverpool, arriving there at half-past four. Liverpool is a…
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In reply to letters on the matters mentioned below, Mr O'Sullivan has received the following replies—Re petition from Messrs J. McAlister, W. A. Dunn, and other…
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PREMIER REID discharged a deputation with much satisfaction the other day. They came to plead…
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A SHOCKING accident occurred at 2 o'clock yesterday morning on the main railway line a mile from Albury. At the hour mentioned a fettler named Adam…
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Mr O'Sullivan has received the following communication from the Department of Lands :—"Sydney, 19th March, 1896. Sir, —With reference to your letter of the 29th…
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SOME important changes have been made, to come into force on the 13th. The chief are in the carriage of mining machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Flat Miner. Wednesday, April 8, 1896. Local and General. Road Contract
The following tenders were received by Mr O'Hanlon, Road Superintendent, and opened on Wednesday last:—Contract No. 33, 15 tenders, lowest, Andrew McInnes, £25 6s 8d;…
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The decision of the Reid Government to erect a protective barrier at Redfern Railway Station by raising the freight of imported agricultural produce sent to the…
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Sydney, Tuesday—It is probable that Mathieson, of Queensland, will be appointed manager of Victorian railways…
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The following were the tenders opened on Monday, 11th instant, by the road superintendent, Mr C. U. O'Hanlon:—Contract No. 40, 19 tenders, lowest, Colin McAlister, £69…
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THE following are some of the new instructions issued by the Department of Public Works (Roads Branch) to local officers, as to dealing with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Flat Miner. Saturday, May 30, 1896. Local and General. Road Contracts
The following are the particulars of the contracts for road work which were opened by the Resident Engineer Tuesday morning:—Contract No. 51, 11 tenders, lowest,…
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The celebrations in connection with the coronation of the Czar have been attended by a terrible calamity involving an appalling loss of life. The public festivities in…
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The road superintendent on Monday last opened 50 tenders for ten contracts, which resulted as follows:—Contract No. 57, 16 tenders, lowest, William Watson, £183 17s…
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Two goods trains collided near Southern Cross, West Australia. A man from Adelaide, named John Fuller, was killed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Railway Accident Goulburn to Cooma Line. Engine and Goods Trucks Derailed. Engine Driver and Fireman Injured
As soon as the local railway station was opened yesterday morning to prepare for the incoming mail at 5.45 a.m. information was wired to the officer in charge to…
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The arrival of Monday's mail trail at Queanbeyan was delayed, and the townspeople were surprised to hear that the train had met with an accident at Goulburn. The…
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IT is now ascertained that the cause of the failure of the engine attached to the mail train for Cooma on Monday morning arose from a defeat in or near the fire-box. This…
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WE are pleased to state that Fireman W. Morris and Driver McGregor who were injured in the late accident on the Cooma line are progressing steadily towards recovery,…
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