Suicide by a Railway Station Master
At the Mudgee railway station last Friday night W. Odds, railway station master and postmaster, shot himself. He placed a double-barrel gun to his mouth, and pulled…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
97 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 5
Railway Extension in Russia
The Russian Budget for 1897 sets apart 129,000,000 roubles for the building of railways in the Russian Empire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cheap Railway Excursions
AT the solicitation of numerous residents in the warm districts desirous of enjoying the bracing air of the mountains or the seaside during the heat of summer, special…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Point Hut Road
The report upon the long pending dispute with regard to the Point Hub Road is in at last. Surveyor Halliday recommends that the road should be opened, provided that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Across the sea
There is a scheme of uniting Ceylon with India by a railway across Palk's Straits. It will nece[?]tatc a bridge of proportions Mtherto undreamt of since…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. Road Repairs Suggested
The Minister for Works acknowledges the receipt from Mr E. W. O'Sullivan of a letter (enclosing a communication from Mr A. Dyce, of Gundaroo) in regard to repairs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision at Redfern
A terrible railway collision occurred at Redfern a little before nine o'clock yesterday morning close to where the former accident happened. A train to Homebush…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway to Captains Flat. Splendid Prospects of the Lake George Mine. a Possible Population of 5000 for the Flat. the Road Unable to Carry the Traffic
On Friday last, Mr E. W. O'Sullivan, M.P., introduced to the Minister for Works a deputation consisting of Mr Keating, of Melbourne, the chairman of the local…
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The Minister fur Works was waited on on Friday by Mr. O'Sullivan, M.L.A, and two of the directors of the big copper-mining company at Captain's Flat, their object being to ask Mr. Young to inquire into…
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MR. YOUNG has received the assurance of Mr. Deane, Engineer-in-Chief for Railway Construction, that he believes he can safely undertake to carry out…
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WE have never been favourably disposed towards any movement for the construction of a branch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Foxlow Deviation and Captain's Flat Road
Messrs E W. O'Sullivan and W. Trewen ack waited upon the Under Secretary for Works on Thursday last, and urged the opening of the deviation leading to the new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Speed of Our Train
At the next meeting of the Cooma Borough Council Ald. Devereux will move that Begs, Bombala, and Queanbeyan Councils be [?]ked to co-operate in urging upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Flat Miner. Wednesday, March 24, 1897. Local and General. the Flat Railway
It is rumoured that a movement is about to be started in Braidwood to take the railway to Captain's Flat that way and on to Nelligen, the port of the Clyde River. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Expendure
MESSRS. T. Rose and E. W. O'Sullivan, M's.P., have been moving in the matter of having more money spent upon the roads, in order to improve them and give some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Overland Train Service
From the 1st of May a new and improved train service will commence with Melbourne, including a daily service and an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Expediting the Mail Train
THE people of Cooma are not satisfied with their train service; and are asking their neighbours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Expenditure on Roads
Messrs T. Rose and E. W. O'Sallivan, Ms.P., have been moving in the matter of having some more money spent upon the road. in order to keep them in repair, give…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Derailed
Sydney, Tuesday—The mail train from Melbourne last night ran off the line on the Sydney side of Yass, through coming into contact with a calf. A passenger car was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Increased Expenditure upon the Roads. the Minister Will Ask for a Further Sum
On Monday last Mr E. W. O'Sullivan introduced an influential deputation of members representing the southern, northern, coastal, and western districts (including…
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