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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

149 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 8

Captain's Flat Road Grant

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 2

The following is a copy of a letter received from the Works Department re[?] the improvement of road leading to burial ground. For this courtesy I am indebied to Mr John…

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Goulburn to Crookwell Railway

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 2

The first sod of the Goulburn to Crookwell railway will be turned by the Minister for Works at the latter place on Queen's Birthday. There will be a public reception…

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Goulburn to Crookwell Railway

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 2

The first sod of the Goulburn to Crookwell railway will be turned by the Minister for Works at the latter place on Queen's Birthday. There will be a public reception…

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The Chillagoe Railway and Mines, Ltd

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

Miners, Navvies, Horse-Drivers, &c., can obtain employment by personal application only on the works, Chilagoe, North Queensland WAGES…

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The Chillagoe Railway and Mines, Ltd

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

Miners, Navvies, Horse-Drivers, &c., can obtain employment by personal application only on the works, Chilagoe, North Queensland. WAGES…

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A Farthing a Mile Railway on the Railway

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 1

A great railway “ war ” is progressing on the other Bide of the Atlantic Accordingly recent accounts it is now possible to cross the entire American continent for 25 dols…

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A Railway and the Federal Capital

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 2

THE Melbourne "Argus" states that the finishing touches have been given to the agreement between the Victorian Government and Mr. Sheddon, on behalf of an…

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A Ride on a Railway Buffer

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 2

The " Telegraph" Paris correspondent telegraphs a strange story of a girl of 18, from Auvergne. She had been living in the French capital with a…

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The Uriarra Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 June 1900 · page 2

Mr. John McLaughlin has received, through Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, the following letter from the Public Works Department :— "Sir,—With reference to your…

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The Uriarra Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 June 1900 · page 2

Mr. John McLaughlin has received, through Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, the following letter from the Public Works Department:—"Sir,—With reference to your…

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Original Correspondence. The Braidwood Railway. [To the Editor of the Dispatch.]

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 June 1900 · page 2

Sir,-In the Sydney daily press of this date appears the programme of the intended work of the Ministry during the Parliamentary session which is to open on Tuesday next. One of the principal…

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Cheap Excursion Train

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 2

SPECIAL excursion tickets will be issued to Sydney and intermediate stations on Monday, 25th June, by the train leaving Queanbeyan at 9.15 p.m. The return…

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Correspondence. [We do not necessarily identify ourselves with the opinions expressed by our correspondents.] Jerrymandering the Roads to the Editer

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 2

SIR, -- Would you allow me to bring public opinion, to bear on an extraordinary bit of scheming? On my application, a surveyor was sent…

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Railway Collision

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 2

FURTHER particulars state despite the danger signal the express going to Plymouth ran past it at Slough station, near Windsor, England, coming into collision with the…

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A Railway on the Treetops

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 4

It may not be known outside the neighbourhood in which it is situated, but it is a nevertheless, that in Sonoma County, California, there exists in original and. successful…

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The Train Service

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 2

It is probable that there will be some Changes shortly in the running of the trains on the Cooma branch line. The efforts of Cooma and the southern towns to obtain an…

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The Train Service

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 2

It is probable that there will be some changes shortly in the running of the trains on the Cooma branch line. The efforts of Cooma and the southern towns to obtain an…

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Over 60 Miles an Hour by Motor

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 4

According to the Daily Marts New York correspondent a new and remarkable automobile, invented by Mr. E. J. pennington, of New York, was at the end of April attract…

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Motor Car Ride From Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 2

The present state of the Main Southern road renders the projected motor trip from Goulburn to Sydney practically impossible, the roads in places being mere bog holes…

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Motor Car Ride From Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 2

The present state of the Main Southern road renders the projected motor trip from Goulburn to Sydney practically impossible, the roads in places being mere bog holes…

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