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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

149 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 8

Railway Regulations

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 2

SOME new regulations made by the Railway Commissioners appear in the "Government Gazette." They include the following: -- Concessions to Athletic' Bodies, etc --…

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French Motor Vehicles

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 4

The terrific pace recently attained in the French motor car and cycle race has brought down the wrath of the French police authorities, with the result that motor racing on…

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The Railway Agitation

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

A well attended public meeting in furtherance [?] of the above was held in the large hall of the Literary Institute yesterday afternoon. In the absence of the Mayor, Alderman Jas…

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The Proposed Braidwood Railway. Public Meeting

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 2

A public meeting was Held at the Literary Institute on Monday afternoon last 10 urge upon the Government the necessity of proceeding with the construction of the Braidwood Tarago railway…

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A Runaway Train

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 4

In connection with the train accident near Crow’s Nest it transpired that the engine was uncoupled from the train for the purpose of attaching a loaded truck standing at a…

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Flood Rains. Approaching 1891. The Railway Damaged

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

Three inches of rain. That item of news would be uninteresting to most of the city people. It would mean absolutely nothing to them. To the people in the country it is…

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Flood Rains. Approaching 1891. The Railway Damaged

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

Three inches of rain. That item of news would be uninteresting to most of the city people. It would mean absolutely nothing 18 to them. To the people in the' country it is…

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Long Gully Road

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

Mr Owen Fox has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary for Public Works:—Sir,—with reference to your letter of the 27th ultimo, calling attention to the…

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Long Gully Road

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

Mr Owen Fox has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary for Public Works :—Sir,—with reference to your letter of the 27th ultimo, calling attention to the…

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The Railway League

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

A well attended meeting of the League, including a considerable number of country members, was held in the Council Chambers yesterday, the Chairman, Mr. R. J. C…

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Been in the Train Before?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 1

An "Old Railway Traveller" writes giving some interesting items respecting his railway travelling experiences, from which we extract the following: "£100 a year for a…

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Railway Meeting

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 2

A meeting of the Railway league was held at the Council Chambers, Braidwood, on Thursday morning to elect a committee and to arrange for a deputation to go to Sydney to interview the…

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Who Took the First Railway Ticket?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 1

"There are a good many people who collect railway tickets to which some sort of history is attached. Thus, a Brighton gentleman has the ticket given up by Lefroy when…

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Penney v. The Railway Commissioners

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 2

A CABLEGRAM dated London, July 22 says: The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has allowed, with costs, the appeal in the case of Penney v. the Railway…

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The Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Fla Miner. Wednesday, July 25, 1900. Local and General. Tharwa-michelago Road

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 2

Mr. Patrick Smith, of Tharwa, has received the following letter from the UnderSecretary for Public Works:—"Sir,—With reference is your letter of May ,30th,…

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The Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Fla Miner. Wednesday, July 25, 1900. Local and General. Tharwa-michelago Road

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 2

Mr. Patrick Smith, of Tharwa, has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary for Public Works:— "Sir,—With reference in your letter of May 30th,…

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Railway Deputation

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 2

The deputation which waited upon tie Minister for Mines on Wednesday, it is said,, was one of the largest and most influential that has viewed any minister for years. The…

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A Tradition of London Bridge

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

There is a very curious tradition connected with London Bridge. It is to the effect that a wealthy and miserly old ferryman named Audrey, or Overy, had a fair…

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The Braidwood Railway Agitation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

A deputation appointed at a general meeting of the Braidwood Railway League to wait upon the Minister for Works to urge the construction of a railway to Braidwood met at the Minister office…

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Road Subsidies

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 July 1900 · page 2

The Minister for Works has provided for all road subsidies being made at once…

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