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Riverina · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1858

3 stories in Riverina's papers

Burning of a Railway Viaduct

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Saturday 23 October 1858 · page 3

On Monday morning last a conflagration of a most serious destructive character occurred in the neighbourhood of the village of Bubwith, on the Selby and…

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Select Poetry. the Bridge Op Sighs

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Saturday 30 October 1858 · page 6

One more unfortunate, Weary of breath. Rashly importunate, Gone to her death…

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Frightful Railway Smash

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1858 · page 3

A Shocking accident occurred a short time ago to a "cheap Sunday School Excursion train," announced to run…

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