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Riverina · Railways, roads & transport
85 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 5
The gigantic strides that the colony of New South Wales hag made during tho last few years in railway construction furnishes food for reflection, and every stop that we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In writing of the North Wagga Statio[?] last week. I inadvertenly forgot to refer t[?] the trucking yards, which seems to be th[?] only sensible thing that the Department ha[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FAT CATTLE remain firm at last week's rates—say 10s to 12s for medium, and 14s to 16s for best quality. FAT SHEEP are rather cosier, and worth 11s to 12s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →STATION PROPERTIES are not in much better favor yet, and properties at auction this week found no buyers, but there is still some willingness on the part of investors to do business…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Notice is given in the Gazette that, in conformity with the provisions of the Act 4th William IV., No. 11, no objection having been made to the proposed opening of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After leaving Junee, the next stopping-place is at Billabong. The necessity of having a station at this place was not apparent at first to the department, but in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OWING to the complaints that have from time to time been made both in Parliament and in the public Press of the loss sheepowners—notably on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After leaving Cootamundra, the train passes through some very fertile country, situated between two distinct ranges. At the present season it bears a cheerful aspect, the young…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At last meeting of the Cowra railway league committee, the following resolution, on the motion of Mr. Freehill, was agreed to:—"That the secretary be instructed to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The appointment of Mr. Watson as Treasurer in the Parkes Administration was a slice of good luck for Murrumburrah. During that gentleman's election tour he promised the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—The made of trucking and counting sheep at our railway stations does not give universal satisfaction. Nearly every week complaints are made of loss of sheep by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE testing of the new temporary bridge by the Government engineer, Mr. Nicholas, took place yesterday morning. There was no announcement that the trial was to be made,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Swiss paper states that the piercing of the St. Gothard for the railway tunnel will probably be completed before the end of the present year. The two boring parties,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →As the time for the opening of the railway station at South Wagga Wagga approaches every effort is being made by the contractors to have everything in readiness. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE publish the following correspondence for general information, it being a matter of interest to travellers through Muttama. The chief cause of complaint about encroachments…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR, Permit me to correct a statement made in your issue of of the 23rd instant, "that the Coolac part of the Muttama road is in excellent condition," as, unfortunately, such…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IT is now twelve months since the opening of the North Wagga railway station. On the occasion referred to, the inhabitants from all parts of the district turned out in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THERE was a meeting at Forbes, the other day, in support of railway extension to that town. It was stated that, whilst the district is eminently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Monday and Tuesday, July 14, and 15 (says the Times), a number of important brake experiments were made with the Westinghouse brake on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE authorities have notified the following arrangements:— By the new time table which will come into operation on the 13th inst., day trains…
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