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Railways, roads & transport, 1881

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Railway to the Upper Murray. (To the Editor of the Argus)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1881 · page 3

SIR,—Seeing that the inhabitants of Tumbarumba and the Upper Murray are agitating for a railway line from Wagga Wagga to Tumbarumba (if they succeed in getting a…

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Meeting of Railway Employees

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1881 · page 3

A LARGE and enthusiastic gathering of men employed on the permanent way branch of the railway line met at Morgan's Railway Hotel on Saturday evening last, the 24th…

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A Tramway for Tumbarumba. (From the Echo Correspondent.) Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1881 · page 4

The interest taken in the construction of the tram line to Tumbarumba is assuming large proportions. Tumbarumba folk thoroughly awake to the advantages of their…

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Railway Meeting at Tumbarumba. (From a Correspondent.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1881 · page 2

In accordance with the resolution passed at the last meeting of the local Progress Committee, the publics meeting re railway communication with Wagga Wagga was held on…

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Railway to the Upper Murray. (To the Editor of the Argus.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1881 · page 4

SIR,—Some days ago I observed a letter in your columns on the subject of a railway to the Upper Murray. I am glad to notice that some one has at…

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The Railway Tariff Commission. Meeting of Commercial Men

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 2

A MEETING of business men of the town was held yesterday afternoon at the Commercial Hotel, to take into consideration a circular which had been received by Mr. D. Copland…

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Railway Freight on Produce. (S. M. Herald.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1881 · page 3

WHEN the farmers' delegates from the Western districts recently visited this city to give evidence before the Commission appointed to consider the question of the conveyance…

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Gaols and Courts "Along the Road."

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 November 1881 · page 1

WE remember that some few years ago, when our Legislative Assembly was discussing a question connected with the establishment of courts in the country…

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Railway From Wagga Wagga to Tumberumba

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 2

MR. Lyne, member for the Hume, and Mr. Levien member for Tamworth, accompanied by Messrs. William Travis and Robert Levis, on Wednesday waited upon the Minister for…

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Meeting of Railway Employees

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 November 1881 · page 2

A MEETING of men engaged upon the permanent way on the Great Southern Line of Railway was held at Wheeler's Royal Hotel, Baylis-street, Newtown, on Saturday night…

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Railway to Tumbarumba

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1881 · page 2

THE following petition, adopted by the Progress Committeo, is in course of signatur:— To the Honorable John Lackey, Minister for Works for the colony of New South…

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Commercial Report. Ydney. John Bridge

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 December 1881 · page 3

Fat Cattle were forward in good numbers, and prices much lower. Fat Sheep also were plentiful, inferior sheep especially, and prices all round were low, best…

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Railway Extension

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 December 1881 · page 2

WE are happy to be able to report that on Wednesday night the Assembly approved of the plans, &c., of the projected railway to Gundagai; and the same night the plans,…

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