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Railways, roads & transport, 1883

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Subordinate Roads

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1883 · page 3

A paper has just been issued by order of the legislative Assembly, showing the classification and proposed distribution of the "vote on the Estimates for subordinate roads. The total…

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Electrical Railways. (Pall Mall Gazelle, 12th Jan.)

The Temora Star · Friday 23 March 1883 · page 4

The making of the electrical railway between Portrush and the Giant's Causeway marks an era in the history of locomotion. If the sanguine hopes…

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Road to Carrathool

The Hillston News · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 2

If we get goods from, or send goods to, Sydney or Melbourne by rail, the nearest point is Carrathool. yet we let our goods pass within 70 miles of us, and go away…

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Railways

The Hillston News · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 3

In replying to our sub-leader of the 3rd March, the Cootamundra Herald says:-- "We have not proposed to get rid of the Forbes and the Western line. We advocate…

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Proposed Resumption of Land for Road

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1883 · page 4

It is notified in the Gazette that it is proposed to resume so much land, under the 27th section of Act 43 Victoria No. 29, Land District of Narandera, as is embraced in a…

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Railway Time Table. Southern Line

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1883 · page 4

ARRIVAL OF TRAINS AT WAGGA WAGGA FROM SYDNEY.—Mail, 9.5[?] a.m. Occasional Goods, 12 noon: Goods (carriage attached), 2 p.m.; Goods, 9.30 p.m…

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John Bridge's Weekly Report

Temora Herald and Mining Journal · Friday 6 April 1883 · page 2

Leather.—No imp[?] in prices can be reported although stocks are light as far as the sale-rooms are con[?] My sales this week at [?] and privately included…

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Railway From Murrumburrah to Blayney

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 3

ON Tuesday, a deputation, consisting of residents of the districts of Grenfell and Forbes, was introduced to the acting Minister for Works by Messrs. Vaughn…

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Commercial. Stock Agents' Reports. John Bridge Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1883 · page 3

Fat Cattle.—Our market remains well supplied at about 20s per 1001b, but generally the quality is only medium and inferior, good quality being decidedly scarce, which may be…

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A Mixed Train

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1883 · page 1

ON some of the western roads they attach a passenger car to a frieght train and call it "mixed." If isn't in order of things that such trains should travel very rapidly, and…

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Lard Notes. Proposed Resumption of Land for Road

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1883 · page 4

It is hereby notified that it is proposed to resume be much land (under 27th section of Act 43 Victoria No. 2[?], Land District of Wagga Wagga), as is embraced in certain…

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To the Fettlers Employed on the Great Southern and South Western Railways

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1883 · page 2

GENTLEMEN, — Owing to an exceedingly severe attack of opthalmia, which has prevented me attending to any clerical work whatsoever for the last seven or eight days,…

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The Sydney Steam Tramways

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1883 · page 2

THE following is the judgment in full of Sir James Martin in the case of Toohey v. the Commissioner for Railways, delivered at Sydney in the full Court:—…

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EXTRACTS. Important Decision. Steam Tramways Declared Illegal

The Hillston News · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 3

In the full court this morning, before his Honor Sir James Martin, C.J., and their Honors Mr. Justice Windeyer and Mr. Justice Innes, a judgment of the…

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Sydney Trams

The Hillston News · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 2

THE full Supreme Court in the case Toohey v. the government, last week decided that steam trams were illegal and a common…

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The Cootamundra-gundagai Railway

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1883 · page 3

At a recent meeting of the Cootamundra Vigilance Committee, the advissblity of taking active steps to urge upon the Government the necessity of it once commencing the…

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Railway Time Table. Southern, Line

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1883 · page 4

ARRIVAL OF TRAINS AT WAGGA WAGGA FROM SYDNEY.—Mail, 9.56 a.m.: Occasional Goods, 12 noon; Goods: (carriage attached), 2 p.m.; Goods, 9.30 p.m…

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The Railway Demonstration at Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1883 · page 2

LONG before the sun rose over the hills which surround the picturesque town of Albury on Thursday morning the whole place seemed in one simmer of excitement. It could…

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Albury Railway Fete. Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 16 June 1883 · page 6

THE ministerial train, conveying members of the Ministry and a number of members of Parliament, left the Redfern railway station a few minutes before 10 o'clock last nights…

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Notes on the Road and Mount Hope

The Hillston News · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 2

I left [?]dgellico by the route down the Lachlan, and arrived at "Willanthry on a cold frosty evening, where a good comfortable dinner was partaken of. The…

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