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Railways, roads & transport, 1888

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Railway Extension

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 28 July 1888 · page 7

ON Wednesday there arrived in town a number of surveyors' men with their plant, under Orders for the road, in connection with the trial survey for the proposed railway to…

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The Railway Proposals. What Lines Are to Be Recommended

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 28 July 1888 · page 2

ALMOST immediately before Parliament pro regard on Wednesday morning Sir Henry Parkes, in with his promise made earlier in the sitting,…

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Adelong to Tumbarumba Railway

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 28 July 1888 · page 2

The following letters were received and sent by Mr O'Donnell, re Adelong to Turn berumba railway line Gundagai, July 24. 1883. H. A. O'Donnell Dear Sir, -- Yours…

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Railway League

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1888 · page 3
Also in The Cootamundra Liberal

THE committee of the above league met on Wednesday night in the council chambers when there were present the Mayor (president) in the chair, Dr. Anderson, Messrs. F…

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Temora Railway League

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1888 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the Temora Railway League committee was held on Friday evening last. There was a good attendance present, and the President (Mr. Deutscher)…

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The Attempted Suicide at Victoria-street Bridge

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1888 · page 2

MRS. Elizabeth Greer was brought before the Collingwood (Melbourne) Court on Tuesday, for attempting to commit suicide by leaping off the Victoria-street Bridge. Mrs. Greer…

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Tumbarumba-adelong Railway

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1888 · page 2

THE Cootamundra Railway League have taken up the question of the Tumbarumba railway via Adelong in opposition to the Wagga route. The League wrote to our Progress Committee but, owing to…

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Temora Railway

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1888 · page 3

LAST night a public meeting was to be held at Temora for the purpose of the annual election of the Railway League; and next Monday a similar public meeting is to…

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Temora Railway League

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 8

THE annual general meeting of the Temora Railway League was held at Boxhall's Queensland hotel on Tuesday evening, 14th instant. There were about forty gentlemen,…

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Railway League

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 3
Also in The Cootamundra Liberal

A MEETING of the above league was held in the Assembly Hall on Monday afternoon, when there were present a fairly good representation of the town and district, though…

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Our Railways

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 4

ACCORDING to the declaration—the first signal note—of our new Railway Chief Commissioner, Mr. E. M. G. Eddy, we may look forward with some hope that a…

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Temora Railway League

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1888 · page 6

A SPECIAL meeting of the Temora Railway League committee was held on Tuesday evening. The president (Mr. A. L. Deutscher) occupied the chair, and there was a good…

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Railway to Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1888 · page 6

THE following correspondence is published for general information:— Temora, August 23, 1888. Messrs. Matthews and O'Donnell, joint…

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The Coota-temora Railway

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 29 August 1888 · page 2

On Sunday last we followed for some distance the line being surveyed from this town towards Cootamundra. It crosses the Temora Road a mile or two out, runs…

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The Railway from Cootamundrato Temora. to the Editor of the Echo

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 5 September 1888 · page 2

The proposed line of railway to the North-west-from Cootamundra to Temora, passing Barinedinan, and traversing the great pastoral districts south of…

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Railway League

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 5 September 1888 · page 2

A MEETING of the above took place at the Council Chambere on Monday night. There was a good muster present from the Salt Clay Creek district, in addition…

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Temora Railway League

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 September 1888 · page 6

THE monthly meeting of the committee of this league was held at Deitz's Royal Exchange hotel on Friday night last. There was a good attendance, including Messrs. W…

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Goulburn to Cooma Railway

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 12 September 1888 · page 4

Goon progress is being made with the railway line from Goulburn to Cooma. Arrangements are being made for the early opening of a further extension…

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