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Railways, roads & transport, 1889

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Serious Railway Accident. Sydney, Wednesday

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1889 · page 2

A SERIOUS accident happened this morning at about 4.20. to the mail train from Bourke to Sydney. When nearing Penrith the mail collided with a goods train that was…

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Fast Trains on English Railways

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1889 · page 4

IT would seem that 80 miles on hour is about the limit of attainable mood on the railways and according to W.M. Aoworth in Murrey's Magazine there is at least one well…

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The Railway Commissioners in the Wagga District

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1889 · page 2

MESSRS. Fehon and Oliver, Railway Commissioners, visited Tumbarumba on Friday, and were interviewed by a deputation of the townspeople, who placed before then statistics as to the products of…

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Coolamon, Merool Creek, and Hillston Railway League

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1889 · page 3

A MEETING of the above League was held at the London Hotel, Warri, on Saturday last, 18th inst. Mr. W. Clark was voted to the chair, and explained that the meeting had…

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Temora Advocates for the RAILWAY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 June 1889 · page 4

WE extract the following from the Temora Independent as the arguments that were advanced there to the commissioners in favour of the construction of the railway to…

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Adelong Railway

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 June 1889 · page 4

THE following is a statement that was presented to the railway commissioners on their visit to Adelong:—VIEWS SUBMITTED BY MR. J. CILANNON ON…

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Heavy Floods in Victoria. Washaways on the Railway Lines. Loss of Life. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 2

THE rain on Wednesday and during last night culminated in heavy floods in various parts of the colony. At Castlemaine all the low-lying lands are submerged, and there is…

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Crookwell Railway

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 4

Through the courtesy of Mr. E. J. Ball, M.P. (says the Gazette), we are in a position to publish the following copy of a letter received by Messrs…

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Railway Accidents

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1889 · page 3

The railway accident which happened recently to the Gundagai mail train serves to expose a very weak spot in the management of our lines, and that is the delay in notifying accidents…

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Our Railway Project

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1889 · page 4

WE wish specially to call the attention of the railway leagues and committees of Cootamundra, Stockinbingal, Dudauman, Temora, and Barmedman to the notes…

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Railway Extension

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 29 June 1889 · page 5

IT appears as if we are to have no end of opposition to our proposed railway extension to Tomora and the Lachlan. We now have two rivals south of us—from Junee to…

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Railway Guage Difficulty

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1889 · page 3

We (Cootamuadra Liberal) have before us several communications to and from Mr. 13. M. G. Eddy, Chief Commissioner of Railways, relative to a means of overcoming the…

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The RAILWAY to TEMORA and the Junee Meeting. (Temora Independent.)

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 9

WHETHER Mr. P. Heffernan. J.P., is intending to contest the Murrumbidgee electorate at some future time we know not; but the fact of the astute proprietor of Clear…

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Railway Question

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 6

A MEETING of the Railway League committee having been called for Thursday night, there met at the council chamber the Mayor and other members of committee, with several…

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Railway Charges

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1889 · page 4

IT is thought by some of our readers that the change which the commissioners have been good enough to make in the railway freights affecting this and the more…

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A Railway Question. Cootamundra

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1889 · page 4

A GOOD representative meeting was held last night, the Mayor presiding, to reply to Junee's claims to the starting point for the railway to Temora,…

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Railway Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 July 1889 · page 5

A MEETING was held at the Albion hotel on Wednesday night for the purpose of affording opportunity for replying to the Junee arguments against the Temora railway being…

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Railways and Population

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1889 · page 2

A NEWSPAPER paragraph (says the London correspondent of the Age) now going the rounds, says that there are more miles of railway in the Australian colonies in proportion…

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Wagga Railway Viaduct. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1889 · page 2

In the Assembly to-day Mr. M'Millian, with reference to the railway viaduct near Wagga, stated that the allegations made were of a very serious nature. The Railway…

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Shacking Railway Accident in Ireland. NEARLY 100 Lives Lost, and As Many Injured

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 July 1889 · page 4

By the arrival of the R.M.S. Garonne we (the Argus) are in receipt of the following from our London correspondent:- LONDON, July 14…

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