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Railways, roads & transport, 1890

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. Tuesday, September 2, 1890. Hay Nad Deniliquin Tramway

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1890 · page 2

THE Legislature is to be asked to sanction the construction of a tramway from Hay to South Deniliquin, to be carried out by private enterprise, the…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Melbourne. a Man Terribly Mutilated

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 3

THE level crossing at the Canterbury station was the scene of another distressing railway falility on Wednesday morning, this being about the third…

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The Upper House and our Railway

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 13 September 1890 · page 2

TEMORA RAILWAY-- We received the following message just after going to press on Tuesday evening :—The Minister desires me to say that the Temora Railway…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. Tuesday, September 16, 1890. Railway Employees Provident and Pension Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1890 · page 2

THERE is, at all events, in the character of the Chief-commissioner of Railways an element of strength which cannot fail to secure the respect of those who…

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Our Railway

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 September 1890 · page 4

THE railway which it is proposed to construct from here to Temora, Barmedman, and Hillston is now virtually authorised by Parliament, the bill for…

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COOTAMUNDRA to Temora Railway Bill. Final Stage

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 10

IN the Assembly on Wednesday Mr. W. H. Suttor moved that the Cootamundra to Temora Railway Bill be now read the third time…

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Temora Railway

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 7

THE following resume of the railway movement was read at a meeting of the Railway League at Temora last Friday night by Mr. F. Hickey, secretary:—…

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Proposed Wagga-tumbarumba Railway. (To the Editor of the Wagga Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 4

Sir,—As bearing upon the above, perhaps the following extract from Mr. Speight's speech, made in the presence of labour and learning, last Saturday, on the occasion of…

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Railway Accident near Narandera

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1890 · page 2

A RAILWAY accident occurred at Narandera a Tuesday afternoon, when two goods trains from Hay collided within a few hundred yards of the station. Both trains were coming into…

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Railway Construction. (To the Editor of the Wagga Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 September 1890 · page 3

Sir,—Wagga Wagga is not without some enterprising citizens. No one can wisely censure me for wi-hing it many, many more. Certainly, in a matter of such moment as…

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The Stevenson Road in Africa

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 September 1890 · page 2

The Stevenson Road is a thorough fare from Lake Nyassa to Lake Tanganyika, made almost entirety by native labour. Professor Drummond, in his…

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The Cross Roads

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1890 · page 2

IT would, perhaps, have been more in keeping with my general practise to have taken, [?]eriatim, the stations and farms between Wagga and the above locality, but…

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The Wagga-tumbarumba Railway. (To the Editor of the Wagga Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 October 1890 · page 3

Sir,—Being in the habit of reading the Express. I have seen two letters signed "W.," re the Tambarumba railway, also two leading articles, from yourself, a short…

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Temora Railway Act

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1890 · page 3

THE following is the full text of this Act:—An act to sanction the act to sanction the construction of a line of Railway from Cootamundra to Temora. [Assented to, 25th September, 1890.]…

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Temora to Mandamah Railway League

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 October 1890 · page 2

A committee meeting of the above League was held at Peadon's Broken Dam Hotel on Saturday, 27th September. Present—Messrs W. Fisher in the chair, T. M'Cauley, 8…

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A Train Saved by a Woman

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1890 · page 5

The Boston-bound White Mountain express op the Boston and Maine railroad was 20 minutes late when it passed through North Wakefield, N.H…

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Important Railway Regulations

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 2

THE new regulations issued recently by the Railway Commissioners bring into operation some important alterations in the status of district Superintendents, and greatly increase…

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District Railway Superintendents

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 4

A correspondent sends the following:—Included in the mew regulations recently issued by the Railway Commissioners are many important matters connected with…

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Railway Accidents. Lancet

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 2

The annual report made to the Board of Trade upon railway accidents shows that during the year 1889 the mischief arising from this source was somewhat…

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Proposed Railway The Rock to Urana

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1890 · page 3

MR. ALEXANDER, Examiner of Public Works Proposals, was present at Green's Gunyah, on the 13th inst. to take evidence respecting the above named line. Residents of Boree…

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