The Proposed Wagga-tumbarumba Railway
A copy of the railway examiners' report on the proposed railway line from Wagga to Tumbarumba, agitated for as against the upper Murray line, near…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1892
296 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 15
Shocking Tramway Fatality
ON Wednesday evening a shocking tramway accident, which resulted in the death of Mr. John P. Fergusson, a well-known publican occurred at the intersection of Elizabeth and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Proposed Railway from WAGGA to Tumbarumba. an Unfavourable Report
THE report of Mr. Alexander, the Examiner of Public Works proposals, as to this line, is as follows:— Tumbarumba stands upon a huge spur…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempts to Damage the Railway Line and Stock. Sydney
Information has recently been received by the Railway Commissioners of two attempts being made on the northern line to damage the permanent way and rolling stock. At…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some Non-paying Railway Lines. a Loss for the Year of £311,000
THE Railway Commissioners have lately had compiled certain information with reference to non-paying railway lines in the colony. These show that of 10 sections, having a…
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THE Railway Demonstration committee met on Saturday night in the Town Hall, postcards having been sent out to all the members of the full committee. Present—the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberly, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Thursday, August 18, 1892. Unprofitable Railways
THE return published in last issue relating to non-paying railway lines must have been read with interest by those who concern themselves with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways in Riverina. Jerilderie-deniliquin Proposal Shelved. Purchase by Government Recommended. Sydney
AT a meeting of the Public Works Committee to-day Mr. M'Court moved, pursuant to notice—" That the committee do not consider it expedient to recommend the…
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At a meeting of the public Works Committee on Tuesday Mr. M'Court moved, pursuant to notice. That the committee do not consider it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scene at a Railway Station. Indignant Passengers Mob an Engine-driver
AN extraordinary scene was witnessed at the Liverpool-street station of the Great Eastern Railway in London on a recent Monday morning, on the arrival of the 9.26…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The American Railway Strike. Trains Captured and Tracks Blocked. Telegraph Lines Cut. Stations and Carriages Burnt. Two Regiments Despatched to the Scene. London, August 16
TELEGRAMS from the United States report that the strike of switchment and pointsmen of the railways between New York, Buffalo and Lehigh has assumed an even more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Locomotives
AN efficient and economic locomotive for railway purposes is said to be (the Argus says) one of the urgent necessities of the age. There is no difficulty in supplying efficient…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Some Non-paying Railway Lines. a Loss for the Yass of £311,000
The Railway Commissioners have lately bad compiled certain information with reference to non.paying railway lines in the colony. These show that of 10 sections,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. (We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents.) Public Roads. (To the Editor of the Wagga Advertiser.)
SIR,—Some short time since I noticed a report of meetings of the Rock Railway League and that of the Green's Gunyah Farmers' Union in your paper, the exact…
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The strike of the switchmen on various railways in the states of New York and Pennsylvania, especially those connected with Buffalo, still continues…
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The strike of the switchmen on some of the railways in the states of New York and Pennsylvania continues to give rise to serious disturbances…
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On Tuesday last a largely attended meeting was held at TattErsall's Hotel, Hillston, for the purpose of taking stops towards the formation of a local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Strike in America. London, 19Th August
The strike of railway pointsmen on the roads between Lehigh, in Pennsylvania and Buffalo, on Lake Erie, still continues, and is extending to other railways in the State of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wagga-tumbarumba Railway Report. (To the Editor of the Wagga Express.)
Sir,—To any person who did not know the country between Humula and the Murray, on reading Mr. Alexander's report of the proposed line of railway from Wagga to…
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WE have had occasion to write a good deal on land matters of late; but, from the many letters and other communications which we are receiving, the subject…
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