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Railways, roads & transport, 1892

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Railways and Gold Fields in West Australia. Perth

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 2

A DEPUTATION waited on the Premier on Tuesday to represent the wants of the Yilgarn cold field. In reply, the Premier stated that the Government had agreed to…

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Notification of Proposed Resume Tion of Land for a Road

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 2

It is proposed to resume certain lands for a road under the 42nd Section of the Crown Lands Act of 1889 (53 Victoria No. 21). Should any person desire to object to the action proposed to be taken…

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A New Kind of Railway

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 4

A NEW kind of railway is in process of construction a few miles from New York. It is known as the bicycle railway, and is intended for a vehicle of the name it bears…

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The Railway Station Disaster at Hampstead

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 7

Mr. Claude H. Scott, a medical student, residing at Highbury, gives the following personal narrative of this lamentable occurrence:—I…

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Broken Dam Railway League

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 5

A meeting of members of the above was held at Mr. Peadon's hotel on 28th inst. Mr. Thos. McCawley occupied the chair and there wore twelve members present…

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Railway Accidents. Liability of Governments

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 4

A judgment of interest to railway travellers was given by the Full Court, Melbourne, on Thursday. Thomas C. King last July sued the Railway Commissioners to recover…

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The Jerilderie Railway

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 3

A SECTIONAL committee of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on public works having been appointed to inspect, take evidence, and report on the proposed railway from…

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Strike on the Culcairn-corowa Railway. Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 4

A strike amongst the men employed on the Culcairn-Corowa railway, attended with some disturbance, was reported from the Quat Quatta on…

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Broken. Dam Railway League

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 8 June 1892 · page 2

A meeting of members of the above was held at Mr Peadon's hotel on 28th inst. Mr Thomas McCawley occupied the chair and there were tewlve members present…

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The Victorian Railway Commissioners. a Compromise Agreed To

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1892 · page 2

THE overtures for settlement of the railway difficulty without legislative action, for the removal of Messrs. Speight, Ford and Greene from their offices as Railway…

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A Tram Line for Wagga. (To the Editor of the Wagga Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1892 · page 3

Sir,—Sooner or later some project must be adopted to relieve the heavy transit of of goods from the railway station and other parts through our main thoroughfare,…

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The Land Grant Railway System. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1892 · page 4

IN the Assembly to-day, in reply to Mr. Black, Sir Samuel Griffith said he hoped early next week to give notice of the introduction of a bill for the separation of the…

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The Victorian Railway Commissioners

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 June 1892 · page 2

The closing scene in the railway difficulty, so far (says the Age) as Messrs. Speight, Ford, and Greene are concerned, was enacted at a…

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Public Roads

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1892 · page 8

Mr. O'HALLORAN moved:—"That all necessary surveyed roads intended for the public convenience be opened. Seconded by M. O'Keefe, and carried…

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Public Roads

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 2
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"That all necessary surveyed roads intended for the public convenience be opened."…

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Railway Construction to Centres

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

"That in the opinion of this conference it is desirable that lines of railway be constructed to all important centres, as an incentive to settlement."…

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The Gundagai Bridge. to the Editor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1892 · page 2

SIR,—Although it is generally known that the combined effects of age the floods are gradually working a condition of decay upon the re[?]kthing upon the material of which I think the…

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Preliminary Notification of Parish Roads

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 July 1892 · page 8

It has been decided to open several Parish Roods mentioned below to be maintained at the expense of the parishes through which they pass: and…

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