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Railways, roads & transport, 1893

176 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 9

Railway Accident at Cootamundra

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 2

A COOTAMUNDRA telegram of Friday says:—An accident occurred to the mail train from Gundagai, due at 7.20, half an hour before the Southern mail. At the crossing points…

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The Great Railway Libel Action

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1893 · page 4

IN briefly addressing the jury on behalf of his client, Mr. Speight, in the railway libel action on Monday, (the Argus says) Mr. Duffy, for the first time, indicated the course…

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The Wagga Bridge

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 3

Mr. Gormly waited on the Minister for Works on Thursday last, and impressed upon that gentleman the necessity of having plans and specifications prepared for the…

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The Wagga Bridge. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 2

MR. Cormly waited on the Minister' for Public Works this forenoon, and impthatessed on that gentleman the necessity of having plans and spec[?]cations for the bridge over…

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The Differential Railway Rates

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 4

With reference to the matter of the railway rates in the vicit[?] of the Queensland border, the Queensland Railway Commissioners state that the wool referred to by Mr…

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Tramway Collision at North Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 June 1893 · page 4

The heavy fog which enveloped the city on Friday night, and rendered vehicular traffic extremely dangerous, was blameable for an accident of a…

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Railway Rates in Riverina. Road Versus Rail

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 June 1893 · page 3

AN Albury telegram to the Age says:—Competition between rail and road for the carriage of Melbourne goods between here and Wagga is assuming a settled character,…

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Complaints and Grievances of Railway Employes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 3

THE relations between the Railway Commissioners and their employes, which have been strained for some time, have been subjected to great tension. Members of the Guards…

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Road Versus Rail. the Question in Riverina. Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 June 1893 · page 2

THE determination of some of the, carrying firms to enter into competition with the railway in the carriage of goods from Albury to Wagga has led to the traffic…

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The Wagga Bridge

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 June 1893 · page 2

THE Public Works Department has informed Mr. Gormly that the Minister has decided that the tenders for the construction of the bridge over the river at Wagga he invited…

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The Railway Employees. the Question of Arbitration

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 June 1893 · page 4

With regard to the railway difficulty and the possibility of the men asking that the matter should be referred to arbitration under the Trade Disputes…

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Friday, 30th June. Application for Permission to Enclose Roads

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1893 · page 4

R. Taylor, c p's 91-70, 91-36, and 92-50. No appearance. Refused. Walter Tonkin, c p 90-150, 319½ acres. Mr. Stephen appeared. Granted…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Tuesday, July 4, 1893. the Railway Commissioners and Train Arrangements

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1893 · page 2

IT is scarcely surprising that, as a consequence of the present depression, there should be a shrinkage in the railway receipts sufficient to cause…

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The Railway Commissioners and the Farmers' Conference

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 July 1893 · page 4

AT the Farmers' Conference on Thursday the following resolution was passed:— "That in the opinion of the conference it is necessary for the preservation of the market…

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Our Railways

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 July 1893 · page 6

The Chief Commissioner for Railways says the railway revenue shows a sh[?]age of £190,000 for the year, but that the deficiency has been made up by savings, so…

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The Railway Commissioners and the Confluence

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 July 1893 · page 2

At the Farmers' Conference on Thursday morning a resolution was passed which read as follows:—"That in the opinion of this conference it is necessary for the preservation…

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RAILWAYS and FREIGHTS

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 7

THE important conference which sat during last week in Cootamundra has provoked much press comment; and it is probable that it will continue to do so…

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Differential Railway Rates. Interview with the Railway Commissioners

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners returned to the city on Wednesday after an inspection of the Southern line. Mr. Eddy, upon being seen by a representative of the Herald, stated…

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Train Arrangements

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1893 · page 2

SOME little time ago we called attention to the injustice that was being inflicted on Wagga by the discontinuance, on three evenings in the week of the train known as…

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The Wagga Bridge. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1893 · page 2

THE Government have culled for tenders for the manufacture, supply, construction, and erection complete of approaches and bridge over the Murrumbidgee liver at Wugga…

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