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Railways, roads & transport, 1893

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Opening of Railway to Temora. TEMORA

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 5

The Governor's train arrayed at 12.30, and, was met by a large gathering of adults, school children, and visitors from Cootamundra, Gundagai, Young, and the…

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Railway Revenue and the Wool Trade. Lower Freights

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 September 1893 · page 2

THE commissioners state that the railway revenue is improving, the receipts being £4000 more last week than for the previous week. The wool is late this season, but as…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertises. "Thus 19 true liber[?] when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, mayspeak free." Milton. a New Railway. Saturday, September 16 1893

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 2

THE opening of the railway line to Temora is a fact on which the residents of that district must be congratulated. Existing circumstances also…

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Opening of the Temora Railway Line

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 2

ON Tuesday the Governor opened the Cootamundra to Temora railway. He was accompanied by Mr. Suttor, Mr. O'Sullivan, Mr. Hoyle, and others. The party was accorded…

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Railway Department. [To the Editor.]

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 8

SIR,—I crave a small space in your journal to give vont to a slight indignation. On Tuesday night there wore several persons waiting at the railway station to take passage…

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Cootamundra to Temora Railway. TEMORA

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 5

HIS Excellency the Governor and other visitors left Cootamundra at about a quarter past 11. The platform at Temora was crowded, members of the demonstration…

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Temora Railway Opening

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 6

ON behalf of the people of Cootamundra, Wallendbeen, Junee, and on the Gundagai and Tumut aide, of Stockinbingal, Grogan, Murrumburrah, Bamedman,…

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The Railway Extension

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 September 1893 · page 6

A WRITER ("Milton") in the Hillston Spectator, who evidently knows his subject, advocates the extension of the Temora railway to Lake Oudjellio. We make the following…

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Light Railway Lines

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 September 1893 · page 3

IN Saturday's Daily Telegraph appears an article on light railway lines for level tracts of country, and a description by a representative of an English Iron Works of a…

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The Railways and Land Settlement

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 5

THE following is an interesting extract from a statement prepared at the instance of the Railway Commissioners in connection with the general working of the railways:—…

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Narrow Escape on the Railway

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1893 · page 2

LAST Saturday's 9.20 a.m. train Junee to Harden experienced (the Junee Democrat says) a narrow efcape from a serious accident, but fortunately nothing worse than…

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The Railway Commissioners Estimate. To the Editor of the Wagga Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 September 1893 · page 3

Sir,—There is now going the rounds of the press an estimate by the Railway Commissioners, which seems to show that 10.000 acres of land brought under cultivation would…

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Road Vote for 1893

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 3

Mr. Gormly asked the Secretary for Public Works,—(1.) Was a promise made to Mr. Gormly on 11th August that 80 per cent. of the road vote would be made available to be…

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A Talk with a Tramp

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1893 · page 4

A MAN of the roads called on us (the Cootamundra Liberal says) one day this week—a man whose hair had turned grey, whose trousers were tied at the knees, and asked…

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Late Trams and Trains

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1893 · page 4

SIR George Dibbs, referring, on Friday to the resolution passed in the Assembly against the continuance of late trams and trains, said: "The Government will obey…

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Train-wrecking in Tasmania

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1893 · page 3

A TASMANIAN telegram of Monday says:—The hearing of the charge against Charles Brigg for maliciously displacing certain rails and sleepers with intent to overthrow a…

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The Train-wrecking in Tasmania. Launceston

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 4

The hearing of the charge against Charles Briggs fur maliciously displacing certain rails and sleepers with intent to overthrow a railway train on September 20, at…

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Railways and Settlemen[?] in Canada

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 5

IT may be of interest to those who are concerned in questions relating to the construction of railways and extension of railways, and extension of settlement in Australia [?]…

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Parish Roads

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 October 1893 · page 4

THE Minister for Works has made a discovery—namely, that it is illegal for the Government to expend money from the consolidated revenue on any but the…

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Votes for Certain Roads

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 5

IN the Assembly Mr. Gormly asked the Secretary for Public Works:—Were certain sums voted by Parliament in last Estimates for the following roads:—(1) Wagga to…

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