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Railways, roads & transport, 1900

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Difference About a Railway

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 10

MR. CARROLL, in the Assembly, drew attention to the delay in extending the railway towards Wyalong. He insinuated that the fact that Mr. Watson…

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Our Railway

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 10

NUMEROUS deputations have recently waited on the Minister for Words' urging the claims of their respective districts for our railway. All these…

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Return Railway Tickets

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners have announced that return tickets issued for distances of 101 to 200 miles will be available for return within three calendar months…

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Found Dead in a Railway Station

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 6

A middle-aged man was found dead in the waiting-room of the Armidale railway station at an early hour on Monday morning. From the scant [?] available it…

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Local and General News. The Harefield Road

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 2

RECENTLY Mr O. Liddeu presented to Mr Fitzpatrick an extensively signed petition praying that repairs should be made to the Harefield road which is in…

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Telegraphic News. General Cables. London, July 23. the Delogoa Bay Railway

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 2

The Portuguese Government has paid into the Bank of France at Paris the amount of the award recently made by the Delagoa Bay arbitrators…

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Delagoa Railway Award. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 2

The Portuguese Government has deposited in a bank at Paris the amount a warded by the arbitrators some months age to the English and America owners of the Dela[?]…

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Gundagai-tumut Railway

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 2

Mr. John Harper. Chief Traffic Manager Department of Railways, is no doubt of Very estimate gentleman and eminently fitted to direct the…

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The War Battle Near Rustenberg. Lord Methuen Disperses the Boers. Railway Line Destroyed. Capture of Hig [?]Landers. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 2

News from South Africa stake that Colonel Bradwood had a sharp encounter with a force of Boers at Walwetfontein on the 19th. The Comm[?]ndo numbers 2000,…

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Local News. Road Racing

Coolamon Echo · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 4

Last week we had a permanent [?] Narrabeen road race in which our late postmaster took part, and which gave the distance of the event as 10 miles. This…

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Claims against the Railway Commissioners

The Junee Democrat · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 2

Two claims arising out of very simple accidents were decided at last Jury Sittings against the Railway Commissioners. In one case a Mrs…

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The War. Boers Across the Railway. London, July 25

The Junee Democrat · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 2

The Boers crossed railway line at Sorfontein, 1[?]th of Hon[?]ing Spruit, on Saturday night, their intention being to try to join another Boer commando near…

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New Railway Bills. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 3

The Cobar-Wilcnnuiu and ihe CasinoLismoro Railway, Bills were.read a first time. On the motion of Mr. Sleath, a- select…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Railway Report. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 7

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the June quarter above an increase of £6,552 as compared with the corresponding period last year, but on the other hand work…

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The Taku-tien-tsin Railway. Russians Given Control. British and American Admirals Dissent. Li Hugh Chang's Black Flags. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

The majority of the admirals commanding the warships of the powers in Chines waters decided to give the Russian forces control of the Ja[?] Peking Railway, although the…

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Another City Railway Scheme

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 8

Mr. A. Harper has submitted two schemes to the Railway Commissioners for city railway extension. The first route follows the existing Darking…

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Mandamah Railway League

The Temora Star · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

ONE of the largest and most enthusiastic meetings of the Mandamah Railway League was held on Tuesday, at Mr. S. Harrison's, when between 20…

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Accident to Our Roads Super

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 31 July 1900 · page 4

IN the last issue of our contemporary, the "Tumut Times," is contained brief mention of an accident which occurred to Mr. Adam, our Roads…

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Gundagai-tumut Railway

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1900 · page 2

In the last issue of the "Argus," we promised to prove that Mr. Harper, Chief Traffic Manager of the New South Wales Railways, knew…

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Accident on the Lockhart Railway

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 August 1900 · page 2

An accident of a serious nature be[?] John R. Scott, well-known in Wagga, whilst working on The Rock to Lockhart railway yesterday. He was assisting in the…

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