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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1885

32 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

A Railway Murder

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1885 · page 2

"One more glass before you go, Gloam." "No, thanks; your wine is very good, but—" "Oh, another glass won't hurt yon; it's…

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Jottings on the Eden Road

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 2

My promise to continue my rambles from Eden after Xmas has been kept back owing to your having so much of other matter. Tho d[?]ty roads made worse by…

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Our Telegrams . (From our t[?] Corr[?]pon[?]) Terrible Railway Accident Sydney, Jan 26

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 2

TERRIBLE railway accident on Sunday night to tho train from Melbourne, near Cootamundra A culvert at Saltwater Greek was was[?] away, leaving a gap…

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Terrible Railway Accident near Cootamundra. WE extract the following from Tuesday's Herald:— Cootamundra

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1885 · page 2

A terrible railway accident occurred this evening to the mail train. A culvert at what is known as the Salt Clay Creek, about three miles on the Wagga Wagga side of…

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Terrible Railway Accident. (Telegram to Baga Standard)

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 3

Terrible railway accident on Sunday night to the train from Melbourne, near Cootamundra. A culvert at Saltwater [?] was [?]va hed away, leaving gap into which the…

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Railway Items

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1885 · page 2

AT the end of 1883 there were 270,000 miles of railway in the world which would make a line from the earth to the moon, with 20,000 miles to spare…

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The Electric Light in Railway Carriages

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1885 · page 2

AN important new departure in railway lighting is reported from tho district where the passenger railway had its birth— the Liverpool and Manchester line of the London…

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The Recent Railway Deputation. (To the Editor of the Bega Standard.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 2

SIR,—By the Sydney Morning Herald of the 14th instant. [?] that a deputation consisting of Messrs. Munn, M[?] and Millon waited on the Minister for Works…

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[?]llings on the Road. [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1885 · page 4

[?] having been made in the local of late derogatory to one of the [?]. I have had the pleasure of at this particular hotel, and can…

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The Life Road

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1885 · page 2

Ali Ben Hassan, strong of heart and limb, A lusty stalwart, though the world to him A downy feather, be who would should lift, Upon his shoulders, without help, nor shift…

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Railway Demonstration. Opening of the Young Extension

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1885 · page 2

MR N[?] who was present at the above demonstration telegrah[?] from Young on Thursday morning :— “All Young is [?] excite[?] the…

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Young Railway Opening. By [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1885 · page 2

To [?] of the opening [?]…

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The Saukim-berber Railway Contract

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1885 · page 4

A Parliamentary, paper has been issued containing the article of agreement between the Government and Messrs. Lucas and Aird, in respect of the construction of the Saukim-Berber…

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Railway Meeting

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1885 · page 2

IN [?] with [?] to the Mayor, publish [?] [?] for to-day, at [?] [?] that [?]…

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Railway Meeting at [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 May 1885 · page 2

IN ascendance with a [?] [?] of the Wolam[?] [?] and [?]…

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An Aristocratic Railway Guard

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1885 · page 3

It is not generally known that the late Lord Lauderdale, before he succeeded to the title, was n railway guard on the London and North-western line. Although he was not…

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THE [?] Railway Meeting. (To the Editor [?] )

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1885 · page 2

SIR,—1 see till the local papers, and 1 find in your paper, and[?] reports of the recent important railway meeting held [?] and in the third…

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Railways [?] Monopolies. (By our [?] Correspondent.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1885 · page 2

INT[?] and the circulating medium, viz., hard cash or the. command of it, are certainly two all-potent powers whether in the affairs of the State or private…

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Disposing of Tramps

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 28 May 1885 · page 2

WHEN a pale-eyed tramp takes me by the hand and tells me how he has journeyed from Nova Scotia to see me, I perpetrate a little coup de tate on him by asking him if he has a…

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Horrible Punishment of a Train-wrecker

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 4

AN American, signing himself "R.V.T.," sends to the Pall Mall Gazette the following, remarks on the subject, of the punishment of train-wreckers:"—. "In your paper…

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