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Railways, roads & transport, 1890

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Special Telegrams. John Bridge & Co.’s Report Sydney

Moruya Examiner · Friday 10 January 1890 · page 2

WATTLE BARK 15 lower, this decline has been expected for many weeks past. offered 841 bags on Friday and sold 613 prime at £7 15s to £S 2s 6d good £6 10s…

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A Song of the Road

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 3

The earth and the sky Are one grey monotone, As stolidly I Trudge onward alone,…

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The Sule[?] in a Railway Train. an Ent[?] Letter

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 4

THE [?] held on imp[?] the [?] on Friday, on the body of William J. [?] Stu[?] who shot [?] on Thursday…

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Government Roads. (To the Editor of the Bega Standard.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1890 · page 2

SIR.—In view of the fact that our local members are present, allow me, through the medium of your valuable journal, [?] call attention to the above matter. At…

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The Kiama to Nowra Railway

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 1

An Inquiry was commenced at Kiama on Saturday last by a sec[?] committee of the Public Works Committee into the proposed extension of his South [?] Railway from North…

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The Kiama to Nowra Railway

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1890 · page 2

IN addition to the evidence already placed before our readers as having been before the Parliamentary Sectional Works Committee at Nowra last week, the following additional…

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Peculiar Railway Accident [?] America

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1890 · page 4

The American [?] account of a singular [?] which occurred on the [?] day on the New York [?] and Wester…

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Special Telegrams. John Bridge & Co.’s Report. Sydney

Moruya Examiner · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 3

SMALL suppl[?]s of B[?]rk; market very fir[?] prime '8 to £9, medium £7 to £7 [?] lower quality to £6 10. On Friday we sold 863 bags…

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Our Decayed an Decaying Bridge [?] To the Editor of the Moruya Examiner

Moruya Examiner · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 2

Sir,—The wasting away by tear and wear and rot of our Bridge that spans the river [?] Moruya to Mullenderree, and which is such an i[?]spensible boon to the public, has not escaped the…

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THE [?] ROAD. (To the Editor of the Bega Standard.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 2

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The Eden-Bega Railway. Mr. THOMPSON [?] REPORT

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1890 · page 2

MR. THOMPSON has handed in his long-looked for report on tho Eden-Bega railway. Upon receipt of a copy of the report, one members [?] the following…

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The Kiama-Nowra Railway. the Public Works Committee Recommend the Construction of the Line

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 22 March 1890 · page 1

On Tuesday last the Public Works Committee name to a decision in regard to the construction of the above line, Mr. F. T. Humphery, M.L.G., moving—“That in the opinion of the committee…

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Many Woods in a Bridge

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 April 1890 · page 4

A RUSTIC bridge has just been completed at Beech Haven, Ga., that contains 57 different kinds of wood and vines grown on the 50 acres of Beech Haven Park. The…

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Safety Railway Carriage

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 April 1890 · page 4

A GENIUS is at work on a new railway carriage which will not burn or telescope. It is all iron and stool. The roof, sides, and ends of the car are made of steel boiler plates…

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Road through the Burra

Moruya Examiner · Friday 4 April 1890 · page 2

With reference to the letters forwarded by [?]ogress Committee to the Minister for [?] through Messrs Clark and Garvan [?] to the opening of a road from the…

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on the Tramp

Moruya Examiner · Friday 4 April 1890 · page 3

Two companies of Greek volunteers are proceedings to Crete to assist rebels…

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The Bendithera Road. To the Editor of the Moruya Examiner

Moruya Examiner · Friday 11 April 1890 · page 2

SIR,—In your last issue you published a a report of the Commissioner of Roads respecting an application made by the Moruya Progress Committee to have a…

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Special Telegrams. John Bridge & Co’s. Report. Sydney

Moruya Examiner · Friday 18 April 1890 · page 2

Bark—We offered 1543 bags at our last sale selling bulk under splendid competition good to prime extremely firm at £8 5s to £9 10s medium £7 to £8;…

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The Railway Question Again

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1890 · page 2

ON Thursday evening last a well attended meeting was held in the Nowra Public Hall to consider more recent developments of the rail-way question. Mr. Z. G. Bice, J.P., was voted…

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Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works. Sectional Committee. Railway From Kiama to Nowra. Report

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1890 · page 2

YOUR Committee have to report that they have inspected the route of the proposed railway from Kiama to the Shoalhaven River, visiting the towns of Kiama, Corringong, Borry, and Nowra…

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