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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1888

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Railway Time Table. Down Trains From Sydney to the Country

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 1

MAIL TEAIN leaves Sydney daily, Sundays excepted, at 9 p.m.; Granville, 9.30; Campbelltown, 10.10; Picto, 11; Mittagong, daily, Mondays excepted, 12.30 a.m.; Bowral, 12.38; and Moss Vale, 12.50…

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Railway Time Table. Down Trains From Sydney to the Country

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 1

MAIL TRAIN leaves Sydney daily, Sundays excepted, at 9P.m.; Granville, 9.30; Campbelltown, 10.10; Pic[?]on, 11; Mittagong, daily, Mondays excepted, 12.80 a.m.; Bowral, 12.38; and Moss Vale, 12.50…

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Railway Time Table

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 1

DOWN TRAINS FROM SYDNEY TO THE COUNTRY. MAIL TRAIN leaves Sydney daily, Sundaysexcepted, at 9 p.m.; Granville, 9.30; Campbelltown, 10.10; Picton, 11; Mittagong, daily, Mondays excepted,…

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Railway Time Table. Down Trains From Sydney to the Country

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 1

MAIL TRAIN leaves Sydney daily, Sundays excepted, at 9 p.m.; Granville, 9.30; Campbelltown, 10.10; Picton, 11; Mittagong, daily, Mondays excepted, 12.30 a.m.; Bowral, 12.38; and Moss Vale, 12.50…

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The Robertson Railway

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 8 February 1888 · page 1

WE are indebted to the courtesy of Mr. W. McCourt, M.L.A., for a copy of the report furnished by Mr. John Harper, the government officer who recently visited the district…

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The Wild Train. A Thrilling RAilway Story

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 3

'Yes, sir! the boy there, though but five years old and not knowing a dash from a dot stands upon the company's pay-roll as telegrapbic-operator, at fifty dollars per…

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In a Western Railway Depot

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 3

"Whenever I feel blue and disheartened," said a struggling attorney recently, I always go to the depot and watch the gentlemanly and sauve man in blue who has charge there…

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Railway Time Table

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 February 1888 · page 1

DOWN TRAINS FROM SYDNEY TO THE COUNTRY. MAIL TRAIN leaves Sydney daily, Sundays excepted, at 9 p.m.; Granville, 9.30; Campbelitown, 10.10; Picton, 11; Mittagong, daily, Mondays excepted,…

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Railway Improvements

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 2

THE railway authorities determinedly maintain, in opposition to all representations to the contrary, that our local station-house is equal to the requirements of the place. The…

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Proposed Railway From Moss Vale to Sydney

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 March 1888 · page 1

THE following letter, written by Mr. H. T. Sanderson, C.E., L.S., appeared in a recent issue of the Sydney Morning Herald:- "Much comment has been made both in…

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Railway Time Table. Down Trains From Sydney to the Country

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 1

MAIL TRAIN leaves Sydney daily, Sundays excepted at 9 p.m.; Granville, 9.30; Campbelltown, 10.10; Pieton, 11; Mittagong, daily, Mondays excepted, 12.30 a.m.; Bowral, 12.38; and Moss Vale, 12.50…

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Marulan Railway Returns for March, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 4

INWARDS: Horses 12, Carriages 1, dogs 9, cattle 9, goods 106 tons 6cwt. 2qrs. Outwards: Passengers 378, horses 3, dogs 10, eatlte 9, calves 13, sheep 1548, pigs 10,…

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Free Passes for Railway Employees

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 4

THE Commissioner for Railways has had under consideration the question of the issue of free passes to railway employees. The practice of the department with regard to…

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Engaged Carriages on the Railway

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 2

IN the Assembly on Thursday evening, Mr. M'Elhone moved the adjournment of the House in order to complain of the number of the carriages which were marked…

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Railway Time Table. Down Trains From Sydney to the Country

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 1

MAIL TRAIN leaves Sydneydaily, Sundays excepted, at 9 p.m.; Granville, 9.30; Campbelltown, 10.10; Picton, 11; Mittagong, daily, Mondays excepted, 12.30 a.m.; Bowral, 12.38; and Moss Vale, 12.50…

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"Engaged" Railway Carriages

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 25 April 1888 · page 1

MR. McELHONE'S statement in the Assembly was that Mr. McCourt, member for Camden, was in the habit of travelling in a railway carriage marked "ougaged," while…

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The Express Goods or Paper Train

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 1

Sir,—Feeling assured that within our district there are many to whom the stopping of the Express goods or paper train by signal at both Moss Vale and Bowral would be…

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Railway Time Table

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 May 1888 · page 1

DOWN TRAINS FROM SYDNEY TO THE COUNTRY. MAIL TRAIN leaves Sydney daily, Sundays excepted at 9 p.m.; Granville, 9.30; Campbelltown, 10.10; 12.30 a.m.; Bowral, 12.38; and Moss Vale, 12.50…

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Bowral Railway Station

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 2 June 1888 · page 2

THE question of accommodation at our local railway station came before the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday last, when Mr. Sutherland, in reply to Mr. S okes, for Mr. McCourt, said it was reported that…

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Bowral Railway Station. Public Meeting

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 6 June 1888 · page 1

A PUBLIC meeting was held at the School of Arts on Monday evening last to allow of an expression of indignation at the answer given in the Assembly by the Minister for works concerning the Bowral…

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