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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1890

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Railway Bills

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 3

IN the Assembly on Thursday the following railway bills were read a third time, and ordered to be forwarded to the Legislative Council for concurrence:—Kiama to Nowra,…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 2

The Minister for Railways is to be asked in the Assembly on Tuesday if it is true that the refreshment room is to be moved from Mittagong to Moss Vale; if so, the reason for this…

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Railway Returns for June. Boyvral

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 2

INWARDS: 989 paroels, 18 horses, 1 carriage, 4 dogs, 635 tons goods, 12 cattle, 199 sheep. OUTWARDS: 1122 passengers, 1203 parcels, 3 horses, 1 carriage, 5…

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Railway Works

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 2

THE Railway Commissioners opened a number of tenders on Monday for works in the department. They included offers for building an engine-drivers' barracks at…

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Railway Tariff

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 2

IT is understood that the Railway Commissioners will on the first day of August publish a revised goods tariff for the railways of the colony…

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Train Alterations

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 3

The passenger train from Goulburn to Sydney is now timed as follows:—Leaves Goulbusn at 11.20 a.m.: arrives at Moss Vale at I p.m. and departs at 1.5 p.m.;…

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Road from Berrima to Burradoo

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 3

We have been forwarded the following for publication:—"Department of Public Works, Sydney, 16th June, 1890. Sir,—In reply to the letter presented by you from Mr. G. P. Lambert, of Berrima, further…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 July 1890 · page 2

The railway commissioners will receive the Mittagong deputation to-day, relative to the removal of the refreshment rooms…

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Bowral to Wombeyain Caves Road

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 3

IN the Assembly on Thursday, Mr. Bruce Smith, in answer to Mr. McCourt, said the survey of the road from Bowral to the Wombeyan Caves had not been…

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Water for Railway Purposes at Mittagong

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 2

In the Assembly on Thursday, Mr. McMillan, in answer to Mr. McCourt, said he had been informed that an arrangement had been made with Mr. Murray to…

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Grievances against the Railway Commissioners

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 July 1890 · page 2

SIR,—During the debate in the Legislative Assembly the other evening resulting from the Hon. W. R. Campbell's reference to the accident to the express between Mittagong and Picton, and the…

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Railway Time Table. Trains Fbom Bowral to Sydney

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 July 1890 · page 1

2.50 a.m.—Daily (Sundays excepted). 7.12 a.m.—Mondays only. 9.3 a.m.—Daily (Sundays and Mondays excepted). 9.22 a.m.—Mondays only…

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Railway Anomalies

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 July 1890 · page 2

THE Rev. W. A. Leech points out in a letter to the Scrutineer: (1) That several of the most important trains, which in variably stop at Moss vale, are marked in "Guide"…

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The Recent Accident to the Express Train

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 2 August 1890 · page 2

IN the Legislative Council on Wednesday, Mr. W. R. Campbell moved the adjournment of the House for the purpose of directing attention to the accident of an express…

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Railway Construction in Victoria

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 13 August 1890 · page 1

THE Economist regards it as a matter for regret that the question of the selection of railway lines to be constructed in Victoria was not submitted to non-political…

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Railway Time Table. Trains From Bowral to Sydney

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 20 August 1890 · page 1

2.50 a.m.—Daily (Sundays excepted). 7.12 a.m.—Mondays only. 9.3 a.m.—Daily (Sundays and Mondays excepted). 9.22 a.m.—Mondays only…

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Weather and Roads

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 August 1890 · page 2

THE absence of rain for the past week, and the presence of strong westerly winds during part of that time, has put a better appearance on the face of things generally…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 3 September 1890 · page 2

THE Railway Commissioners have accepted the following tenders for refreshment rooms: at the stations named.—W. J. Lawrence, Moss Vale: Hugh M'Cutcheon, Goulburn…

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A Government Road

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 3

ABOUT two and half miles of the principal street within the municipality of Mittagong is the main government road, for the maintenance of which a sum of money is voted…

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Centennial Road

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 3

AT a meeting of the Works Committee held on Saturday morning last, at which Alderman Bagot was elected chairman, Isaac Warburton's tender was accepted…

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