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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1827

3 stories in Sydney's papers

"Road to Bathurst."

The Australian · Wednesday 22 August 1827 · page 2

"It being desirable to ascertain whether there is a shorter or more convenient route to Bathurst, than that by the present road; IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED, that any free person, who shall give information to…

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Half-way House, Parramatta Road. Dear Mr. Headeater of the Monitor

The Monitor · Monday 12 November 1827 · page 7

SIR, I AM so scrouged up inside this here Coach, that to write is impossible, while my wexation is such as to render it equally impracticable to let it alone. I awail…

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Antiquarian Discoveries at London Bridge

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 26 December 1827 · page 3

In the progress of the works to form the foundations of the New London Bridge, a.— tiquit[?] daily brought to high, which afford proof of the ancient magnificence of…

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