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Railways, roads & transport, 1862

162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 9

A Tramp From Fort Bourke. (From the Bathurst Free Press.)

Empire · Tuesday 30 December 1862 · page 8

A YOUNG man named William Hunter, who is pretty well known to a large number of the Victorian settlers in Forbes, arrived a few days ago from Fort Bourke, whence he had travelled on foot. He had been engaged with…

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The Railway. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 December 1862 · page 8

SIR,—Many thanks for your advocacy of the cause of the unlucky residents along the line of railway. A responsible Government ought to be considerate of the wants of the community. But our rulers have got six months' holiday,…

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To the Commissioner for Railways. (Per favour of the Herald.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 December 1862 · page 8

MY DEAR MR. COMMISSIONER.—Your time-table for January (after, keeping all who use the Southern and Western lines in suspense for some time) has at last made its appearance, and I am bound to tell you that the…

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