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Railways, roads & transport, 1872

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Great Northern Line. Trains stop at Wollombi Road by signal only

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 380

Platforms at which passengers will be taken up and set down if required:—Blandford, Wingen, Grass Tree, Glennie's Creek, Falkner's, Belford, Farthing's, Allandale, Woodford, Hexham township, Hamilton, and Northumberland-street…

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The Railway Question

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 8

MR. PARKES has at least one great faculty of a leader of men—the gift of "projecting," we think the painters call it, with a few bold strokes of his oratorical brush…

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Mr. G. F. Train Again

Evening News · Thursday 26 September 1872 · page 3

MR. G. F. TRAIN was holding mass meetings at Maguire's Opera House, San Francisco. The platform for the Presidential campaign of 1872 is—Pay or fight; War with England; Non intercourse; The High…

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The Waterloo Bridge Mystery Exploded. (From the Weekly Dispatch.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 September 1872 · page 3

A STATEMENT having appeared in an Indian paper which has just reached England to the effect that a soldier at Lucknow had told the authorities at the military prison there that he was the person who,…

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New Zealand Mining Trammway System

Empire · Friday 27 September 1872 · page 2

THE following interesting return illustrative of the wire and other tramways at the Thames Gold-field will be rend with interest by persons interested in mining operations. The return shows the length of tram way…

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Denison Bridge, Bathurst

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 28 September 1872 · page 12

The new iron bridge over the Macquarie, at Bathurst, of which we give an engraving from a photograph, was built in 1869, to replace the old wooden bridge which was…

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Legrams This Day Terrific Gales to the Northward. Steamer Queensland almost a Complete Wreck. Chief Officer Drowned. Survey of the Gipps Land Railway Line. Proposed Extension of Murray River Navigation

Evening News · Saturday 28 September 1872 · page 2

The steamer Queensland, which left this for Sydney on Monday, has returned to port nearly a complete wreck, with loss of mast, she haying encountered a most fearful southerly gale…

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Commencement of the Railway Works, New Zealand

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 28 September 1872 · page 16

We present our readers with an engraving of the vase presented to His Excellency the Governor, asa memento of the inauguration of the railway works under the Messrs…

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Law. Supreme Court.—saturday, September 28. Sittings in Banco. Before Sir Alfred Stephen, C.J., Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Faucett. Bridge v. HARGRAVES.—APPEAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 October 1872 · page 3

This was an appeal from the District Court, Newcastle, held before Mr. District Court Judge Dowling. Mr. Darley appeared for the appellant; Mr. Windeyer and Mr. Healy for the respendent…

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Dangers of Railway Travelling

Evening News · Friday 4 October 1872 · page 3
Also in Empire

Every now and then says a London contemporary, there occurs one of those adventures in railway trains which have so powerful an effect in startling frequent railway travellers almost out of their wits. The last…

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Mr. G. F. Train Again

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 October 1872 · page 23

mr. G. F. Train was holding mass meetings at Maguire's Opera House, San Francisco. The platform for the Presidential campaign of 1872 is—Pay or fight; War with England; Non intercourse; The High…

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Telegrams This Day. the Ironbarks Quartz Crushing Company. the Mayor of Melbourne's Ball. Close of the Education Debate. Victorians Consolidation Loan Bill. the Interoolonial Ploughing Match. Latest From New Zealand. Reward for Discovery of New Gold Fields. Deficit in the New Zealand Revenue. Departure of Mr. Anthony Trollope. Tamworth Circuit Court. Church of England Bazaar at Wentworth. Mr. Parkes' Departure From [?] the Victorian Intercolonial Gig Race. Departure of Miners for the Northern Territory. the Adelaide Hunt Club Races. Suspension of Certificate of Captain of the Carnaqueen1 South Australian Land Sales. the Projected Narracoote Railway. Theatre Royal Melbourne. the Victorian Wool Ships. Latest Betting, Markets, &c, &c., &c. ORANGE. Wednesday. 12.23 p.m

Evening News · Wednesday 9 October 1872 · page 2

The Ironbarks Quartz Crushing Company's boiler was delivered safe on the ground to-day…

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Telegrams This Day. Anticipated Rich Crushing at Gundagai. Sly Grog-selling at Inverell. New Carrying Company. Dead Body in the Yarra. the Return From Charters Towers. the Melbourne Town Hall Organist. New Proposition Respecting the Border Duties. Projected Deparaure of the Crew for Balmain. Safe Arrival of Mr. Lee's Horses. Strike of Railway Truckmen. Che Adelaide Seamen's Strike. Discovery of Copper on York's Peninsula. Launch at Brisbane Water. Heavy Rains at Bathurst. Narrow Escape From Drowning Family Nearly Destroyed by Rat Poison. Latest Mining, Markets. &c., &c., &c. GUNDAGAI

Evening News · Tuesday 15 October 1872 · page 2

The stone from Williams and Co.'s claim is going better than was anticipated : at least £10,000 will be netted by this crushing…

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Telegrams This Day. Crushings at Hill End. Curatorship of the Melbourne, Gardens. Mr. Duffy Declines to Oppose Education Bill. the Port Darwin Telegrams. Bushranging at Beechworth. Prorogation of Victorian Parliament. the Melbourne Stock Markets. Acquittal of O'shea. Suppression of Betting Houses. Champion Stock Show. the Alma Murder. Decline in Gold Shipments From Victoria. the Victorian Crew for Balmain. Warrant for a Minister. the Narracoorte Railway. Gas Foe Yore's Pennisula. Two Men Drowned at Hill End. Church Meeting at Bega. Mr. John Stewart at Kiama. Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt in Victoria. Flood at Seymour. More Coal at Adelaide. Latest Commercial. &c., &c., &c. Hill End

Evening News · Thursday 17 October 1872 · page 2

The yield of Kronmann's crushing at Chappell's machine, was 480 ounces of gold from 71 tons of seconds stone. None of the rich gold-bearing stone was put in this…

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Chapter Xix.—in the Same Train

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 October 1872 · page 19

"You must stop out sharp, Sir Karl. Teo train's on the move." Sir Karl Andinniau had gone hastening into the railway-station, all late, on Monday morning, to catch…

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The Windsor Railway Case

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 October 1872 · page 8

The Coroner's jury, which on the 17th of last month found that the late porter Dugdale, "committed suicide from depression of mind caused by dismissal from…

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The Late Suicide of Railway Porter, Dugdale, at Windsor

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 October 1872 · page 11

We republish below a statement which appeared in the Herald of Wednesday relative to this unhappy affair, and a counter statement from the foreman of the coroner's jury, whose…

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The Australian Town & Country Journal Sydney, Saturday, Oct. 19, 1872. Cheap Branch and Subsidiary Railways

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 October 1872 · page 8

THE Minister for Works, Mr. SUTHERLAND, in the course of a short speech in response to the toast of his health, at the public dinner given to…

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Telegrams This Day. Cable News From England October 24. Yield of Gold at Adelong. the Portland and Coleraine Railway. Cheap Fares on the River Murray. the Narracoote Railway, South Australia. Anticipated Disturbances at the Inverell Tin Mines. Copper Selection at Benshaw. Circuit Court, West Maitland. Bathurst Assizes. Grant of £1000 to Dr. Lang. Melbourne Spring Meeting. Oidium in South Australia. Latest Betting, Commerial, London, October 23rd

Evening News · Friday 25 October 1872 · page 2

There is an increased demand for preserved meats, at improved rates. No. 12 Mauritius sugars sold in London at £28 10s per ton, afloat…

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