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Railways, roads & transport, 1872

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Coaching Information. Western Road

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 11

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Railway Fares

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 11

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Railways and Public Works

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 March 1872 · page 5

THE permanent way in No. 7 contract of tho Great Western Extension is now laid to 113 miles 12 chains, a length of two miles and seven chains having been laid since our last report. We hear that the lifting and…

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Arts and Industries. A One-Rail Railway

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1872 · page 399

NARROW-GAUGE railways have received a great deal of attention since Mr. Spooner showed how successful they were from a commercial as well as from a practical point of view. A new railway idea also claims a little attention…

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Railway Fares

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 30 March 1872 · page 11

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Railway Inquiry, Newcastle. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 April 1872 · page 2

SIR,—Your paper of yesterday contains a paragraph headed "Railway Inquiry, Newcastle," ombodying a minute on the subject, signed "James Byrnes;" and as I happen to be the member for Newcastle, and thus, perhaps,…

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A One-rail Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 April 1872 · page 3

NARROW-GAUGE railways have received a great deal of attention since Mr. Spooner showed how successful they were from a commercial as well as from a practical point of view. A new railway idea also claims a little attention…

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Coaching Information. Western Road

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 11

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Opening of the Great Northern Railway to Murrurundi. April 5

Evening News · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 2

THE extension of the Great Northern line of railway from Scone to Murrurundi was opened yesterday by his Excellency the Administrator of the Government, and was the occasion of general enjoyment…

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Railway Inquiry Minute. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 7

SIR,—I observe that your issue of this day contains a letter signed "G. A. Lloyd," who happens more by accident than upon any sound principle to be Member for Newcastle, "and thus innocently implicated "in…

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Extension of the Great Northern Railway to Murrurundi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 5

THIS event, fraught with so much importance to the district, took plsce on Thursday last. The previous oxtension of any magnitude was to Scone (in April, 1871), on which occasion the late Governor, the Earl of Belmore, with…

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Railway Fares

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 11

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Opening of the Great Northern Railway to Murrurundi. [From a Correspondent.] April 5

Empire · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 3

THE extension of the Great Northern line of railway from Scone to Murrurundi was opened yesterday by his Excellency the Administrator of the Goveernment, and was the occasion of general enjoymont…

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Science—invention— Construction. a One-Rail Railway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 12

NARROW-GAUGE railways have received a great deal [?] attention since Mr. Spooner showed how successful they were from a commercial as well as from a practical point of view. A new railway idea also claims a little…

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Remarkable Escape of a Train

Evening News · Friday 12 April 1872 · page 3

A PASSENGER train which left Manchester for Oldham a few days ago narrowly escaped a serious collision. Between Middleton junction and Werneth stations there is a very steep gradient. A short…

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On the Road

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 464

THE illustrated supplement given with this week's number of the Sydney Mail has for its subject a colonial scene. Country readers may not identify the spot, yet the characteristics of the picture must…

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Iron Lattice Bridge Near Bathurst

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 8

This bridge was commenced twelve months ago last February, but the work has been much delayed by the constant rain and floods, which have prevailed ever since…

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Coaching Information. Western Road

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 11

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The Irish Citizen · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 11

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New Railway Terminus, Redfern, Sydney

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 2

WE present, in this issue, an engraving of a new Railway Station, intended as the Metropolitan Terminus, and which will replace the old, wooden, barn-like edifice, which…

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