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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1849

4 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers

Dreadful accident on the Caledonian Railway

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1849 · page 1

A dreadful accident occurred on the Caledonian Railway on Saturday night last by which five lives have been lost. The mail train left Carlisle for the north at 9. 16 p.m., and proceeded without…

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Railway and Mining Profits

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1849 · page 3

The London Mining Journal of March the 7th has an article on this subject, which suggests a few thoughts in reference to our railway and mining speculations, which are deserving of some notice…

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Murder on the Parramatta Road

Bathurst Free Press · Saturday 10 November 1849 · page 6

A shocking murder, the particulars of which are of a most distressing nature, was perpetrated on the night of Friday, the 19th instant, in a hut in the parish of Liberty…

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Public Apathy Versus Public Roads

Bathurst Free Press · Saturday 22 December 1849 · page 3

How forcible, how very appropriate t'o our own peculiar position, is the old adage which saith, "That which is every boydy's is nobody's business." We ag d'…

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