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

Railways, roads & transport, 1860

29 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Dreadful Railway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 February 1860 · page 2

NEWCASILE, 31st January— A fatol occurrance took place this morning at half-past mine on the Girest Northing line left west Naitland at dine october for Newscatle and proceeded at its ususal rate of…

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New Bridges, Improvements on the Sydney and Other Roads

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1860 · page 2

Much of the grumbling and formal complaints in which it has been our reluctant, practice, and the practice of the Western communities generally to indulge, is fast…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Mgna Est [?] Veritas Et Prevalebit." Wednesday, February 22, 1860. Parramatta and Penrith Railway

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 February 1860 · page 2

From all we can learn it scorns to be an established fact that this portion of tin Western line of Railway, though not at a dead stand, is yet dragging "its slow…

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Injury to the Great Southern Railway.—suspension of Traffic

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 3

The almost unprecedented heavy fall of rain, which has occurred in the last few days, is evidenced in the extepsive damage resulting on tho Great Southern Railway. The roadway…

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The Rathurst Free Press. [?] Wednesday, May, 1800. Country Roads

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 May 1860 · page 2

WE have certainly reason to congratulate urselves upon the improvement which has taken place within the last two or three years reference to the COUNTRY…

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State of the Country and the Roads

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 May 1860 · page 3

A gentlemen who left sydney for the Snowy River, a few [?] sands as the following communication respecting the state of the ro[?] the contition of the country form the late…

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Disastrous Railway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 May 1860 · page 3

An accident attended with most [?]strous results occured on the 20th of February at the Tottenham station, on the Eastern Counties Rail way. As ono of the Cambridege trains approache…

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The Bathurst Railway

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 May 1860 · page 2

A deputation of Western members, consisting Mr. Samuel, member for Orange Mr. clements, Bathurst Mr. Mort, West Macquarie…

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The Western Railway

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 May 1860 · page 2

It will be seen from the extract which we give below from the Sydney Morning Herald that though the efforts which the Western members are making to ascertain…

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The Western Railway. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 May 1860 · page 2

SIR,—May I enquire whether the subject of the Railway to Bathurst, as mooted by the western members, and noticed by you in last Wednesday's paper, has induced any of our…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit." Saturday, June 2, 1860. Railway to the West

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 June 1860 · page 2

The old hackneyed, threadbare adage "delays are dangerous" is felt to be so ancient that people seem to be afraid to believe in it, as a reminder, and if they…

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Railway Meeting

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 June 1860 · page 2

On Thursday last several gentlemen met at Mrs. Sadler's Inn for the purpose of consulting together upon tho propriety of taking some steps to bring under the…

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RAILWAYS. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 June 1860 · page 2

SIR.— I observed your paper of last week that a deputation consisting of some of the Members of the Western District, waited upon the Minister of Works, for the purpose of…

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Railway Communication

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 June 1860 · page 2

THE following report of the debate upon the resolutions moved by Mr. Cummmings in the Legislative-Assembly on Thursday last is from the columns of the Sydney…

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Original Correspondence. We do not identify ourselves with the opinions of our Correspondents. the Western Railway To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Tress and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 June 1860 · page 2

SIR,-I am glad to preceive so much unanimity in the Bathurst transit Association, and that we have now got the right men in the right place, who appear to have taken up with carnestiness…

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ROAD. Department of Lands, Sydney. 16th June. 1860

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 June 1860 · page 2

HIS Excellency the Governor-General with the advice of the Executive Council, having deemed it expedient to open and make a Parish Road (to the maintained at the expense of the Parishes…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna Est Veritas St Prevalrbit." Wednesday, June 27, 1860. the Public Meeting To-morrow.- Railway Communication with Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 June 1860 · page 2

We anticipate a demonstration at the Court House to-morrow, on the subject of tho Western Railroad, such as we have not witnessed in these districts. It…

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West Maitland. Mond v. 9 p m. Opening of the Great Northern Railway to L Chinver

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 July 1860 · page 2

This morning opened very cold and bleak, but however, promited fair for holidays okers Every one appeared in the dark as to what the programme was to he for a lebrating the opening…

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Great Western Railway. Apprehension of the Contractor for Stopping the Line

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 July 1860 · page 3

The public will learn with considerable surprise, and no less dissatisfaction, that the extension of the Groat Western Railway as far as the Blacktown Road, upon…

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Opening of the Great Western Railway

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 July 1860 · page 2

The Great Western Railway will, as the public have been day informed, be opened for traffic to-day as far as the Blacktown Road, a distance of about eight miles from its junction…

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