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

Railways, roads & transport, 1875

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

London Bridge

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 4 February 1875 · page 2

London Bridge, constructed by the famous family of engineers, the Rennies, just forty-three years ago, has been discovered to be all too narrow to meet the requirements of the…

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Dreadful Railway Accident

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 16 February 1875 · page 3

It is an painful duty to chronicle one of the [?] Railway Master which has [?] in this country. On December, [?] express train found for…

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The Tramp Between Dundee and Glasgow

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 4

ATTEMPTS bare been made at times, to imitate the adventure of Mr. James Greenwood as “The Amateur Casual.” The last is that of Mr. Henry…

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Mudgee Railway League

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 3

A meeting of the Railway League Committee was held in the Town Hall, on last Tuesday evening. Mr. R. H. D. White J. P. occupied the…

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Railway League. (From the I Fester n Port.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 10 April 1875 · page 2

A MEETING of the members of the Railway League Committee was held in the Town Hall on last Tuesday evening. The permanent chairman, Mr. James…

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Railway to Mudgee. (From the Dubbo Advertiser.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 20 April 1875 · page 2

THE inhabitants of Mudgee are agitating for railway extension from Wallerawang to their town. Our Wellington contemporary, possessing apparently a knowledge of the…

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Railway League. (From the Wester post.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 2

A MEETING of the members of the Railway League was held the Town Hall on last Tuesday evening. The permanent chairman. Mr. Jas…

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Crossing the Niagara River on an Ice Bridge

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 29 April 1875 · page 4

AN Oswego paper publishes the following extract from a private letter from Niagara, dated the 15th January;— the river above the Falls freezes over…

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Fatal Railway Accident. (Hobart Town Mercury.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 29 April 1875 · page 2

Another fatal accident occurred on the main Line Railway, resulting in the death of Mr. Daniel Booker, inspector of the permanent way, and the slight injury of the…

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Railway Extension to Mudgee. (From the Western Post.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 1 May 1875 · page 3

ALTHOUGH we have still amongst [?] few shorted-sighted persons who do not the utility of a railroad to Mudgee. it is [?] granted by the majority of intelligent…

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The Railway Contracts

Hill End and Tambaroora Times and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1875 · page 3

[?]HE work in connection with the contracts [?] the extension of the Northern, Southern, [?] Western railway lines is progressing well, [?] the inability of the contractors to obtain…

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Extension of the Railway Into Sydney

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 8 June 1875 · page 3

WE understand that the Engineer-in-Chief for Railways has completed a scheme for bringing the railway into the city, and we hope that, in the interests not only of Sydney…

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Something Like A. Railway Journey. in Two Parts — Part [?]

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 12 June 1875 · page 4

My little railway trip lasted just a week of seven days, and as the distance [?] was three thousand two hundred eighty-seven miles, and the country…

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Something Like a Railway Journey. in Two Parts —Part Ii

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 15 June 1875 · page 4

THE Father of Waters, the rolling Mississippi, interposes in our path at Burlington; but in America neither river nor mountain affrights the iron horse…

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Something Like a Railway Journey. (Conclusion.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 17 June 1875 · page 4

Canonstand gorges are now frequent, and the rugged scenery puts on increasing grandeur as the train proceeds onwards and upwards. Sherman stands on the…

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Mudgee Railway

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 8 July 1875 · page 2

IN our last issue we gave a report of the presentation of a petition to Mr. Lackey. Minister for works, from the inhabitants of Mudgee, Gulgong, and Sydney, praying that…

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The Royal Road to Fame

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 29 July 1875 · page 2

The following account of Mr. M. Devisee’s [?] at Gleuties read ore like “ a royal [?] than anything else. When it became known that the Hon. E. M. Daviet…

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Convicts Capture a Railway Engine and Ride Off (From the New York World.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 3 August 1875 · page 4

FIVE convicts named Hawley, Fowler. M’Kenn, Sallivan, and Boyle, escaped from the Sing Sing Prison. The facts of the case, as obtained from eve witnesses…

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