Train Arrangements
The new Railway Commissioners have arrange a new time-table for the railways, and the alteration affecting the Western train will be as follows: Passengers going must now leave…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
160 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 8
Railway Time Table JANUARY 1, 1889. Bathurst to Bourke
The train which leaves Bathurst at 10.0 a.m. arrives at Orange at 1.5 p.m., and only runs as far as Dubbo, which place it reaches at 7.10 p.m. The Passenger Train from Sydney arriving at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tramway Enquiry Commission
The Tramway Commission Enquiry commenced its sittings this morning. Mr. Dibbs was the first witness examined, Messrs. Carruthers, Levien, and Haynes coming next…
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A bag containing £60 was stolen from the Maswellbrook Railway Station, early yesterday morning…
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We must congratulate our Dubbo friends on having the honour of heading the list for railway returns, taking all Western stations except terminal, such as Sydney and Bourke. From the Blue Book we learn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Railway Accident
Later English news reports a terrible railway accident at New York between a passenger and a goods train. Eight persons were killed and a large number wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Commentator. [Opinions given for what they are worth by a person of no account.] How We May Obtain the Control of Our Roads
It often occurs that in the pursuit of the shadow the substance is lost. This is the case, locally, with regard to the long-promised Local Government Bill. We never tire of…
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Through tickets are issued from Sydney to Melbourne, via Blayney, at the following rates:—1st class single, £4 5s. ; return, £6 7s. 6d. 2nd class single, £3 4s.; return, £4 15s. 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Making. (To the Editor of the Molong Express.)
SIR,—As there is soon to be a separation in the house of collected wisdom, it would be as well for the ratepayers to wake up to a sense of duty and return men to the council who have some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Report of the Railway Commissioners. Sydney
The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ending December last shows a satisfactory increase of business and revenue on the corresponding period of 1887…
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An exciting time was spent by the passengers on the late train to Beechworth on Saturday night between Lee's crossing and Beechworth station. The train (says…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Work-Shops
Our readers will remember that when the Railway Commissioners paid a flying visit to Bathurst, a deputation from the Council welcomed them and referred to the matter of the…
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The Melbourne Age remarks that it is not long since an attempt at imposing on the Tramway Company was made by a new arrival from the United States, who had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chapter Xv.—road Parties & Ironed Gangs. Division of This Gangs—theirs the Hardest Lot Ok All— Worst Possible Characters—forming the Roads— What Judge Burton Said.—disorders, Crimes, Demoralization—convict. Overseers—organized Raids
THE convicts under the immediate charge of the Government in the Colony were divided into those who were retained in the service of the Goverment merely because they were required as laborers; those who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Early Australian History. A Series of Historical Sketches, bearing upon Australian Colonization and Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land. (Copyright.] Part Ii. The Story of the Convicts. Chapter Xv.—road Parties and IRONED—GANGS.—(Continued)
One scourger was appointed to each stockade, whose duty it was to inflict all corporal punishments ordered by the officer. The cooks, warders, messmen and scourgers were not appointed from the men under sentence to work in irons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Time Table. FEBRUARY 1, 1889. Bathurst to Boubke
The train which leaves Bathurst at 10.0 a.m. arrives at Orange at 1.5 p.m., and only runs as for as Dubbo, which place it reaches at 7.10 p.m. The Passenger Train from Sydney arriving at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Railway Accident
The Melbourne Telegraph gives the following full particulars of the terrible accident which happened to a young woman named Margaret D' Arcy, at the South Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bathurst Free Press "Mágnâ est varitas et prævalebit." Tuesday, April 30, 1889. Railway Refreshment Rooms
THE question of railway refreshment rooms vas made the subject of debate in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday evening ast, it having been brought forward by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bathurst Free Press "Magna est veritas et prœvalebit" Saturday, May 4, 1889. Railway Refreshment Rooms
IN our issue of Tuesday there appeared an article referring to the conduct of the Railway Refreshment Rooms, and as one or two sentences therein are perhaps liable to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Votes
The following is taken from the schedule shewing the proposed distribution of the roads vote for 1889:— Mount Victoria to Jenolan Caves, £3,500…
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