Railway Information. General
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…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
160 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 8
The Cowra-forbes Railway
The following telegrams have appeared in the Sydney dailies:— COWRA, Tuesday. The Railway Commissioners, Messrs…
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We are informed that tomorrow (Saturday) morning Mr. J. B. Thompson, valuator to the Railway Department, will arrive in Molong to make an inspection of the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Time Table. MAY 1, 1880. 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 is Dubbo, which place it peaches at 5.0 p.m. The Passenger train from Sydney arriving at…
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WHEN the Railway and Public Works Acts came into force it was hoped that the millenium was about to dawn, so far as concerned the construction of railways and the carrying…
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The following letter from an ax-resident of Tasmania, dated Charters Towers, Queensland, 16th July, gives a vivid picture of the hardships endured and difficulties overcome during a…
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The following letter appeared in the Daily Telegraph:— Sir,—Now that the matter has been spoken of in Parliament it is to be hoped the centralising policy of…
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Mr. J. E. Tonkin, M.P., has received the following letter from the Department:— Sydney, 31st August, 1889. Sir,—In compliance with the request contained in your letter of the 9th…
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Something more formidable than would be a bridge across the bay from Oakland to [?] Francisco is to be undertaken on the [?] Lawrenco river. That great arm of the sen…
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A special meeting of the Council was called for Wednesday evening last, but on account of a communication received from Mr. Paul, M. P., it was deemed advisable not to hold the meeting. We…
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The Rockhampton correspondent of the Brisbane Coavier states that a sereius railway accident happened at the railway station on Tuesday evening. About 5 o'clock shunting operations were being…
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DURING the last few days rumours have been prevalent as to certain changes which the Railway Commissioners Contemplate making in the train arrangements, and if the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Protectionist Demonstration GRAND Brilliant Inauguration of the National Advocate. a Whole Roasted Bullock on the Public Square. Enthusiastic Procession to the Railway Station. Eloquent Speeches at the School of Arts. Unbounded Interest and Enthusiasm
Not for many years and perhaps never have the people of Bathurst been more deeply stirred than upon the occasion of the grand demonstration incident to the opening of the offices…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Original Correspondence. We do not identify ourselves with the opinions of our Correspondents. the Bathurst Railway Workshops. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press
SIR.—We have heard that the Railway workshops are not to be closed, and some say that work is still to be done in those shops. I was informed this afternoon that three smiths and one striker were…
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The train from Queanbeyan was derailed and delayed over five hours on Saturday. The derailing was caused by points being left open…
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Mr. Hurley, of Lithgow, has again written to the Commissioner for Roads, regarding the state of the roads between Blackheath and Hat Hill…
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As will be seen by advertisement in another column a number of important alterations have been made in the times of arrival and departure of the different trains. These changes…
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Mr. Crick has received the following letter from the Works Department:—Department of Public Works, Sydney, Oct. 31th, 1880.—Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt…
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We would direct the attention of the readers to the alteration which has been made in the time of departure of the day train from Bathurst for Sydney, The train will in future leave…
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On Tuesday evening last a railway accident happened at the Store Creek Station, near Orange. From what can be gathered it would appear that a goods trains was standing at the…
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