Uniform Railway Guage
The Commissioners for Railways consider that the question of uniform railway guage should he left in abeyance until the question of Federation is dealt with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1890
528 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 27
Railway Reform
IF we, the people of New South Wales, were not the mostlazily indulgent and good-naturedly careless people in the world we should have many things which we do not now possess, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Facts About the Forth Bridge
It is the largest, railway bridge ever constructed in any part of the world. Its length is 1700ft., nearly four times longer than the Britannia tubular bridge across the Menai…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Railway Revenue
The returns for 1889 show a deficiency of £60,000 compared to the previous year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Returns
The railway revenue for February from the special summer excursions on the Western and Southern lines, was £780, which was obtained without resort…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rival Railway Routes. (To the Editor of the Molong Express)
SIR,—I have just read with some surprise a letter (in the WESTERN ADVOCATE of the 15th inst.) signed by Mr. E. H. Moulder, of Brotherony, in reference to the rival railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Molong-Parkes Railway. Visit of the Sectional Committee
WE are in receipt of the following letter from the Secretary of the Standing Committee on Public Works, and its publication in full will be more effective than any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Question
OUR friends at Orange seem to be waking up once more to enlivened activity on this question, but we rather think that if left to themselves they would prefer to "sing low;"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wages of Railway Men
The Railway Commissioners have fixed the rate of wages for extra men at 6s 6d per day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods out West. the Railway Line Damaged
The heavy rain's beyond' Nyngan have played havoc with one portion of the line. At Wilga, near Coolamon, about 25 chains of the line have been washed away, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News. a Railway to Jerusalem. London
Active steps are being taken by a powerful American syndicate to promote the construction of a line of railway to Palestine, which, when completed, will connect the sea coast with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Molong-Parkes Railway
The Sectional Committee of the Public Works Committee is now taking evidence at Molong in reference to the Molong-Parkes railway. A survey of the locality has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Bridge at Cowra
The borings for the new bridge cylinders at Cowra were begun this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed by a Train
A woman named McLeod has been cut to pieces by a train at spring Vale, Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jackson's Swamp Bridge
Mr. W. P. Crick, M.L.A., has received a letter from the Under-Secretary for Works, in reply to a letter of his in December last, with regard to the erection of a bridge over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Paying Tramway
The Melbourne Tramway Company has decided to increase its capital by the creation of a million new shares. The receipts for the last six months show an increase of over £5,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Communication Restored
The railway communication which was interrupted on the western line; in consequence of the floods was restored yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Question. the Sectional Committee's Enquiry. Orange
THE Sectional Committee, consisting of Messrs. Tonkin, Lee, and Dowel, M's.L.A., and Cox, M.L.C., took evidence at Orange on Saturday, and on Monday at Molong. Mr. Tonkin, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bathurst Free Press "magna est veritas at proevalabit" Saturday, March 1, 1890. Railway Accommodation
PERSONS who have had the privilege and good fortune of travelling over the railway lines of the old country and America, and then been compelled to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Collision
An engine and trucks collided with a cattle train at Penshurst, Hawksdale line, Victoria, on Saturday night. The former was thrown off the line, and…
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