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

Railways, roads & transport, 1891

396 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 20

Taking Over the Government Road. the Proposition Failed

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 30 July 1891 · page 2

At last night's Council meeting, Alderman Ryan moved— That the Council take over the Government road through the Borough, provided the…

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The Shearing Difficulty. Another Special Train. En Route to Bourke. Over a Hundred a Board. the Bathurst Contingent

National Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1891 · page 3

By special train last evening, 117 free laborers, engaged by the Pastoralists' Union at Sydney, passed through Bathurst en route to Bourke whore they will be…

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The Railways

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 30 July 1891 · page 2

The total profits earned on tho railways and tramways since the Commissioner took office amount to £800,000…

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The Railway Disaster

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 30 July 1891 · page 3

Two French railway officials have been arrested in connection with tho recent railway disaster…

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Parcel Railway Rates

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 3

The new railway parcels rates come into operation to-morrow…

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The French Railway Disaster

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 3

The persons injured in the French railway disaster claim £120,000 compensation…

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Railway Accommodation in Sydney

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 2

IN another column appears a rather short paragraph on this subject, but that paragraph is full of interest to the pastoralist and farmer in the country. Most of those who have…

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Do Our Railways Pay ? Sydney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1891 · page 3

The annual report of the Railway Commissions is ready for presentation to Parliament. It is said to be most satisfactory, showing that the total…

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The Railway Report

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 August 1891 · page 3

The railway report up to June 30th shows that the labor troubles of last year coat the department £30,000 extra expenses. During last year the increases in wages granted to…

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Railway Returns

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 August 1891 · page 3

The railway returns for the quarter show an increase in the revenue of £81,750 over the Mine quarter of but year…

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Bathurst Train Arrangements. Western Trains

National Advocate · Friday 7 August 1891 · page 4

Mail, Bathurst to Bourke, departs 3.10 a.m. Goods (carriages attached), Bathurst and Orange 3.30 a.m. Mixed, Bathurst and Dubbo, 10.5 a.m…

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The Railway Report

National Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 2

The annual report of the Railway Commissioners is of a most satisfactory and encouraging nature, showing the good effects of the railways being…

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Terrible Railway Accident. London, August 5

National Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 4

A train, conveying Sunday school children, collided with another train at Lake Champlain, in Canada. 4 passengers were killed and 20 injured…

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Railway Collision

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 3

A serious railway accident is reported from Canada. Two passenger trains came into collision on the West Shore railway line, near Port Byron, and II persons…

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Killed on the Road

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 3

A man named Thomas Small was thrown from his cart at Botany yesterday. The wheel passed over his body and crushed him to death…

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New Railway Rates

The Bathurst Post · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 4

OUR country readers will be pleased to learn that the Railway Commissioners have been good enough to introduce a most liberal scale of charges for the…

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The Railway Tenders

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 2

THE opening of the tenders for the continuation of the Molong branch line to Parkes and Forbes is an event of comparatively small interest to the public outside the…

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Another Railway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 18 August 1891 · page 3

A railway collision has occured in South" Wales, in which fifteen persons were injured, some of them fatally…

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A Railway Accident. a Train Off the Line

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 August 1891 · page 2

At a late hour last night a stock train, drawn by two engines, left the Bathurst station for Sydney, and at Tarana ran off the line. From the few particulars to…

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A Terrible Railway Collision. London, August 17

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1891 · page 3

The railway collision at Berne, in Switzerland, caused the death of 48 persons…

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