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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 9 of 20

Latest Cablegrams London, Wednesday. Railway Employees' Strike

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 9 July 1891 · page 3

The employees on the railway, Paris to Bordeaux, have struck for reduced hours of labor…

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Serious Railway Collision

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 3

A railway collision occurred in Poland, by which six persons were killed and a large number injured…

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The Rival Railways. the Borenore Route

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1891 · page 2

THE following is a copy of a petition now being signed by residents on the route from Borenore to Forbes:—To the Honorable the Speaker and Members of…

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Rival Railway Question

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1891 · page 2

As we anticipated, now that a temporary postponement of the tenders for the Molong-Parkes-Forbes railway has taken place, certain parties are doing their best to re-open…

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Railway Passes for Aldermen. Sydney, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1891 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners have decided to give free railway passes to the delegates from country municipalities attending the Annual Municipal…

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The Railway Commissioners at Gundagai

The Bathurst Post · Wednesday 15 July 1891 · page 2

GUNDAGAI, Friday.—The Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Eddy and Fehon, accompanied by the local engineer and inspector from Sydney and the…

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Busy Bathurst. Railway Meat Mart. No. Xlii

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1891 · page 3

One of the most flourishing businesses in Bathurst is the establishment of Mr. J. J. P. Ryan, junr., wholesale and retail butcher, whose shop is situated in…

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The Shearing Difficulty. Trouble at Bourke. the Railway Platform Rushed—250 Free Laborers Join the Union—a Station Manager Assaulted—a Trooper Draws His Revolver—intense Excitement. Sydney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1891 · page 3

It seems of considerable excitement occurred at Bourke to-day upon the arrival of the special train with a second batch of non-union shearers. The…

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New Bridge Notes

National Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1891 · page 2

This morning "King Sol" condescended to show himself once more to the New bridge folks. The merry "good morning" of the butcher and baker…

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To Day's Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday Morning. Tram Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 16 July 1891 · page 2

A young man named Ball, a sergeant attached to the permanent staff, was run over by a tram, in Oxford-street last night, and killed…

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Molong-Parkes-Forbes Railway

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1891 · page 2

DR. ROSS has received the following letter, explaining the cause of the postponement of the date for receipt of tenders:—Public Works Department…

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To Days Telegrams. Sydney, Monday Morning. Tram Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 20 July 1891 · page 3

A serious accident occurred at Randwick. A tram collided with a buggy yesterday driven by Mr. McWhannel; the occupants were thrown out of the buggy, and a little girl badly hurt…

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The Late Railway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 21 July 1891 · page 3

The railway accident at the embankment in Manchester Canal, was due to the blunder of a pointman…

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The Railway Strike in France

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 July 1891 · page 3

The late strike on the French railways was not of so serious a character as it was feared it would become. Out of a total of 350,000 railway employees in the country…

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Victorian Railway System. Grave Charges

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 24 July 1891 · page 2

The Victorian Government has introduced ii bill to curtail the powers of the Railway Commissioners. The Minister said that the result of their…

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Rival Railway Question. To the Editor of the Molong Express

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of the 11th instant, under the above heading, you do me the high honor to devote a leader to my edification, for which hardly know how to express my gratitude, so…

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Bathurst Train Arrangements. Western Trains

National Advocate · Monday 27 July 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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Bathurst Free Press "Magna est veritas et prevalebit." Tuesday, July 28, 1891. The Minister for Railways and the Commissioners

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 2

Even in what is looked upon as the better informed circles the relationship which the Minister for Railways and the Commissioners sustain towards each other…

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Terrible Railway Collision

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 2

Two excursion trains collided at St. Maude, France. The carriages caught fire and fifty persons were killed and injured…

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Terrible Railway Accident. London, July 27

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 3

Further details of the terrible train collision on Vincennes, a railway in France, shows that 50 persons were killed and 100 injured. Many of the…

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