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

Railways, roads & transport, 1893

381 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 20

Train Arrangements

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 2

The following alterations come into force to-day. The 10.10 a.m. mixed train, Bathurst to Dubbo, will start at 10 a.m. and will be due at Dubbo at…

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Western Passenger Train Alterations

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 4

THE following alteration in the running of passenger trains on the Western line came into operation on 1st September, 1892:—…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Wednesday Railway Employees. Ten Hours Asked for

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 3 March 1893 · page 3

A number of the members of the House of Commons have arranged to interview Mr. A.J. Mundella, President of the Board of Trade for the purpose of urging him to…

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Railway Signals and Automatic Brakes

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 7 March 1893 · page 2

About twelve months since a description appeared in these columns of a system (the invention of Mr. S. J. K. Hassall of the Loco. Department Bathurst) for operating…

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The Storyteller. A Railway Mystery

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1893 · page 2

I am not a professional story-teller, or a good amateur liar, or a dabbler in novel making : yet I can't help thinking that the facts I propose to relate…

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The Storyteller. Railway Mystery

National Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 4

A week is supposed to have elapsed, as they say in plays. Going out of the street-door one morning, an incoming elderly female…

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The Storyteller. A Railway Mystery

National Advocate · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 4

"I will, I—" "At once," I continued. She looked scared. "At once," I repeated…

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Appalling News. Road Communication Stopped. Provisions Being Distributed by Government. a Vast Inland Sea. Rescue Work. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 2

The steamer Federal has been driven farther ashore at Newcastle. Latest news from Hunter districts is most appalling…

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The Storyteller. A Railway Mystery

National Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 4

'It is now,' she continued with a weary sob, just three weeks to-day since he said to me one morning at home, I mean in Cornwall, 'Vi' (my name…

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Government Servants and Politics. a Tramway Driver Suspended

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 2

A matter (referred to in our telegrams yesterday) has arisen in connetion with the railway service about which there will probably be some excited talk. It seems that a…

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The Storyteller. A Railway Mystery

National Advocate · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 4

'In spite of my misery, I was beginning now to become a prey to a very ordinary and even vulgar physical pain— that of hunger. By a curious fatality…

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The Storyteller. A Railway Mystery

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 4

'Well, the 'all' won't be very much, but if you will cross-examine the witness, the witness promises to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth.'…

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Chicago Railway Strike

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 3

The Chicago Railway Companies have agreed to share the expenses incurred by the strike of switchmen, and are determined to unitedly resist the strikers…

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In the Assembly. the Electoral Bill. Married Women's Property Bill. Income Tax Assessment Bill. Further Amended. the Roads' Vote. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 2

In the Assembly yesternight a number of private bills passed the third reading. The Electoral Bill was returned from the Council, and the consideration of the…

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The Storyteller. A Railway Mystery

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 4

It may be aS you say,' agreed Violet. I put on my considering-cap for a good five minutes before resuming the…

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The Storyteller. A Railway Mystery

National Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 4

'Are not these good? Cambric, aren't they?' Violet scrutinised them closely. 'Yes, they are cambric, and very fine…

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Pith of Parliament. the Legislative Assembly. the Wages Op Maintenance Men. the Question of "Burning Off." During the Summer Months. Who Takes Care of Jenolan Caves ? and the Reply Is "Jeremiah Wilson. the Adjournment of the House. Discharging a Tramway Employee. Parliament House Thursday Night

National Advocate · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 3

In the Assembly this evening, Mr. Rae asked the Secretary for Works is he aware that maintenance men on the country roads frequently have to wait for…

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The Licensing Court. the Railway Hotel. Application for Transfer of License. Opposed by the Police. the Application Granted

National Advocate · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 2

The hearing of the application by Joshua Stevens to transfer the license of the Railway Hotel, Bathurst, to Patrick Power, was resumed yesterday, before Mr…

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The Storyteller. A Railway Mystery

National Advocate · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 4

Only trivial things, so far as I remember. Oh yes, he did have something of a bother with one man?' 'Ah!' I ejaculated, with a gleam of…

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The Storyteller. A Railway Mystery

National Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 4

She acknowledged my humbleness with a look, and continuing—'Shepherd's plaid trousers with a small check; boots, polished leather…

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