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

Railways, roads & transport, 1894

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Freights reach Sydney by Waggon. the Teams or the Railways. Sydney, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 3

Three large waggons of the type in vogue before the railway was introduced passed along Market-street this morning, after discharging their freight at…

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The Bridge Street Burglars

National Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 2

The Full Court has upheld the conviction against the burglars who will now, we presume; meet the end which they so richly deserve…

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The New Railway Goods Tariff

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners, alluding to the new goods tariff which has come into force on the various lines, say that the public are not properly aware of the…

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Victorian Railways

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 3

Victorian railway returns for the past year show a deficit of £386,000…

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Here and There For the Repair of a Road

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 2

The sum of £83 has been granted for the repair of the road leading from Wimbledon station to Blayney…

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Railway and Tramway Hospital Fond. Application for Affiliation to the Bathurst Institution

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 2

Our readers will remember that some two months ago a meeting of the railway Employees was held in Bathurst for the surpose of establishing a local hospital…

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The New Railway Goods Tariff

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners, alluding to the new goods tariff which has come in to force on the various lines, say that the public are not properly aware of the…

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The Mayfield Road

National Advocate · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 2

The sum of £100 has been allowed for the improvement of the Mayfield road, near Oberon…

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The Bridge-street Burglars. Both to Be Hanged

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 2

The Cabinet met yesterday and considered the case of the two men Williams and Montgomery under sentence of death for assault with intent to murder in…

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The Bridge-street Burglars. the Cabinet Do Their Duty. the Death Penalty to Be Enforced. Sydney, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 2

The Executive Council had under their consideration to-day the cases of Montgomery and Williams, who are condemned for the attempted murder and…

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Second Edition. the Three Czars. the Question of Our Railways. Are They Ours or Not?

National Advocate · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 2

THE question raised by Mr. Cook, leader of the Labor party in his motion for the adjournment of the Assembly last night is not so much the reduction which the…

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The Railway of New South Wales. the Commissioners and the Men. Adjournment of the House. Moved on Behalf of Latter. Parliament House, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 2

In the Assembly last night, Mr. Cook moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the recent reduction in the railway service. He said the action of the…

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Reduced Railway Goods Rates

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 11

THE Railway Commissioners announce a series of reductions in the charges for the carriage of goods over the various lines, the object being to assist as largely as possible,…

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The Camel Train

National Advocate · Monday 14 May 1894 · page 2

Nothing has been heard of the camel train which left Bourke for Coolgardie since it started, says a correspondent in that town, and he rejoices that the…

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Gun Accident near Denison Bridge

National Advocate · Monday 14 May 1894 · page 2

A rather serious gun accident happened on Saturday to a lad 15 years old, a son of Mr. S. Davis, blacksmith. The boy had been out shooting with a double…

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Railway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 15 May 1894 · page 3

A commercial traveller named George Sells has been terribly injured by being run over by a train at Lewishatn yesternight. Both legs were subsequently…

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The Lismore-Tweed Railway. SYDNEY, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 3

The Lismore-Tweed railway was opened to-day by Hon. W. J. Lyne, There was a procession of various trades in the district, which marched to the station. The…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Wednesday. Frightful Railway Disaster

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 17 May 1894 · page 3

A terrible railway disaster has occurred at San Salvador, America, in which 300 persons were killed…

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Drunken Railway Travellers

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 2

We are curious to know whether the railway by-law prohibiting men under the influence of drink from entering carriages is still in existence, and are prompted to…

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Bad Roads

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 5

DURING the week Dr. Ross, M.P., presented two petitions to the Minister for Works, praying for sums of money to be set apart for expenditure on a couple of roads in this district…

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