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

Railways, roads & transport, 1896

393 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 20

Dubbo-Coonamble Railway

National Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1896 · page 2

Messrs J. H. Taylor J. B. Suttor C. H. Fitzgerald E. H. Utley J. A. Ryan and W. E. Morgan passed through Bathurst from Dubbo by the…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Conference. Produce and the Railways

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 13 August 1896 · page 2

An arranged on Thursday at tho Farmers' Co ference stiting at Wagga the first ag1** too firs: subject to be taken into consideration was the country millers to he on the same footing as city…

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"Tramps."

Molong Argus · Friday 14 August 1896 · page 4

A LARGE number of "tramps" have passed through Molong lately looking for work, and as a rule never puss a farm or station without calling…

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Dubbo to Coonamble Railway. SYDNEY, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 14 August 1896 · page 3

A deputation waited on the Minister for Works this morning from the Dubbo Railway League, and urged the construction of a line of railway from Dubbo to…

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City Railway Extension. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 14 August 1896 · page 3

A large deputation, including the Mayor of Sydney, and representatives of the suburban municipalities, interviewed the Premier to-day, and urged the…

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Nevertire to Warren Railway

National Advocate · Friday 14 August 1896 · page 2

The Minister for Works moved in the Assembly on Wednesday—" That the Novertire to Warren Railway Bill be read the second time."…

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Railway Returns

The Bathurst Post · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 1

THE railway returns have been published, and taking them as a whole the country has reason to be proud of the result. In the fate of heavy losses,…

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The Sydney Railway

National Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 2

Mr. W. M'Millan says that if necessary the whole of the money necessary for the extension of the railway into the city could be raised in Sydney in an…

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Electric v. Steam Tramways

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 3

A bill is prepared authorising the conversion of the whole of the steam tramways into electric lines…

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Nevertire to Warren Railway. Bill

National Advocate · Monday 17 August 1896 · page 2

Mr. Reid (at 6.50 a.m.) on Friday moved the third reading of the Nevertire to Warren Railway Bill. Mr. Gillies was surprised at the bill…

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The Turon Bridge

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1896 · page 2

After long years of agitation, the residents of the neighborhood and others are apparently shortly to be gratified in the erection of a bridge over the Turon at…

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Improving the Railway Lines. Reducing the Grades. Important Works on the Mountains

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 August 1896 · page 2

As was explained the other day, the Locksley deviation on the mountain line has just been completed. The cost of this deviation was estimated by the Public…

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Killed by a Train. MELBOURNE, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1896 · page 3

A man, who is unknown, killed himself by placing himself in front of a train at Footscray. He met with instant death, and was terribly maugled…

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Molong to Boree Creek Road

Molong Argus · Friday 21 August 1896 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT writes, under date of 14th instant, as follows:—"Some time ago I wrote to the District Engineer re repairing of road leading…

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Legislative Assembly. the Budget Speech. an Important Statement by the Premier. the Walgett-narrabri and Dubbo-werris Creek Railways

National Advocate · Friday 21 August 1896 · page 3

Hon. G. H. Reid, in reply to a series of questions by Mr. Ashton, made a statement confirming the recent criticism on his budget. He submitted his budget…

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Fail out of a Train. Twelve Hours in a Tunnel

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 August 1896 · page 3

A policeman named Thomas Word fell out of a train at Littleton, New Zealand, when in a tunnel on Thursday night. He wag seriously Injured and laid 19 hours undiscovered…

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Death of a Railway Servant from Over-exertion

National Advocate · Monday 24 August 1896 · page 2

This was the heading of a paragraph which an astonished guest at a lending hotel picked up to read last night. He stopped when he read the heading…

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Millers and Railway Rates

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1896 · page 2

The new railway rates as affecting the milling trade at Coulburn are giving the millers much concern. They maintain that the ultimate result will be to drive…

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Railway Employees Going

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1896 · page 2

A wire from Newcastle states that Thirty-five railway employees of various branches and grades, and of stations as far north from there as Tamworth, have…

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Railway Deviations

National Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1896 · page 2

The Minister for Works, replying to a question, stated that the estimated coat of the Dubbo-Wellington deviation work was £31,500. The excavation at…

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