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

Railways, roads & transport, 1898

436 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 22

The Roads

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 2

The adjourned public meeting, to receive the Report of the Sub-Committee tee with reference to the various roads leading into Carcoar, was held at the…

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Stoning General Woodford's Train. London, Saturday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 25 April 1898 · page 3

The train in which General woodford (recently Minister Plenipotentiary in Spain) was travelling, en routs to France, was stoned by the populace of Valladolid…

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Struck by a Tram. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 25 April 1898 · page 3

Tram Conductor Peter Tolin was walking along the footboard of a crowded tramcar at Moore Park last evening, when he was struck by a tram proceeding in an opposite…

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Bile Beans Again Successful. a Lambton Resident Cured. Biliousness, Headaches, and Insomnia. a Letter of Gratitude. Pains Disappear. Sleep Returns, and Headaches Are of the Past. Young-road, Lambton,Newcastle, March 14, 1898

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1898 · page 4

To the Bile Bean Manufacturing Company, Sydney. GENTLEMEN,—For some time past I have been suffering from a variety of…

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Transvaal Bushrangers. Rob a Train. London

National Advocate · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 3

Bushrangers stuck up a mail-train in the Transvaal and secured £400…

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Road O'connell to Wambool Platform. Public Works Department, Sydney, 22nd April, 1898

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 3

Sir,--With reference to my letter of the 25th February last respecting the road from O'Connell to Wambool platform, I have now the honor to inform you that the establishment of this road has been…

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Serious Railway Accident. Between Lawson and Hazelbrook

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 3

PENRITH, Sunday.--An elderly man named Henry Crane, residing at Hazelbrook, was brought to the Nepenn Cottage Hospital this morning in a very serious condition. He had been at Lawson…

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The World An Asiatic Railway. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1898 · page 3

The railway between Merv and Kursk is now practically completed…

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Balderogery Road

Molong Argus · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 4

SONS weeks ago the Rev. J. Alldis approached Dr. Ross, M.P., and urged the expenditure of the sum granted for the improvement of the road from Balderogery to Bungundry Public…

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The Tarana -- Diamond Swamp Road. Sydney, 28th April, 1898

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 7

Date of letter under reply : 6th instant, presented by you from the Tarana Progress Committee. Subject: Drawing attention to the unfinished state of the contract let for forming on…

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Gregra-Cudal Railway

Molong Argus · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 4

DR. Ross is not tiring in his endeavours to connect Cudal with Gregra by a light line of railway, but his advocacy has not up to this time been rewarded. Our member some few…

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Railway Accident at Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 3

It has been reported to us that while the stock train No. 50 was standing on the down road at Bathurst station on Saturday night, the up mail came in. The door of one of the carriages of the…

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Death in the Mail Train. Dubbo

National Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 2

Mr. William Christian died on the mail train near Dubbo this afternoon. He was booked as passenger from Bourke to Sydney. He was in the last stage of…

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Destruction at Newcastle. NEWCASTLE, Friday. Railway Lines Damaged

National Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 3

The storm which has raged for the last 24 hours has occasioned considerable destruction to a number of the colliery railway lines and other property. On…

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Here & There The Railway Commissioners

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1898 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners (Messrs. Sliver, Fehon and Kircaldie), accompanied by Mr. H. Richardson (Outdoor Superintendent), Mr. Fraser (Engineer), and Mr…

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Railway Commissioners at Orange. Orange

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1898 · page 2

Messrs. Oliver, Fehon and Kircaldie arrived here this evening at 6 o'clook. A deputation of citizens was in waiting to lay before them certain grievances…

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The Railway Commissioners

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1898 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners arrived at Millthorpe on Monday, and were met by a deputation of business people and produce merchants in reference to improvements to…

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Railway Statistics

Molong Argus · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 4

THROUGH the courtesy of Mr. F. J. E. Rae, local Railway Station Master, weare enabled to publish the following information:—For the 12 months, ending April, 1897, the…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners

Molong Argus · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 4

THE Railway Commissioners (Messrs. Oliver, Fehon and Kirkcaldie), accompanied by Messrs. Firth (Engineer for Existing Lines). Fraser (Assistant Engineer), A. F. Watson…

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The Molong Railway Platform Nuisance

Molong Argus · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 2

THE following letter appeared in the EVENING NEWS of Monday last, and goes to strengthen the oft repeated requests that have been made in this…

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