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

Railways, roads & transport, 1898

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The Railway Commissioners. WELLINGTON

National Advocate · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Oliver, F[?]hen and Kirkcaldie, passed through Wellington to-day on a tour of inspection, and daring their stay were…

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Railway Commissioners

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 7

AT about nine o'olook (half-an-hour after the expected time) Friday morning, the special travelling residence of the Railway Commissioners steamed into Molong. It was…

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2nd—Edition The-World Rebellion in Italy. Military Control of the Railways. Editors Arrested. Strike of Gas Workers. London

National Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 3

The Italian Government has placed the railway system of the country under military control. Officers in the army are to exercise supervision, and the army…

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Orange Peelings Railway Accident. Orange

National Advocate · Monday 16 May 1898 · page 2

Yesterday an accident occurred in the railway yard during shunting operations. A train consisting of over 30 trucks came in contact with some carriages…

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Railways in China. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 3

The Chinese Government has signed an agreement with a British syndicate for the raising of a loan for the construction of railways connecting Nanking with…

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Fall from a Tram. Fatal Result. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 3

An inquest was held to-day on the body of Mrs. Holtermann, who was injured by falling from a tram during last month. It was shown that death was…

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An Extraordinary Mishap. to a Railway Officer. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 3

A peculiar accident happened at Goulburn Railway Station to Mr. Baynes, booking clerk. The carriage door of an arriving train struck a long pencil which…

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A Pouular Train

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 2

By the special cheap excursion train which left for the metropolis last night there were 3 first-class and 92 second-class passengers booked at Bathurst…

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Railway Smash. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 3

A collision occurred on the railway line at Currabubula Station on Saturday night, when an incoming train of cattle tracks dashed into the rear part of…

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Found Dead on the Railway. NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1898 · page 3

A man named Thomas Lyons Ford was found dead on the railway line, near Teralba Station, this morning. From the position of the body it is surmised…

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A New Railway Illuminant. ADELAIDE

National Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1898 · page 3

A large shipment of material required by the Railway Department for the manufacture of Pintsch's gas arrived recently by steamer, and the erection of…

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Tram Accident. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1898 · page 3

Last night a tram proceeding from Sydney to Bondi smashed into one of a number of tracks which were being moved from the main line to a siding at the…

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Canowindra-Too[?] Road

Molong Argus · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 2

DR. ROSS, M.P., has kindly handed as the following letter for publication, which has reference to the above road:—…

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The Railway Coal Contracts. Nineteen Tenders Received. the Association Revived

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 4

Says Tuesday's Herald:--"No less than 19 tenders were received yesterday for the supply of coal for the railways. Nearly 200,000 tons are consumed every year. The work of…

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Railway Improvements. George's Plains

National Advocate · Monday 30 May 1898 · page 3

Some much needed improvements have been effected at the local railway station, thanks to the representations made by Mr. John Soden and a few…

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Tram Accident. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 30 May 1898 · page 3

Ralph Mann, whilst riding on the off side footboard of a Bondi tram this afternoon was struck by a tram proceeding in an opposite direction, and sustained a…

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Federation and the Railways

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1898 · page 2

Some misapprehension appears to exist amongst railway men with regard to the functions of the Federal Parliament in matters specially relating to…

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Railway Employes. To the Editor National Advocate

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1898 · page 2

Sir,—The railway employes of New South Wales have been urged to oppose Federation on the ground that it will tend to bring their wages down to the…

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The Railway Commissioners. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1898 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners have accepted the tender of the Australian Gaslight Co for a year's supply of coke for the Tramway service, and the tender…

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Railway Coal Supply. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1898 · page 3

It is understood that the tender of the Metropolitan Coal Company, Helens-burgh, for the supply of coal for the Railway Department for the ensuing 12…

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