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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 9 of 22

Fall From a Bridge. Bourke

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 3

A carpenter named Robert Smith fell a distance of SO feet from a wharf now in coarse of construction. His spine was injured and he was admitted to the…

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Serious Tram Accident. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 3

A young girl named saran Gladdle, in alighting from a moving tram at Paddington this morning, was dashed to the ground, and sustained concussion…

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Bridge at Morpeth. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 3

The Minister for Works, accompanied by Mr. Brunker, leaves Sydney to-night to open a bridge over the Hunter River, at Morpeth to-morrow…

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Railway Accident. Serious Damage to Rolling Stock. Harden

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 3

The southern paper train, due at Harden at 3 p.m. to-day, met with an accident at Rocky Ponds, nine miles distant from Harden. The train…

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A Soudan Railway. Purchased by Great Britain. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 3

The British Government has concluded the purchase of the State railway to the Soudan…

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The Railway Platform

Molong Argus · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 3

Every evening at the station, Let it rain or let it hail, An enormous congregation Congregate beside the rail…

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Transcontinental Railway in China. International Combination. London

National Advocate · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 3

Extraordinary activity is being shown by the Russians in their negotiations with the authorities at Peking. The right has been obtained to…

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Railway Accident. HARDEN

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 3

The southern paper train, due at Harden at 3 p.m. to-day, met with an accident at Rocky Ponds, nine miles distant from Harden. The train consisted of live stock…

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Knocked Down by a Train

National Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1898 · page 2

On Tuesday night a railway porter, named William Hamilton, aged 21 yean, was knocked down by a train in the Eveleigh tunnel, and received injuries which will…

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Accident on the Bowenfels Road

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 6

An accident by which Mrs. Sutton, wife of Mr. Thos. Sutton, had a very narrow escape from serious injury, happened on the Bowenfels-road last Saturday evening. Mrs. Sutton, who had…

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Railway Concessions in China. Wanted by Germany, London

National Advocate · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 3

The German Ambassador at Pekin is urging China to grant Germany railway concessions at Tientsin, in the province of Pechili, and Chinkiang, in the…

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Closing a Road

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 3

It is hereby notified that it is intended, under the provisions of the 18th and 19th sections of the Public Roads Act of 1897, to close the unnecessary part of the confirmed…

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Government Gazette. Re-marking a Road

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 3

It is hereby notified that the portion of the reserved through portion 56, parish of Boree Cabopne, and portion 30 parish of Toogong, county of Ashburnham, being part…

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Fell Off a Train. BRISBANE

National Advocate · Monday 27 June 1898 · page 3

Harry McAuliffe fell off a train on the Central Railway to-doy, and was killed…

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Orange Peelings ORANGE, Monday. Train Traffic

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1898 · page 2

One hundred and fifty passengers left by the cheap train for Sydney this morning. Amongst the number were a contingent of late employees at Bowen…

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Railway Doings

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1898 · page 2

Sixteen first-class and 58 second-class passengers left Dubbo by the special excursion train this morning for Sydney. The Bourke division passed through this…

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Railway Traffic

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1898 · page 2

The special cheap excursion trains from the western district to the metropolis on Monday conveyed a large number of passengers. By the train which started from…

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The Crown Lands Bill. Lithgow Cooperative Railway Bill. Sydney. Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1898 · page 3

In the Legislative assembly to-night on the motion of Mr. Carruthers, it was resolved to request the Legistative Council to restore the Crown Lands…

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Died in a Tram. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1898 · page 3

An old man named Jno. M'Kean died suddenly in a tram today, while proceeding from Enmore to Marrickville…

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Lithgow Co-operative Coal Company Railway Bill

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 4

In the Assembly on Wednesday night, Mr. Hogue moved the second reading of the Lithgow Co-operative Coal Company Railway Bill. He said it was of great importance to the promoters that the bill…

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