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

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

937 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 47

Mudgee-Coonamble Railway Extension. An Active Campaign. The Commissioners Collecting Evidence

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 16

It is now a few weeks since the Public Works Committee commenced to take evidence re the proposed line of railway from Dubbo…

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Soudan Railway. Khartoum to Kassala. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 3

The British Government are studying the plans for the railway from Khartoum to Kassala and thence to the Suakim coast…

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The Trans-African Railway London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 3

The negotiations of Cecil Rhodes with Germany respecting the Trans-African railway have reached a satisfactory stage…

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Dubbo Doings. Dubbo, Sunday. Railway Revenue

National Advocate · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 2

The following are the returns from Dubbo railway station for the quarter ended 31st March, 1899:—Goods, £6,450 6s; coaching, £2,793 8s 8d…

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2nd Edition The World New Zealand Midland Railway. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 2

The holders of the New Zealand Midland Railway debentures to the amount of £500,000 have petitioned the London Stock Exchange to refuse the quotation…

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Railway Bridges. Colonial and Imported. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 2

Among the tenders received today by the Works Department were alternative offers for the construction of railway bridges on the Moree-Inverell railway,…

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Cricket. RAILWAY v ROCKLEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 2

The following players have been selected to represent the Railway C.C. in the Senior Competition match against Rockley at Rockley, on Saturday next. G. H…

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Bourke Budget. Bourke, Tuesday. Billabong Bridge

National Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 4

After voluminous correspondence, the Government has agreed to share the expense with the local municipal council of repairing the approach to a small bridge…

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Molong Mems. Molong, Tuesday. Dilga-manildra Road

National Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 4

The long-wanted road between Dilga and Manildra, in the parish of Manildra, has now been declared open, and the land, portion 165. which was to have…

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2nd Edition The World The Uganda Railway. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 2

The Uganda (East Africa) railway has now been constructed for a distance of 279 miles…

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New Zealand Midland Railway. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 2

The "Westminster Gazette" ex-presses regret at the precipitancy of the shareholders of the New Zealand Midland Railway and…

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Train Timetable Alterations

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 4

Now that the summer tourist traffic to the mountains has practically ceased, the Commissioners announce the introduction of the winter time-table, to come into operation on Monday next, 17th instant…

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Local and General News. Public Road

Molong Argus · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 8

UNDER the Public Roads Act of 1897, the following lands have now been gazetted a public road:—Part of road to Manildra, through Portions Nos…

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Extensive Jewellery Robbery. From a Train. Tamworth

National Advocate · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 2

Several hundred pounds worth of jewellery, the property of the members of Harmston's Circus, was stolen from the special train carriage occupied by the…

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Railway matters at Mundooran

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 11

Writing on Sunday, our Mundooran correspondent reports:—"Last night Mr. Usher, from the Railway Department, coached by…

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The Railway Extension Movement

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 10

The Mayor of Mudgee received a wire on Tuesday from Mr. M. Usher, of the Railway Department, stating that tho Railway…

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Railway Collision. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 2

Last night the Melbourne express, when entering Wolseley station, collided with a narrow-guage train. Only slight damage resulted. The engine of the express…

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The Midland Railway. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 2

The Agent-General for New Zealand, in a letter to " The Times," stated that he did not believe the Stock Exchange would perpetuate the grave injustice of…

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The Railway. Proposed Extension. The Commissioners Visit Gulgong, Cobbora, Coonabarabran, and Coolah

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 9

On Friday evening last a gathering took place at the Commercial Hotel with the object of laying the claims of this district to railway extension…

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Cowra Items. Cowra, Thursday. Blayney-harden Train Service

National Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 4

The railway authorities intend to improve the train service on the Blayney-Harden branch on and after the 17th inst. The 4.45 a.m. mixed mail from…

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