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

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

1,186 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 60

Precautions on the Railways

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 April 1900 · page 2

The Railway commissioners have handed tho carriage in which tho plague patient was brought from Goulburn to Sydney over to the Health authorities, to be disinfected, and…

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Bowan Park Roads

Molong Argus · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 6

THE Bowan park correspondent at the Orange LEADER thus ansth[?]ti[?] Dr. Ross and the local Program Committee:—" It is most unfortunate that…

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The Holyoak Bridge

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 7

At the meeting of the Cudgegong Council on Tuesday it was decided to co-operate with the MudgeE Council in an effort to…

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Proposed Bridge Over the Railway. Meeting in the School of Arts

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 6

A public meeting, convened by advertisement last week, was hold on Wednesday night in the School of Arts to consider the question of constructing a bridge over the railway to…

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Cycling. Road Race in Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 4

The first road race of the season under the auspices of the Lithgow Bicycle Club took place on Wednesday afternoon in the presence of about 200 people. The course was the usual ten-mile…

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Tindale's Flat to Sunny Corner Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 7

Mr. W. T. H. Hrxley, M.P., is in receipt of the following letter from the Works Department, re the above road:—With…

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The Road to Hepple's Flat. to the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 4

Sir,--In your last Friday's issue a letter appears upon the above subject from Mr. George Donald. To the statements made in that letter I give a complete and unqualified denial…

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A Plague Patient in the Forbes Train. a Local Scare

Molong Argus · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 5

Some mild excitement was apparent in Molong one day last week, among a section of the populace, when the news was heralded that a man…

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Dubbo-Coonamble Railway

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 7

Coonamble people are becoming frightened lest after all they should lose their precious railway. Parliament has made it a condition…

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Wellington-Werris Creek Railway. Evidence by the Engineer-in-Chief. The Advantages of the Line

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 14

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works met on Wednesday, to consider the proposal to construct a railway from…

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Wellington to Werris Creek Railway

National Advocate · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 3

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works met on Wednesday, Mr. W. J. Trickett, M.L.C., in the chair, to consider the…

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Hazelbrook Railway Station

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 3

A deputation of residents of Hazelbrook was introduced to the Railway Commissioners by Mr. S. E. Lees, M.L.A., on Tuesday morning. They ashed that a larger and better waiting…

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Supplies for Lord Roberts. Delayed by Want of Railway Trucks. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 2

The want of railway trucks is delaying the arrival of supplies at Bloemfontein for Field-Marshal Lord Roberts…

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Government Gazette. ROADS

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 9

The lands particularised in the appended schedules ate resume', and the unnecessary roads described are closed :— Descriptiion of Road opened :—Part of…

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Bethulie Bridge Completed. Fifteen Trains Beach Bloemfontein Daily. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 2

The completion of the Bethulie bridge enables fifteen trains to reach Bloemfontein daily…

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Railway Employees' Holidays

National Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 2

The Hon. F. B. Suttor, M,P., has handed us the following departmental communication from the Office of the Railway Commissioners for publication:— "With reference…

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Bethulie Railway Bridge. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 23 April 1900 · page 2

The completion of Bethulie railway bridge, in the southern part of the Orange Free State, has vastly improved the transit of supplies to Lord Roberts'…

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A Blayney Road

National Advocate · Monday 23 April 1900 · page 2

Mr, W. P. Crick hands us the following departmental note:— "With reference to the letter dated February 5th, from the Reform Progress Society, Blayney, asking for…

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Roads

Leader · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 4

Cannot our energetic Progress Committee get the Road Superintendent to have more finger-posts put up at the many cross-roads in the district.. It would be a great…

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Railway Traffic

Leader · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 4

The Sydney “plague scare” has been a blessing to this district, as consumers prefer their produce from the railway instead of the wharves. Numerous produce agents are…

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