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

Railways, roads & transport, 1902

1,307 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 66

Mother and Child fall out of a Train. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 7

A woman, named Alice Gately, and her two-year-old daughter, fell from a train at Burwood to day. The mother was extensively bruised and the…

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A Fatal Railway Accident. ORANGE

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 7

Mr. W.Bone, fuel man at the Orange Railway Station, met with instant death this evening by being crushed between the truck door and the…

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Tram Conductor’s Strike In Edinburgh. LONDON

Leader · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 2

The tramway conductors in Edinburgh have struck against Sunday labor, and failing general wages settlement the inspectors have manned three cars and are…

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Colonel Crompton on the Motor Car

National Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1902 · page 2

Colonel R. E. Crompton, in his presidential address to the mechanical section of the British Association, said that a most important problem…

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The New Railway Time- Ta Le

Leader · Thursday 2 January 1902 · page 1

The following charges ave [?] some [?]to effect: The first d[?]ion [?] mail train will leave Sydney at 7.31 pm., and will be exte[?]ded to Orange, carr[?]ing passengers and sleepers for…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Leader · Thursday 2 January 1902 · page 2

The inquest respecting the death of Wm. Bono, who was futally injured on Tuesday afternoon by being crushed between the cab of the engine and e door of…

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The Shaw Road

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 2

In our issue of 20th ult. we published an article dealing with the Shaw Road and remarking on the injustice of the Works Department in…

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Official Correspondence. Muttton's Falls Bridge. Public Works Department, Sydney, 30th December, 1901

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 4

Sir,--With reference to your various representations respecting the repair of Mutton's Falls Bridge, road Tarana to Jenolan, I am directed by the Minister to inform you that he has…

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The Pope's Railway Carriage

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 2

There is a gilded private car with a brief but interesting history laid up at Civita Vocchia, Italy, and the chances are that it will never be used again…

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Sunday Work on the Railways

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 4

Comment has been made with regard to the work which is being carried out on the mountains in connection with the duplication of the lines by reason of the fact that under certain…

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Killed on a Railway Engine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 4

Orange, Wednesday.--An inquest was held to-day before the Coroner and a jury on the body of William Bone, fuelman, who was yesterday afternoon crushed between a locomotive and the…

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The New Railway Time Table

Leader · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 1

The following charges have come into effect The first division of the mall train will leave Sydney at 7.30 p.m., and will be extended to Ora[?] carrying passengers and sleepers for…

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Railway Fatality. a Young Woman's Shocking Death. Sydney

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 2

A shocking railway fatality occurred at the Rhodes platform on Sunday night, the victim being a young woman named Eliza Ann Starkey 22 years of age, who resided at Concord…

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The New Railway Time Table

Leader · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 1

The following changes have come into effect: The first division of the mail train will leave Sydney at 7.30 p m., and will be extend[?]d to Orange, carrying passengers and sleepers for…

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The Pope's Railway Carriage

Leader · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 7

There is a gilded private car with a brief but interesting history laid up at Civita Vocohia, Italy, and the chances are that it will never be used again…

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More Tramways. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 3

Mr. O'Sullivan intends to expend at additional 90.000 on new tramways…

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A Road Contractor Killed. BLAYNEY

National Advocate · Monday 6 January 1902 · page 3

Mr. Alexander Mackie, a well-known road contractor in this district, met with a fatal accident last night. Deceased recently obtained a large…

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Burragorang Valley. Opening a Road

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 2

On Saturday the State Minister for Works, accompanied by the Minister for Agriculture, proceeded to Burragorang Valley, about 46 miles from Sydney, to open a new route to that…

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Rockley to Burraga Road. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 3

The tender of S. Boxhall; Blayney, for £755 6s 6d has been accepted for the road work from Rockley to Burraga…

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The New Railway Time Table

Leader · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 1

Tbe following changes have come into effect The first division of the mall train will leave Sydney at 7.30 pm., and will be extended to Orange, carrying passengers and sleepers for…

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