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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 7 of 66

The Mono Railway. LONDON

Leader · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 3

The plans .of the Mono railway from Elinburgh to Glasgow, providing for a speed of 117 miles per hour, has been submitted to the Board of Trade…

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Outrage by a Tramp. Sydney, Wednesday night

Leader · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 2

The police are still searching for the perpetrator of the Mitta Mitta outrage. The tracks of the tramp seem to have been lost sight of…

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Bridge Over Jews Creek

Molong Argus · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 3

Public Works Department, Sydney, 29th January, 1902.—Date of letter under reply: 8th instant. Subject: Proposed new bridge over Jew's Creek, road…

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A Bad Road

Molong Argus · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 12

MANY farmers of the Barragan district have a grievance: at all events those of them who convey wheat to Manildra via the Toogong-Manildra road for the…

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Sandy Creek Road

Molong Argus · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 3

Department of Public Works, Sydney, January 31, 1902. Sir, I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th instant, re the dangerous state of…

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Bridge over Molong Creek. Where Is It?

Molong Argus · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 11

RECENTLY the Minister for Works invited tenders for the erection of a bridge over Molong creek, such tenders to close on the 10th instant. Tenders were not…

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Departmental Humbugging. the Delaney's Falls Bridge. to the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 3

Sir.--As the MERCURY is the only paper that takes up the public welfare of Oberon, kindly let me ask through its columns when the new Delaney's Falls bridge is to be opened. Many…

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Little Hartley--lowther Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, 3rd February, 1902

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 3

Date of letter under reply : 27th ultimo, from the Hartley Valley Progress Committee (H. Williams, chairman), addressed to the Road Superintendent, Lithgow. Subject : Further…

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Road at Mount Victoria Hill. Public Works Department, Sydney, 3rd February, 1902

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 3

Sir,--With reference to the letter dated the 27th ultimo from Mr. H. Williams, chairman of the Hartley Valley Progress Committee, addressed to the Road Superintendent, Lithgow,…

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Railway Extension. Molong to Peak Hill via CUMNOCK

Molong Argus · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 16

ACCORDING to the local paper, a "monster meeting" was held at Peak Hill last week, the Mayor presiding. The majority of the farmers and settlers in the…

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Cumnock Railway

Molong Argus · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 3

THE Molong papers deny the statement made by the Parkes papers that the Cutnnock people only wish tbe Raihviiy to go as far as Cumnock…

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Local Industries. Interview with Mr. Wilton. Railway Developments

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 4

Mr. Wilton stated in an interview yesterday that the coal trade was at present very brisk. Unfortunately, full advantage cannot be taken of it, owing to a sufficient supply of hopper trucks…

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Railway Matters

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 4

In the monthly statement of appointments, promotions, etc., published in the February number of the N.S.W. Railway Budget appear the following:--Promotions.--Traffic Branch:…

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A Railway Matter

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners are busy just now on a very tough problem. Nine years ago the Nyngan to Cobar railway was the worst paying…

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The New Railway Time-table

Leader · Saturday 8 February 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 extended to Orange, carrying passengers and sleepers for…

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Chcap Train for the Test Match

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 February 1902 · page 2

It will be remembered that in our lat issue we had a paragraph referring to the fact that no cheap train had been arranged for the Mudgee line…

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The New Railway Timetable

Leader · Monday 10 February 1902 · page 1

The following change have come Into effect : The first division of Use mail train will leave Sydney at 7.30 p m., and will be extended to Orange, carrying passengers and sleepers for…

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The Bank-street Railway Bridge

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

Yesterday Mr. Hurley, M.L.A., received the- following from the secretary for railways. "Your letter, re bridge, Lithgow. Work already in hand, but in order to expedite erection timbers…

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Molong Creek Bridge. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 3

Tenders were opened to-day for the erection of a timber beam-bridge over Molong Creek, Six tenders were received, that of S. W. Reid, for £440,…

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Millthorpe to Guyong Road

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

Mr. W. P. Crick has received the following letter from the Under Secretory for Public Works:—"With reference to the petition presented by you from Messrs. John Frape,…

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