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

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

881 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 45

Excursion Train

Leader · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 4

One first and 2s second-class [?] [?] left for Sydney by the mid-night excursion on Saturday last…

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Official Correspondence. the Cullenbenbong Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, 24th January, 1905

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 1

Sir,--With reference to your letter of 1st November last, enclosing a communication from the Hampton and Lowther Progress Committee (J. Wilson, hon. sec.), urging…

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Erection of a Bridge

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent wired last night that six tenders had been received for the erection of a bridge over Clear Creak on the road Kelso via Palmer's…

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New Traffic Bridge at Dubbo. Dubbo

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 2

At a public meeting held last night it was decided to fittingly celebrate the opening of the new traffic bridge. The Minister for Works will be invited to…

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Last Quarter's Railway Figures. Mudgee Shows a Big Increase

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 12

The statistics of the transactions at the Mudgee goods shed during the closing quarter of last year show a big increase over the figures…

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Free Railway Passes

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Bathurst Pactures Protection Board yesterday there was read a ccommunication from the Railway Commissioners in which it was stated that…

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Bogan Gate to Trundle Railway

Leader · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

In our last issue we referred to the proposed construction of the section of railway from Bogan Gate to Trundle, and it will be…

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Mustard and Cress. the North Shore Bridge

National Advocate · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 2

It is more than 20 years since H. Parkes, being a candidate for St. Leonards, promised, if elected, to secure the building of a bridge from Sydney to North Shore. H…

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Russian Revolution. the Casualties at Lodz. Trouble at Dombrowa. Railway Station Wrecked the Sevastopol Mutiny. Sailors Sentenced to Death. London

National Advocate · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 3

Strikers rattened some cutlers at Warsaw who were attempting to resume work. The press censorship has been…

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Motor Omnibuses London

Leader · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 3

One firm alone is constructing two hundred motor omnibuses for London…

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A Railway Exploded. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 3

General Kure[?]atkin reports that a Russian patrol exploded the railway five miles south of Liaoyang…

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The Governor at Katoomba. Motoring Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

Sir Hurry Rawson and party arrived here by the midday train on Friday to spend a few days with Sir F. M. Darley. Since their arrival they have been out to…

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War News. Railway Blown Up. Incorrect Statements. London

Leader · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 3

General Kuropatkin reports that a Russian patrol has blown up the railway five-miles south of Lian-yang. General Stoessel, who has arrived at…

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Road v Rail

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

A gigantic waggon, laden with fourteen tons of general merchandise for Messrs. John Meagher and Co., arrived at the Howick Street (Bathurst) store by road from Sydney…

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Outside District News. Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Matters, Some Road Grants

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 10

The schedule of road grunts includes £510 for the Mudgee-Cassilis road, and £810 for Mudgee to Denison Town…

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Competing with the Railways

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 10

The Bathurst papers report the arrival of a traction engine with 17 tons of merchandize for John Meagher and Co. The "puffing billy" was eight…

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The Spike an Amateur Tramp

Molong Argus · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 4

The following is from a series of papers written in the London "Daily Mail" by Mr Bart Kennedy, entitled On the Road in Winter, or The Diary of an Amateur…

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Rydal to Sodwalls Deviation. Railway Men and the Bush Fires

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 3

The deviation, Sodwalls to Rydal, promises to become an accomplished fact in the near future. A good route has been surveyed, which, by increasing the distance…

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War News. Newspapers Insistent on the Cessation of the War Railway Line Out. London

Leader · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 3

The majority of newspapers in Southern Russia are insistent on the cessation of the war Tribes out Eastwards of Irkutsk…

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Must Not Camp on the Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 2

At the conclusion of the Pipeclay assault case, on Friday, the Police Magistrate instructed Senior-sergeant Harvey to visit the locality, where…

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