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

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

917 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 46

A Baltimore Calamity. Railway Pier Collapses, London

Leader · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 3

A railway pier in course of construction at Baltimore (U.S.A.) collapsed Eight persons were pilled and eighteen injured…

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Railway Accident Young Girl Falls Off a Train. Hand Cut Off and Skuli Factored. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 2

A young girl named Annie Millen, aged 16, employed in the city, and residing at St. Peters,, was travelling by train to Sydney this morning. The…

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Motor Car and Tram SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 2

A motor cur occupied by two men named Holdhen (driver) and Walt hoson and two ladies, collided with a tram in George-street West this…

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Motor Car and Tram Collision the Car Smashed to Pieces. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 2

A sensational collision occurred today in George-street, near the railway station, between a motor car and a tram. The car was completely…

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Railway Accident Young Girl Seriously Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 3

Annie Millen (16) residing at St. Peters, was riding on the end platform of a suburban railway carriage on her way to work this morning when she…

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Fallen From a Train

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 5

The body of a young man, whose name is supposed to be John Luhrs, was picked up near Albury this morning, having fallen from the Sydney express last night…

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Maintenance of a By-road. To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 3

Sir,--I crave space in your valuable journal to reply to a letter appearing in your issue of the 23rd inst., over the name of E. Robinson. I would not have taken any…

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True Stories of the Road. Told for the first time By An Old Tramp. A Night in the Jinden Scrub. Introducing the Murderers of Special Constables Carroll, McKennagh, Phegan, and McDonnell

Molong Argus · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 2

QUITE a big rush to Araluen and the Braidwood diggings set in after the disastrous duffering out of the far distant Canoona, up the Fitzroy…

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Railway Accommodation

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 4

Mr. E. K., Bowden, M.P., writes:--"Referring to my letter to you with reference to a deputation to wait upon the Railway Commissioners for additional railway…

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Railways for the West

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 6

The members of the Western Lands Board are strenuous advocates of light lines of railway as the only practical means of making the west a profitable country…

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The Tourist Train

National Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 6

The Saturday tourist train, from Sydney to Bathurst, will cease mailing this afternoon till the arrival of the summer months…

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Turon Shire Council Improving the Roads Sofala As Headquarters

National Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 4

A fully attended meeting of the Turon Shire Council was held on Thursday. The engineer (Mr A A Patterson)…

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Railway Men at Dinner "Smoothing Away Rough Edges"

National Advocate · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 2

If there is anything which tends to smooth away the dif[?]ren[?]s between the officers and men of the Bathurst Loeo Department it is the annual…

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Railway Returns

Leader · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 4

Following are the railway returns: for the week ending May 4th, 1907: —2040 bags Of potatoes, 48 trucks Of chaff, 60 crates of rabbits, and 120…

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The world Return of King Edward Attempt to Wreck the Royal Train a Terrible Accident Averted London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 3

Kind Edward has arrived in London after a rough passage. The tour of the Royal party covered 4930 miles. It has now transpired that when…

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Systematic Thefts Railway Goods Stolen Suspect Before the Court Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 2

For some time past various kinds of goods consigned to the country have been missed at Darling Harbor railway station, and the authorities at…

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Railway Men as Politicians

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 2

Speaking at the annual dinner of the Engine Drivers', Firemen, and Cleaners' Association on Saturday fight, Mr W W Young, M L A, declared that all railway men…

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Stolen Goods. Two Tons Seized by Police. Supposed Stolen From Railway. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 2

The seizure of a large quantity of property, which is supposed to be the proceeds of recent robbers, was made by the police in premises at…

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Mountain Train Service. Improvements Asked For

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1907 · page 3

A deputation was introduced to the Chief Commissioner for Railways yesterday by Mr. E. K. Bowden, M.H.R., to ask that improvements might be made in the…

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Erection of Seats on Bowenfels Road. Council Again Refuse Permission

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1907 · page 2

At the Council meeting on Monday the question of placing some seats along the Bowenfels-road again came up for consideration on a notice of motion given at the…

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