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

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

1,108 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 24 of 56

The Railway Deputation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 14

Alderman Brigden, Mayor of Gulgong, has been appointed to represent the Gulgong Council on the deputation to wait on the Commissioners in Sydney,…

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Railway Matters. Letters Received from Mr. R. Jones, M.P.

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 11

Mr. R. Jones, M.P. for Mudgee, is in receipt of the following:- "With reference to your call relative to siding at Wilbetree, an…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms at Mudgee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 14

At the railway meeting last night we learnt that it has already been definitely decided that refreshment rooms will be established at the Mudgee Railway…

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Railway Meeting the Commissioners' Visit to Mudgee. the Meeting Decides Not to Meet Them in Mudgee. Mr. Jones to Arrange a Date to Meet Them in Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 18

Yesterday it became known in town that the Commissioners for Railways would arrive in Mudgee this afternoon at five minutes past…

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Cut to Pieces. Another Railway Accident. a Rookwood Alderman Killed. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 2

Alderman--Patrick Joseph Dundon, of Rookwood, was run over and killed by a train at Rookwood railway station this morning…

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Kelso's Railway Wants

National Advocate · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 2

The Chief Railway Commissioner and party visited Bathurst yesterday morning on their way from Blayney to Wallerawang. During their stay, they were interviewed by…

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Railway Transfers

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 2

The following appointments and transfers are notified in the June issue of the "Railway and Tramway Record":-- Promotion from shunter to guard, Benjamin…

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Railway Commissioners at Portland. Local Needs Urged

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners arrived here to-day (Thursday.) about dinner time, and were met at the station by a deputation consisting of Messrs. W. Riedy, G. Hughes,…

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Springhill Road

Leader · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 5

The last of the snow is melting to- day (Thursday). Although the snow was not as heavy as seven years ago, It lasted much longer. People in the…

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Triumph of Love Chapter Xvi. the Meeting on the Road—and What Came of It

National Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 8

She did not let him know her suspicions in words, however, though there was a charming carelessness in her manner, as she said, laughing…

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Railway Commissioners in Mudgee. Interviewed by Messrs. Jas. Loneragan, R. Jones, M.P., and W. C. Wall

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 2

Messrs. Johnson and Kirkcaldie, Railway Commissioners, arrived in Mudgee on Thursday afternoon in their palace cars, and spont about…

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Railway Commissioners at Black-heath. Deputation From the Progress Association

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 3

A deputation consisting of Rev. G. Gordon, Messrs W. Adams, and H. Neale, representing the Progress Association, waited on the Railway Commissioners here…

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Killed on the Railway

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 3

The mangled remains of a woman were found near Newtown railway station this morning. she had evidently been cut to pieces by the Melbourne express last night…

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Murrurundi Railway Accident. the Claims for Compensation Will Cost Over £6,000 Sydney

Leader · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 2

Up to date 25 claims made by persons Injured in the railway accident at Murrurundi have been settled. The [?] climate total of these claims is…

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Mangled by a Train SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 2

The mangled remains of Emily Elizabeth Maddock (43), widow, lately residing at Corunna-road, Petersham, were found this morning near the…

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Another Railway Fatality. More Mangled Remains. Woman Cut to Pieces. by Melbourne Express. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 2

The mangled remains of a woman [?]med Emily Elizabeth Maddock, aged 43. a widow, were found this morning near the Newtown railway…

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The Murderous Motor-Car LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 3

Quite 75,000 people at Dieppe (France) watched the international automobile race. Hall and Watt, prominent English motorists, were…

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Mangled by a Train

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 12

The mangled body of a woman was found on Monday on the railway line near the Newtown railway, station. On Sunday night when the express…

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Correspondence Abercrombie Roads To tho Editor

National Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 2

Sir,—There is no doubt that the roads of of the Shire, particularly the by-roads, are not what they should be. If the Council has not as much money to spend as the…

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A Very Serious Matter." Defective Roads, Bridges, and Culverts Handed Over by the Government to the Turon Shire

National Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 2

In accordance with instructions, Mr. A. A. Patterson (Shire Engineer) has furnished a report to the Turon Shire Council concerning the defective roads, bridges, and…

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