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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1876

5 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers

Sydney. John Bridge's Report

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1876 · page 2

Stations and Store Stock.—In these lines business is still restricted owing to the continued drought. Fat cattle were well competed for this week, prices…

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John Bridge's Report

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1876 · page 2

Wool was in better demand this week, at prices all round quite equal to those ruling hitherto this season. Sheepskins were plentiful, and sold at 4d to 7d…

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A Railway Jubilee

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1876 · page 4

FIFTY years ago the first train drawn by a steam-engine, and carrying passengers, started between Darlington and Stockton, and the jubilee has been…

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The Illawarra Railway

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 2

ALTHOUGH but little attention has been paid to the subject by the country residents, beyond those most directly interested in the scheme, yet some considerable excitement has been…

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Opening of the Railway Extension to Blaney

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1876 · page 4

THE demonstration to celebrate the opening of the extension of the Great Western Railway to Blayney came off successfully on Wednesday. The special train from Bathurst…

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