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

Railways, roads & transport, 1898

64 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 4

Railway Trucking Charges

Western Champion · Friday 30 December 1898 · page 13

The following are the charges per truck for stock to Homebush: SHEEP, HORSES OR CATTLE From Forbes—£6 2s 1d. From Parkes—…

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Railway Fatality

Western Champion · Friday 30 December 1898 · page 7

A shocking accident occurred on Saturday night on She railway line about a mile from Blayney towards Orange. A ganger residing at the…

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Koorawatha - Grenfell Railway

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 4

IN supporting the second reading of the Koorawatha to Grenfell Railway Bill, the Hon. G. H. Cox said : I am astonished to find the enormous area under cultivation in this (Grenfell) district…

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The Grenfell Railway and the Betterment Principle

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 2

THE embodiment of the Betterment principle in the Koorawatha - Grenfell Railway Bill is the adoption of an admirable system which, however, is commenced at the wrong end. In…

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