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

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

175 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 9

Cheap Excursion Train to Melbourne

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 9

Following up our suggestion of a few issues back we are pleased to note that the Railway Commissioners have considered this district in the matter of cheap fares to…

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Barmedman Railway League

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting took place on Saturday last for the purpose of electing officers and committee to the above. Mr. Dunkin occupied the chairs…

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What About Tee Railway?

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 2

NOW that Grenfell to Wyalong railway proposal has been referred to the Public Works Committee for their report thereon, it may fairly be…

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Koorawatha - Grenfell Railway

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 4

Mil. LYNE, M. P., and the Daily Telegraph are doing good service to country communities by the publication of articles on the Betterment Principle, as applied to branch railways. It…

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The Koorawatha - Grenfell Railway and Its Interested Opponents. (To the Editor of tin Grenfell Record.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 2

SIR.- Permit me space to correct some of the grossly misleading statements which are being so industriously circulated by the Press of a neighbouring town in reference to the proposed…

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The Congo Railway. a Stupendous Undertaking

Forbes Times · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 4

COMMENCED in 1888, the Congo Railway taken ten year, to build ; has cost 65 million [?] or [?]2,6000,000 sterling, and has entailed a loss of life, among both white men and black,…

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Temora-wyalong and Grenfell Wyalong Proposed Railway Line. (To the Editor of the Wyalong Star.)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 2

SIR,—Noticing that a deal of controversy is going on in the above matter, I have been tempted to add my quota to the already large amount…

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New Railways. Hastening the Work. Difficulties in the Way

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

THE Minister for Works intends to push forward without delay with the new railways authorised by Parliament last session. There are three lines to be built, aggregating in length 113½…

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Railway Grenfell to Wyalong

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

A MEETING, convened for the purpose of purpose evidence to be given before the Sectional Committee on its inquiry into the extension of the railway from Grenfell to Wyalong, was held…

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Railway Grenfell to Wyalong. Grenfell Railway League

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 2

A MEETING of members of the above was held in the Council Chambers, on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. Q. Wood presiding. Minutes of previous meeting having been…

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Remarkable Railway Carriages

Forbes Times · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 3

How long a time will [?] to elapse before the great companies running into London follow the example set them by the Western Railway of France, which has recently started a…

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Wyalong and District Railway League

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 2

A MEETING of the members of the above League took place on Wednesday last at the School of Arts. Present—Messrs. R. A. Collie (ubain), A…

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Railway Etiquette

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 1

THE following hints by BILL NYE are not altogether inapplicable to our own country:— Many people have travelled all their lives, and yet do not know how to behave themselves when…

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Only a Tramp

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 5

There is no telling what romance lies bidden in the heart of any man among the thousand that throng the city streets. Buck of the most forbidding exterior the…

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The Grenfell Railway

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 4

IN a recent address at Grenfell Mr. Holman, M.L.A. speaking with reference to the Koorawatha Railway Bill said that they now know as much…

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The Railway Question. {To the Editor of the Wyalong Star)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

Sir,—It is being said by some supporters of the Temora Wyalong line that persons who at one time recommended that connection, and now…

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A Gentleman Tramp

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 5

In Australia the tramp or "Sundowner." as he is called, is a privileged person. As compared, too, with his British prototype, he is also a man of property…

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Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. [Extract from Engineering, Dec, 16th, 1898.]

Forbes Times · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 3

ANGLO-INDIAN railway reports are now making their appearance very freely. The most remarkable of the Anglo-Indian railway companies is [?] the [?] Baroda and Central…

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Chapter Xvii. on the Bridge at Midnight

Western Champion · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 17

The splendid mansion of the Duchess of Pontalba, next to the British Embassy, was a blaze of light and magnificence…

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A Far-fatched Dream. Condobolin Railway Station, 1909

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 12

A BOBADAH dreamer sends us the following:--Train from Sydney and from Co[?]ar has just arrived. From the respective trains two men step on to the…

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