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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 4 of 9

Traveller. a Wonderful Railway

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 3

The world contains many very remarkable railways, but of those none, perhaps, is more wonderful than the one which can claim the honour of being the highest in Europe…

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The First Motor-car Marriage

Forbes Times · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 5

I FELT sure (writes the Paris correspondent of M.A.P.) that it was bound to come sooner or later. It has come, and what is more, by one of those glorious [?] which newspaper men…

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Miss Pauling of New York St. Geo. Rathbone. Chapter Xix. on the Road to the Mine

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 14

"We are nearly there" says Dick, when they make camp the third night; "by noon to-morrow we shall be at the mine."…

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Our Railways

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 9

WE are pleased to learn from communications to hand that our advice to the various Settlers' Associations in the west to at once bestir themselves…

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Alteration In the Train Service

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 8 July 1899 · page 4

The following alterations with regard to the time of trains running to and from Cowra came recently into operation :— The 4.55 a.m. Mixed Mail from Blayney…

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The City Railway

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 8 July 1899 · page 8

Not even the most innocent person really thought the City railway question was definitely settled, but few expected that the Premier would have the…

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Miss Pauline of New York Chapter Xix. on the Road to the Mine

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 14

"Yes; I didn't want to alarm the ladies. Perhaps it would have been better, though, to have let them know. You see where I put their tent; not a…

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Railway Extension

Western Champion · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 14

In our last issue we briefly referred to the fact that a petition had been sent to headquarters praying for the construction of a railway from…

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The Hawkesbury Bridge

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 5

Every now and then an attempt is made to raise a scare as to the safety of the big railway bridge over the Hawkesbury. This time some…

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The Bridge Stealers of Russia

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 5

A traveller wires at a river which he calculates on being able to cross. Not a bit of it! The bridge has been solen in the night by the peasants! True it is that these bridge are…

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Alteration in the Train Service

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 9

The following alterations with regard to the time of trains running to and from Cowra came recently into operation :— The 4.55 a.m. Mixed Mail from Blayney…

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People Who Live in Railway Trains

Forbes Times · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 6

IN different parts of the world there are to be found some very curious objects utilised as dwelling places. The home in the railroad car, however, has not yet become very common…

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Victorian Railways

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 2

The Victorian railway revenue for last financial year shows a comparative betterment of £265,000…

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Railway Collision

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 2

The official inquiry into the recent railway collision at Cockle Creek, shows that the affair was of a very trifling nature…

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Alteration In the Train Service

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 4

The following alterations with regard to the time of trains running to and from Cowra came recently into operation :— The 4.55 a.m. Mixed Mail from Blayney…

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Grenfell-Wyalong Railway

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

THE special reporter of the DAILY TELEGRAPH says: Wyalong wants a railway badly, but will not get it in a hurry. Rival routes have been reported on by all sorts of authorities; one Fees Committee has dealt…

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Railway Extension

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 5

On Saturday last at the School of Arts Hall the Railway League held a meeting Members rolled up in force and evidently meant business. Mr…

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Train Accident

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 2

A buggy, full of women and children, was run into by a train at Kalgoorlie, and several persons were seriously injured…

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A Railway Matter

Western Champion · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 10

The Railway Commissioners have caused inquiry to be made in reference to complaints that Bumbury station is continually blocked, to the…

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Railway Petition

Western Champion · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 10

A petition has been presented to the Assembly, pointing out that a line of railway from Wellington to Parkes, and passing through Balderodgery and…

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