In the Way of the Train
I was walking on a railway bridge repairing the off will when looking up, I saw a train too close for [?] to get away off the bridge. To…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1900
221 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 12
Repairing the Railway. Basutos at Work
LONDON, March 27-—Basutos are at work repairing the railway north of Bloomfontern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Urgent Need of A Railway
To show the imperative need of a Railway to Canowindra, many farmers have pointed out to us the loss they are likely to entail through the expense of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Railway Communication
In the "Sydney Morning Herald' of Saturday, 7th inst, a statement from their Molong correspondent, dated Friday, reads thus—"The Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Traffic Returns
The following comparative statement of the traffic returns at the Parkes railway station for the three months ending 31st March in the respective…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Novel Road Making
A model system of road construction has been successfully resorted to in Monmouth, III. The ground was prepared for it by the grading and being allowed to so remain for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Bridge
The third row of piles has been driven into position to carry the new bridge over the Lachlan at Condobolin, and completes the complement on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Revenue
The railway earnings for the quarter ended March 31st shows an increase of £63,039. The tramway earnings increase amounts to £22,999…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Matters
The hon. secretaries of the Parkes Railway League are in receipt of a letter from Mr Thomas Brown, M.L.A., anent the visit of the Parliamentary…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The City Railway
THE question of extending the railway system into the city of Sydney bids fair to outrival the much vexed Local Government measure in the matter of its appearance before Parliament, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rival Railway Proposals
We have received from Mr Thomas Brown M.L A. copy of a letter addressed to him by Mr C Lyne, secretary to the Parliamentary Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway League Monthly Meeting
The usual monthly meeting of the league was held in the School of Arts on Saturday, the 21st inst. Present—Messrs Wm Bassett (in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Farthing a Mile on the Railway
A great railway " war " is progressing on the other side of the Atlantic. According to recent accounts, it is now possible to cross the entire American continent for 25 dols…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Narrabri-walgett Railway
The proposed railway from Narrabri to Walgett is being considered by the Public Works Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Letters to the Editor. The Editor does not held himself respo inside for the [?] Expressed by correspondence. Rival Railway Proposals. To the Editor of the Forbes Times
SIB,—I will esteem it a favour if you will kindly afford space in your next issue for the publication of the accompanying letter from the Secretary of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident in New Zealand
THE Rimutaka line, between Wellington and the Wairarapa district, is one that has (a Press Association message states) an unenviable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Poetry. A Lachlan Tale. Composed tinder the Bridge at Condobolin 17th March, 1900
I'M only a poor old swagman tramping along through life, Without a pound in my pocket, no care of children or wife;…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our Railway League
For the information of those gentlemen immediately concerned with our Railway League, we publish, through the courtesy of Mr. J. J. Finn (R.L. Secretary) the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Thomson Motor Car
A strong Syndicate Company having purchased the patent lights of the inventor (Mr. Herbert Thomson, nephew of Mr. John Thomson, of Grenfell.) is now making arrangements for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Here's a Motor Car."
SOME excitement was caused on Thursday by the appearance of a motor car. As it glided through the streets, heads were [?] at every…
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