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

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

221 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 12

Our Railway League

The Canowindra Star · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 5

The following letter and report have been handed in by Mr. Secretary Finn for publication:—"Public Works Department, Sydney…

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Railway Traffic Returns

Western Champion · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 10

The traffic returns at the Parkes railway station for tho month of April are as follows:—Goods inwards, 381 tons; outward, 493 tons; revenue,…

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Cowra-canowindra Railway

The Canowindra Star · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 4

THAT a light, line of railway from Cowra to Canowindra through a level stretch of country is to cost £82,429 is so appalling —as shown by the Engineer's report in…

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Bullock Creek Railway

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 12

The commission appointed to examine the route of the proposed new light line of railway from Bogan Gate to Bullock Creek paid Condobolin a…

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Our Railway League

The Canowindra Star · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 5

A meeting of the Railway League was held in the School of Arts Hall on Saturday 10th inst. Present,—Messrs T. Finn (Chairman), H. Osborne, T J…

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The Railway League

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 7

Are dissatisfied with the estimated [?] of construction of the trial survey [?] Cowra to here, and are about to [?] the estimated cost of construction…

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Railway League

The Canowindra Star · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 6

The following correspondents has been handed us for publication by the secretary of above League:— Parliament N.S.W., May 23rd, 1900.—…

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Wyalong and the Railway

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 1

PARLIAMENT and the Government ought not to experience much difficulty in finaly making up their minds to construct the important work of a railway to…

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Send-off to a Railway Employee

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 9

On Monday night last, at the arracks, Mr. C. Coyne, who had been connected with the traffic department at the Cowra railway station for about five years, was…

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Rival Wyalong Railway Proposals

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 4

THE following ably-written letter from the open of the member for Condobolin appeared in last Wednesday's Telegraph:—…

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Railway Meeting

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 3

A MEETING of the members of the Railway league was held at Green's Royal Hotel, on Monday night. There were present Messrs. Collie (in the chair), Gunn,…

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Excursion Train

Western Champion · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 10

In connection with the Annual Sheep Show and Sales, and to provide facilities for country residents visiting the metropolis, the Railway…

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Railway League

The Canowindra Star · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 8

The following is a copy of a letter received by Mr. Waddell, Esq., from the Under Secretary for Roads, and forwarded by him to the Secretary of the…

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Our Railway

The Canowindra Star · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 3

BY last Saturday's "Telegraph" we we leasn that the Minister for Works recently sent telegrams to the officers of his Department in the far western and…

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The Railway

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 2

THE following letter has been received by this Secretary of the local Railway League, and formed part of the correspondence read at the meeting, held on…

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Railway Extension

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 7

As will be gathered from a communication from Mr. T. BROWN, M.P., published elsewhere, Condobolin's Member is still in the van of those…

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The Rival Wyalong Railway Proposals. (To the Editor of the Lachlander.) Parliament House, Sydney, 6th June, 1900

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 11

DEAR SIR.--The question of railway extension to Wyalong, to a certain extent, involves the subsidiary question of railway extension from Wyalon…

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City Railway

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 5

According to the Works Committee we are not to get the City railway alter all, and more’s the pity. If over [?] city wanted a railway through, it its…

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Stopping a Tram

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 3

A gentleman wag waiting at the corner of a street for a tramcar, when he saw a stout old fellow come up, stop for a moment in a doorway, and…

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Bad Roads

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 11

Our attention has been called to the state of the Condobolin Euabklong north river road as far as the five-mile gate. This spot is an old source of annoyance to travellers…

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