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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 5 of 12

Our Railway

The Canowindra Star · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 5

IT is our intention in nest week's issue to submit—not only to our readers and the public, but also to our legislators— statistics (at present are being…

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Our Railway League Copy of Report of Survey of Railway Line From Woodstock to Canowindra

The Canowindra Star · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 8

As published in our last issue we here publish copy of surveryor's report of a trial survey from Woodstock to Canowindra in 1886, together with letters from…

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Light Railway Lines

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

THE Minister for Works was last week engaged with the Engineer [?] Chief for Railways arranging a scheme of light lines railway. It…

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The Wyalong Railway

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

The Wyalong Railway League has written to the Minister for Works in advocacy of the Grenfell route in connection with the proposed railway…

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The Grenfell Railway

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

ON all sides can bo heard, or read, comments on the very slow rate of progress made with the works on the Grenfell railway extension, and opinion is freely expressed that such…

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Our Roads

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 2

For a few years part those who have been ravelling between here and Temora have done so over almost continually dry roads. The wet…

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Transvaal War. South African Policy Unchanged. Railway Communications Restored Capture of Rundle. Repulse of Boers at Ficksburg

Western Champion · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 16

The Right Hon A. J. Balfour, leader of the House of Commons, states that the South African policy of the Government will not be…

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Reasons Why Canowindra Should Have a Railway

The Canowindra Star · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 5

IN referring to railway matters in last week's issue of the "Star," we gave it to be understood that in the present issue statistical returns of the district's…

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Road Vote

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 5

The Minister for Works (Mr. O’Sullivan) finds himself in a bit of a hole at present and has no doubt come to the conclusion that it’s a stupid…

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Grenfell to Wyalong Railway. to the Editor " Stock and Station Journal."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 5

SIR,- In your issue of the 26th of June you say you are in doubt as to the route to barrack for-Grenfell to Wyalong or Temora to Wyalong; you also state that the member for the…

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Our Railway

The Canowindra Star · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

In Submitting to our Railway League an extended return of produce and stock, we would still impress upon them the fact that the return is far from complete…

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Correspondence. Re. Railway to Canowindra

The Canowindra Star · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—Your article in the "Star" of 13th inst., on "Reason why Canowindra should have a Railway," gives much food for consideration, and…

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Railway League

The Canowindra Star · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 9

The following letter, received by the secretary of our Railway League has been submitted to us for publication:—"Cudal, July 16th, 1900.—Sir,—I have been…

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The Wyalong Railway

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 3

MR. CARROLL complained in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday morning under cover of the motion for adjournment of the delay in…

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The Wyalong Railway Scandal IN the Assembly last week

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 2

Mr. Carroll (The Lachlan) [6.28 a.m.] said : I should like to bring under the notice of the Secretary for Public Works the great delay, and what appears to me to be an amount of underground engineering…

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On the Railway Station

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 4

Standing on the platform of a small Worcestershire station, I was interested in watching a woman of the "country " type who had come to send her son off…

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[?] Tram Tragedies. July 17, 1900

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 8

We are just in the throes at present of learning how to run trams without killing people. When the steam trams were first introduced the…

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Railway Matters

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 2

THE visit of the Sectional Committee on Public Works, which it was expected would take place some time ago, but was deferred, owing to the…

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Railway League

The Canowindra Star · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 9

A representative gathering of members of the league and visitors from Barragan met at the usual, monthly meeting held in the School of Arts Hall on Saturday…

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Our Railway Leagne. Monster Meeting at Barrigan

The Canowindra Star · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 4

Some seventy-five residents of the Barrigan and Cargo districts assembled on Saturday afternoon last to discuss' the advisability of forming a league to…

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