Municipal and Railway Notes
MUCH has been said about the proposed Council loan of £750 which is required to procure special medical advice and medicine for that…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
201 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 11
State Roads
THE MINISTER for WORKS has not taken long since his return to the State to reverse the course of action taken in his absence with regard to the maintenance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Cowra-Gregra Railway
Mr. Waddoll has a long interview on Friday morning last with an officer of the Public Works Department with reference to getting a plan and estimates of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Travelling on the Siberian Railway
ONE of the most interesting books they are aiding to the In-[?] e library is Mr. John Foster Fraser's "The Real Siberia," in which he gives his impressions of his journey from PROTECTION OF PASTURES AND STO K.—The new districts under the recently passed Pasture Protection Art will shortly be published in the GAZETTE. There are to be 66 districts altogether in the Eastern, Central,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Molong—Peak Hill Railway
Mr. J. B. Hunter engaged on the survey of. the proposed Molong to Peak Hill Railway Line, has been suddenly recalled to Sydney. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parkes to Melbourne. Effects of the Drought Viewed From a Railway Carriage
Having occasion to pay a hurried visit to Melbourne last week, I made a few jottings in my pocket book to serve as a brief resume of the journey…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Don't Leave Parcels in the Train
'It seems to me,' said the worried[?]looking roan,' that memory is very much a matter of habit. Now, for instance, there's the umbrella, generally supposed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Extension. Sleepers for Bogan Gatebulbodney Line
MR T. Brown, under date 4th March, writes: —It was originally intended to call tenders for these sleepers, but the Minister decided to accept on schedule…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Railway Accident at Woodstock. Stock Trucks Break Away. a Drover Severely Injured. a Number of Sheep Killed
A special train consisting of 37 trucks and brake [?] through Cowra from Yaas junction [?] to Bourke on Thursday evening, and reached Woodstock about,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Spanish "Tommy." On the Tramp
There are many things to admits about the Spanish "Tommy." In the seven fortified cities which I visited there were thousands of him. I never new one drunk or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Temora-wyalong Railway. (To the Editor of the Wyalong Star.)
SIR,âWhen in Sydney last week. Mr Holman aud I interviewed the Minister for Works re the delay in finishing the railway to Wyalong, and there learnt that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Spanish "Tommy." On the Tramp
There are many things to admire about the Spanish "Tommy." In the seven fortified cities which I visited there were thousands of him. I never saw one drunk or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Balloon Chasing by Motor Car
An interesting experiment, organised by the Aero Club, took place recently, to test the ability of motor cars to follow the flight of a ballon. An ascent was made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Railway Dream
One of the big, vague schemes contemplated by the Australian Commonwealth is the construction of a transcontinental railway, to run from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Open Column Cowra-gregra Railway Extension. (To the Editor.)
SIr,—I have read with pleasure Mr. Alex. W. Swansbra's interesting letter on the above subject in your issue of the 3rd inst., and he may rest assured, so far as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Balloon Chasing by Motor Car
An interesting experiment, organised, by the Aero Club, took place recently, to test the ability of motor cars to follow the flight of a balloon. An ascent wan made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On the 'Gyptian Railway
First Tourist: 'Isn't this lovely? Just think Pharoah lived here, and—and Cheops, and—and Moses! It makes your head swim, doesn't it? Second Tourist: 'I guess it's the bad air. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Smallest Railway in the World
The smallest railway in the world connects the little watering place of Atami with the town of Yoshihama, Tokio. It is 20 English [?] long and of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Trouble
THE following is extracted from the S.M. Herald report of the interview between Mr Irvine, Frontier of Victoria, and the Executive officers of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Drama
Scene 1.—Train stopping at a big junction. Ticket Collector (examining passesgar's ticket): "This won't do, sir. You'll have to get out and—"…
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