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

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

201 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 11

A Barmedman Train

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 3

THE Barmedman people seem to be very successful in any public movement which they take in hand, particularly where the Works…

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Bulbodney Railway Line

Western Champion · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 11

We take the following from the " Government Gazette ": —It is hereby notified that the construction of a Railway from Bogan Gate to Bulbodney,…

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Railway Station. (To the Editor of the Wyalong Star.)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 3

SIR,—I note that there is much dissatisfaction regarding the site of the Railway Station, and it appears that an effort is to be made to have…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners to Grenfell

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Oliver, Fehon, and Kirkcaldie, Mr. Harper (Chief Traffic Manager), Mr. Richardson (Superintendent of Lines), Mr. Roberts (District…

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Motor-car Racing

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 6

The Paris-Madrid motor-car road race was started last week and provided numerous sensations. Three hundred thousand Parisians…

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Railway Commissioners Visit

Western Champion · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 11

The State Railway Commissioners visited Parkes or Monday last at noon, and were met at the station by a deputation from the local council, consisting…

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A Motor for[?] Speed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 1

At least one large firm manufacturing dynamos and motors is, says the American Engineer, at work upon a motor that will run at a speed of 10,000…

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Curra Roads

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 19 June 1903 · page 2

From our Parkes contemporary we take the following: "Residents of the Curra District are in a state of great tribulation over the…

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Canowindra Railway League

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 19 June 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the above, 'convened for Saturday afternoon last, lapsed for want of a quorum. This was unfortunate, as [?]eral matters of importance required to…

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Done the Railway Company

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1903 · page 6

"I've got the best of this ould railway company for once in me life." "How is that, Pat?" "I've bought a return ticket to London…

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Done the Railway Company

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 6

"I've got the best of this ould railway company for once in me life." "How is that, Pat?" "I've bought a return ticket to London,…

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To School by Motor-car

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

Parisians are sending their children to school by motor-car nowadays; at least, the [?] tells us that the motor-car has been experimentally in use for that…

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Railway Sensation in Spain. Derailed Train Falls Into the River. Serious Loss of Life

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 2

While crossing the Alontaloo bridge in Spain, a passenger train became derailed, and fell thirty feet into the river below. The accident Was…

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Melbourne Train Troubles

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 4

SAYS a Bulletin contributor:—"I happened into a Melbourne suburban station the other day. Since the strike the men have been compelled…

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On the Railway. No Pay Yel Uneasiness Amongst Storekeepers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 2

Yesterday should inn the ordinary course, have been pay day on the railway construction now in progress here, but that usually cagerly antinated event has we learn been…

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The Railway. Finsih in August. Good News for Wyalong

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 3

We understand that work is now so far advanced on the railway to connect Temora and Wyalong that the authorities are able to state, with some…

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Grenfell Railway—Local Revenue

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 2

WE are indebted to Mr. H. Crawford, station master, for the following traffic and revenue returns for June, 1903 :— Tonnage—Inwards, 203 tons 5 cwt 2 qrs,…

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Railway Collision at Molong

Western Champion · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 10

A telegram from Molong on Tuesday says:—A railway collision occured at Molong between a stationary truck and a good train. The engine and…

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Railway Disaster. Five Deaths. Big Casualty List

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 2

A most distressing railway accident has taken place at Waterloo, near Liverpool. The Southport express left the line,…

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Wyalong Council. Monday's Meeting. the Railway Station. Suggestion by the Mayor

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Wyalong. Municipal Council was held last Tuesday night at the Council Chambers. There were present:—The Mayor…

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