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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 9 of 11

Boronia Park. Railway Opening Sports. the Premier to Mr. Forbes

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 November 1903 · page 2

Mr. G. H. Forbes, Honorary Secretary to the Boronia Park Trustees, hos received the following reply from the Hon. the Premier (Sir John See) to…

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Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, Friday. Wyalong Railway. the Premier to Open the Line. the Date Selected

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 November 1903 · page 2

The Premier (Sir John See) will perform the opening ceremony in connection with the Temora-Wyalong railway on Saturday, December…

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Railway Reception Committee. West Wyalong Meeting

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 17 November 1903 · page 2

A MEETING of the Reception Committee was held at Hartigan's Hotel on Monday night last. Mr. C. R. Sadler occupied the chair and about 20 others were present…

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The Railway an Official Initimation. Received by the Railway League

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 18 November 1903 · page 2

Mr. Fred. Dempster, the Honorary Secretary to the Wyalong District Railway League, a few days previous to the appearance in the Sydney papers…

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Maitland Grafton Railway

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 November 1903 · page 4

The Chief Commissioner for Railways was examined yesterday with reference to the Maitland-South Grafton railway…

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G[?]Cowra Railway Extension. (To the Editor.)

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 20 November 1903 · page 1

SIR,—It is I dare say, within the recollection of settlers and others residing along the route to the above proposed railway extension that some three years…

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Railway Opening

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1903 · page 2

EVER since the discovery of the Wyalong goldfield and the establishing of the two towns, there has been a general tendency among a portion of…

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

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1903 · page 3

DEAR SIR,—His Worship Mayor Neeld complains that the Joint Reception Committee have taken action in drawing up a programme for the reception of the…

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The Rhyme of the Country Road

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1903 · page 1

Oh, the life one loads a-tramping, Trumping a country road! A-faring in gipsy fashion, With never a gipsy's load;…

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The Railway Station. Completing the Buildings. Progress at the Yards

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 November 1903 · page 3

Progress is the order of the day at the Wyalong railway station. The staion-master's house is now rapidly no ring completion, and gives promise…

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Wyalong-Hillston Railway

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 November 1903 · page 3

His Worship the Mayor has received from the Secretary of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works an intimation that the…

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The Motor Car

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1903 · page 1

A Cambridgeshire farmer was recently arguing with a French chaff[?], who had slackened up at an inn regarding the merits of the horse…

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Railway Reception Committee

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1903 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the joint committees, was held at Lindsay's Hotel, on Friday night last, to consider the proposals as adopted by the West Wyalong…

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Wyalong to Hillston Railway

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1903 · page 2

THE Mayor of Wyalong has received the following letter in connection with the proposal of a line of railway from Wyalong to Hillston:—…

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Railway to Hillston

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 November 1903 · page 5

The Wyalong " Advocate" says :--His Worship the Mayor has received from the Secretary of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public…

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Railway Matters. (To the Editors of the 'Champion.")

Western Champion · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 7

SIR,—The position with which railway agitation at Peak Hill has drifted is somewhat ridiculous, as you will observe by the publications of the…

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Railway Reception Committee

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 2

A MEETING of the joint committee was held on Tuesday night last at Hughes' Commercial Hotel. Mr. C. R. Sadler was in the chair, and about 25 others were…

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The Railway. Line to Be Taken Over Next Week. Platform for Wyalong Assured. Who Was Right

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 3

Mr. Henry Deane, Engineer-inChief for Railway Construction, ac companied by the District Superintendent and quite a number of other…

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

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1903 · page 2

SIR,—Kindly me a small space in your columns to refer to this very important event, etc. Now, sir, it may be considered presumptuous on my part to…

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Railway Reception Committee

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1903 · page 2

A MEETING of the Reception Committee was held on Friday night last at McKee's Hotel. Present—Messrs Sadler (chair), Goggin, Meagher, McIntyre, Clift, McKee,…

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