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

Railways, roads & transport, 1904

144 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 8

Fatal Tram Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

Last Wednesday morning a fatal tram accident occurred at the Kensington Junction Signal-box, resulting in the death of one passenger--…

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Whilst Jumping Off a Tramcar

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

‘Looker-on’ describes a very curious accident which happened is Birmingham the other day, on the cable car route. A certain male passenger emulating…

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The Randwick Tram Collision. Inquest Concluded. Verdict of Manslaughter

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 2

The co[?]oner' j[?] in connection [?] lision, returned a [?] of [?] [?]ter against the pointsman,…

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A Railway Clerk’s Income

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

My husband is a railway booking-clerk whose average wage with Sunday pay, is £1 16s per week. Herewith [?] enclose table of weekly expenditure:—Husband’s…

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In a Third-class Railway Carriage

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 1

The following amusing dialogue took place a short time back, which might be a warning to outspoken people. Just as a train was about to start out of Manchester…

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A Motor Trip. From Sydney to Wyalong an Enterprising Dentist

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 2

Mr A. B. Maxwell's representative, Mr W. E. Hart, who is opening a high-class dental establishment in Wyalong this week, is expected to…

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The Motor Dog

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 1

‘L’Illustration,’ a Paris journal, publishes the portrait of an apparently new animal, a kind of dog, with eyes literally [?] big as saucers, and an extra cuticle…

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A Railway Fatality

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 2

A boy named O'Reilly was yesterday run over and killed by a train on the Goulburn-Crookwell line of railway…

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Bogan Gate-Bulbodney Railway

Western Champion · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 11

On Wednesday our representative had an interview with Mr G Little, of Trundle, who was returning from Sydney, where he had been on public…

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An Unfortunate Accident. Motor Bicycle Frightens a Horse

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 3

An unfortunate accident occurred shortly after 5 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon at a point on the main road to West Wyalong about half a…

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Mail Train Delayed

Western Champion · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 10

On Wednesday the engine of the mail train to Sydney broke down near Moura, and another engine had to be obtained from Parkes. The train was…

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Items of Interest. Railway Freight Anomalies

Western Champion · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 17

Our ('Herald') attention has been called to some anomalies in the newly issued goods rates of the railway service, which possibly are susceptible of…

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The War. Destruction at Port Arthur. Railway Line Cut. a Niuchwang Episode. (By Cable.) London

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Chicago Daily News" reports that while a despatch boat was passing Port Arthur yesterday six heavy explosions…

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A Uniform Railway Gauge

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 4

THE conference of Railway Commissioners of the six Commonwealth States, held at Sydney, which terminated last week, represented…

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Railway Commissioners

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 2

MESSRS. Oliver and Fehon, accompanied by Messrs. Harper, Richardson, and Milne visited Wyalong on Tuesday last. They were not at the railway station by several…

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Railway Commissioners' Visit. Request for a Platform Refused. a Disappointed Deputation

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 2

Shortly before 4 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon the Railway Commissioners' special train arrived at Wyalong railway station with two of the managing…

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"Words, Words, Words." That Wyalong Railway Platform Mr Waddell's Unpleasant Positi[?]

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 2

On the occasion of the opening the railway Mr. T. Waddell, M. (the State Treasurer) came to w. long as the representative of…

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The Dirty Railway Carriage

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 1

A great many people have travelled in trains during the past fortnight and many must have noticed the dirty state of the seats is not a few of the carriages,…

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A Ride in a Motor Car

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 2

‘General’ Theodore Brump, of Coronado [?], California, who is a confirmed motorist, complains of the prejudice against motor-cars exhibited by the birds…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 1 June 1904 · page 2

A man enqaged as a line-repairer was killed near Eveleigh railwsy station this morning. The unfortunenate man's head was severed from his boy by a…

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