Railway League
The Secretary of the above, Mr. J. J. Finn, is in receipt of the following correspondence, and has courteously headed same to us for publication:—…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1905
274 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 14
Railway Disaster
The Great Eastern Railway express, running between London and Cromer, Norfolk, was wrecked on Friday at Witham, near Colchester…
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One of the heaviest taxes levied on the farmers of the country is imposed by bad roads. They double the cost of hauling to and from market, because they double…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Railway Fatality
A TERRIBLE fatality occurred at Dubbo on Saturday night, when Patrick McElhone, a railway porter, was run down by a goods train and cut to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Peak Hill Railway. Deputation to the Minister. Survey to Be Made. Sydney
Alderman H. N. Gibson, Mayor of Peak Hill, accompanied by Mr. Eden George, M.L.A., waited on the Minister to-day…
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A meeting of the local Railway League was held on Thursday afternoon, Mr. W Bassett in the Chair. The Secretary, Mr J J Finn, reported that Mr…
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Mr. M. Usher, secretary to the Railway Commissioners, passed through Canowindra via Cargo and Bowan Park, to inspect the Manildra and other roads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In a Railway Car. a Love Story That Began in a Mistake
After I had graduated with honors from Saumur I was appointed Second-Lieutenant of the Sixteenth Cuirassiers. The colonel of the regiment, whom I…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Guard Finds £650
The Lost, Property Office, like the Dead Letter Office, hides many a starting romance. but few derelict bags prove such golden finds as one found on Friday at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →North Coast Railway
THE construction of a railway from Maitland to South Grafton has been passed by Parliament, the cost of 310 miles b[?]ing £2,600,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Tram Conductor's Find
Early an Friday morning the attention of a tram way conductor was attracted to an old leather bag, which was lying on the parthway near the…
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MR. EDEN GEORGE, M.L.A., who has been giving the Minister for Works a lot of trouble in reference to the state of the roads in the Ashburnham…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Peak Hill Railway. To the Editor of the EXPRESS
SIR,—I was glad to notice by your last issue that the Minister had sanctioned the immediate survey of the proposed railway line from Narromine…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Trundle Railway
The "Government Gazette" of the 15th inst contains a notification to the affect that tenders are invited for the construction of the railway line from…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Some Sensational Motor Mishaps
The pastime of motoring is still in its youth—its very infancy indeed—yet it is old enough to furnish some amazing examples of its dangers, its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plucky Woman Motorist
The New York correspondent of the London "Dally Mail" wrote on July 11th:— Thirty-two automobiles started this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Railways
IN the Senate last week, Senator Styles (Vic.) moved that in the opinion of the Senate the State-owned railways of Australia should be…
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THUS a Cumnock correspondent:—"Another matter the Progress Committee would do well to move in is that of the proposed railway to Peak Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Railway Matters. A Letter From Our Member
Mr. EDEN GEORGE writes as follows to the local Council:—Parliament House, Sydney, 21st September, 1905.—His Worship the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Current Topics. New Railways
The Minister has promised to have a survey of the railway route from Narromine to Tomingley, as part of the proposed Peak Hill line, made at…
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