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

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

453 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 23

Cudgellico Railway

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 4

Mr A. J Kelly, M.P, has, received the following letter from the Lands Department:—Sir,—Referring to your personal…

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Railway Commissioners' Visit

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 2

ON Tuesday morning the Railway Commissioners arrived at Grenfell, the party consisting of Messrs. T. Johnson, D. Kirkcaldie, and H. Richardson; Mr. J…

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Odds and Ends. a Tramp Who Asked for a Bath

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 3

THE village grocers (the only one, happy man) in the sleepy little community stood at his shop door one morning, when a wonderfully ragged and dirty…

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Science and Invention Concrete Railway Sleepers

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 3

RE-INFORCED concrete is much in evidence at the concrete moment, and one of its latest applications is to the construction of railway sleepers. The concrete,…

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Railway Commissioners at Cowra

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 5

On Tuesday morning at half-past nine the Railway Commissioners special train steamed into the local station, where quite a large number of townspeople had assembled. On…

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Motor Wishing Boats

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 6

A successful experiment was carried out recently, when the Pioneer, one of the largest of the Scotch type of fishing boats lately acquired by the Congested Districts…

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Hospital Cars on Railways

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 6

Well-fitted hospital cars are an unquestionable been on railways. On the Belgian State railways a service of the kind has just been experimentally introduced. Each…

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Peak Hill Railway. Additional Evidence

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 8

THE following additional evidence has been given before the Public Works Committee by Mr. Stephen H. Weedon, Assistant. Engineer, Department of…

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Railway Extensions

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 10

THE proposed railway from Stookinbingal to Forbes is being taken up in a practical manner, and with good prospects of ultimate success. The…

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A Railway Derelict. an English Sketch

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 5

It is the funniest station in or our of Bradshaw, Shorting expresses rattle through it contemptuously. Only a few of the tied local trains that crawl…

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The King's Journey. Royal Motor-car Destroyed

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 3

King Edward loft Paris by special train for Biarritz at half-past ten this morning (5th March). He reached his destination this evening, and took…

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The King's Journey. Royal Motor-car Destroyed

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 4

King Edward left Paris by special train for Blarritz at half-past ten this morning (5th March). He reached his destination this evening, and took…

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Canowindra Railway

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 7

Yesterday Mr. Kennedy of the Railway Construction Branch of the Works Department arrived in Canowindra, the object of this gentleman's visit being to…

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Speedwell Road Race

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 4

The Speedwell Road Race from Cowra to Brould and back takes place this afternoon (Saturday). The limit men Will be despatched on their journey at 3.15 p.m. from,…

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The Motor Car. on the Riviera

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 6

"C.," writes in the "Westminster Gazette":—The chief thing that struck us was the extraordinary change that has come…

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A Railway Derelict. an English Sketch

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 3

It is the funniest station in or out of Bradshaw. Snorting expresses rattle through it contemptuously. Only a few of the tied local trains that, crawl…

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Miscellaneous. the World’s Railways

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 3

AT the end of 1903 there were in the world about 516,000 miles of railways, which seem to have increased at the rate of about 12,000 miles a year. The amount of…

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Peak Hill Railway

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 2

At the Public Works Committee's inquiry on Thursday regarding the Peak Hill Railway, Mr. W. Throw, chief mechanical engineer Government…

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Railway Demurrage

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 11

A NEW regulation is about to be introduced by the Railway Commissioners With reference to demurrage and storage. It is felt to be unreasonable…

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Canowindra-Grogra Railway

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 7

Mr. H. Kennedy, the departmental officer referred to in our last issue us having been appointed to report on the surveyed route of the proposed…

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