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

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

276 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 14

Railway Matters. Decentralisation Commission

Western Champion · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 17

Messrs Oliver and O'Malley Wood, members of the Railway Decentralisation Royal Commission, paid Parkes a preliminary…

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Railway Commissioners' Visit

Western Champion · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 17

Messrs Johnson and Harper arrived by the Commissioners' train from Forbes early on Tuesday morning, and were met at the…

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Geology of the Northern Railway Line. Second Part--Detailed Geology

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 September 1910 · page 6

Sydney lies almost in the centre of the coal basin, and the chief formation is the Wianamatta Shale. This occurs up to 300 or 400 feet thick. Just south…

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Railway Business

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 2

Perravor of our local Stationmaster we are able to furnish the following particulars re business transacted at the local railway station:—For the past month the…

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Wonderful Railways

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 4

For really exciting railway travel one must go to South America. There engineers have had to break all sorts of world's records to…

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The Railway Commissioners' Rbport

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 2

Sir,—The Annual Report of the Chief Commissioner for Railways is now available. It shows that the total earnings of the railways…

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Railway Commissioner Johnson. Visits Wyalong Central. Deputations Received

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 2

Mr Johnson, Chief Commissioner for Railways, accompanied by Mr Harper (Traffic Manager), Mr. Frazer (Chief Engineer), Mr Lucy…

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Before Railways Came

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 4

In the old coaching days, before railways were as common as they are now, I observed a notice about the amount of first, second, and…

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The Widow and the Motor

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 3

Mr. Wiggins, having learned that his friend Bliggins had purchased a new motor-car, called him up by telephone to wish him well with his new purchase…

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The Geology Along the South Coast Railway. Part I.

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 6

THE passenger proceeding south to Nowra or beyond passes through the most interesting geological series within easy distance of Sydney…

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Motor Car Accident

Western Champion · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 13

While re[?]urning home from Sydney in his motor car on Friday last Dr Johnson met with an accident by which his car was damaged, but be…

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A Flying Fish Aeroplane

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 4

A flying machine which is moulded on the lines of a flying fish has been invented by Mr. Alfred Grohmann, who is employed as a joiner…

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THE Wyalong Advocate. Saturday, September 17, 1910 The Labour Railway Policy

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 2

The duplication of the trunk lines has been decided on by the Wade Government, and money voted for the purpose. There is…

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On the Bridge. Where Is He Now?

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 6

Sir Robert Ball has an amusing story of a Chinese who entered the bridge ever the Niagara Falls. He started from the American side with the idea…

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A New Wave Motor

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 4

An inventor has been interesting himself in the production of a wave motor. His idea is to catch the power of a wave on its shoreward…

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Didn't Miss the Train

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

Some time since two merry sons from the land of the shamrock were walking down a railroad track of one of the suburban lines, and so interested were they in an animated…

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Motor-car Traffic London Detectives' Crusade

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 4

Scotland Yard is apparently doing its best to satisfy the numerous writers of indignant letters concerning the misdeeds of motor-omnibuses. Each day the…

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Hon. G. S. Rolls Killed Aeroplane Collapses in Midair. Aviator Hurled to Destruction

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 3

The Hon. C. S. Rolls, one of the foremost of British aviators, and hero of the double flight across the Channel, met with a terrible death on Tuesday,…

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Official Correspondence. Mr. T. BROWN, M.H.R., furnishes the following copy of Departmental correspondence: Forbes-grenfell Back Road Mail Service

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 2

SIR,—With reference to the communication of the 24th May last, in connection with the suggestion of the F. and S. Association, Forbes, per Mr. C. Burton, Hon. Sec., that a mail…

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Railway Time Table

Western Champion · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 15

A new time table has been issued in connection with the running of the Western trains, and will come into force on the 16th inst. Owing to the…

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