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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1898

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Moree-Iuverell Railway. Progress of the Work

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

The progress which is being made with the construction of the Moree Inverell line, must be viewed as satisfactory by all concerned. Since the work was taken in hand…

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Railway Drama

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 6

Scene 1.—Train stopping at big junction. Ticket Collector (examining passenger's ticket): 'This won't do. sir. You'll have…

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Accident to the Mail Train

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 2

An accident happened to the Moree-Narrabri mail train yesterday morning, which caused a delay of about an hour and a half in the arrival of the mail at Moree, but was…

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The Moree-Inverell Railway. the Case for Warialda

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 2

Mr. Hassall, M.P., introduced to the Minister for Works on Thursday, a deputation consisting of 23 members of the Assembly, and Messrs. Chas, M'Gee and John Lanagan,…

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Moree-Inverell Railway

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1898 · page 2

The progress of work in connection with the Moree-inverell Railway has been greatly retarded through a failure in the supply of rails. Platelaying from this cause had to be…

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Roads and Bridges. the New Mehi Bridge

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1898 · page 8

In connection with road and bridge work, Mr. Jenkins, superintending engineer, reports that considerable activity has been displayed, throughout the district, since the…

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A Long Train

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1898 · page 6

Recently the longest and heaviest passenger train ever known left Omaha for Chicago and traversed the distance of 500 miles in about 12 hours. The train consisted of 17…

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The Railway Commissioners and Starving Stock Rates

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 2

DISTRICT graziers hare some reason to compain of a species of red tape administration lately adopted in the Railway Department. For the con-…

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