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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1890

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The North Bourke Road

The Western Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1890 · page 2

WITH regard to this most disgraceful of roads, we have been informed by Mr. J. Coleman, the Roads Superintendent that he has now £500 available for the purpose of…

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The North Bourke Road

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 3

MESSES. Waddell and Davis, M's.P., have recently urged the necessity of repairing the North Bourke road very strongly upon the Department, and have received the…

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The Permanent Embankment Our Members at Work. the Railway Extension. Sydney, June 27

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 2

The Members for Bourke had a long conference to-day with the Minister for Works the Engineer for Railways, the Commissioner for Roads, the Commissioners for…

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The Brewarrina Railway

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 July 1890 · page 2

AMONGST the papers recently tabled in connection with the projected line from Byrock to Brewarrina are certain ones to which our up-river friends…

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United Kingdom Railway Returns

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 2

THE returns for the railways of the United Kingdom for the year 1889 show that there has been an alarming increase in the number of fatalities during the year. Accidents to…

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Railway Matters

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 2

GREAT progress is being made with improvements about the station yard and premises rendered necessary by the flood. The work is being carried out by…

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The following letter has been addressed to the Railway Commissioners:— Legislative Assembly, 3rd July, 1890. The Commissioners for Railways

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 2

Sirs,—We desire to draw your attention to the fact that splendid stone for ballasting and building purposes exists in large quantities near the railway station at…

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The Byrock-brewarrina Railway. Brewarrina, Monday, Sept. 8

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 2

IN response to an invitation from the Progress Committee, a largely attended meeting was held at the School of Arts on Saturday in support of the proposed railway…

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Byrock-brewarrina Railway

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 2

ONCE more the Brewarrina people have shown their claim for railway communication by approaching the Government through the medium of a…

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Byrock—brewarrina Railway

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 September 1890 · page 3

ON Tuesday last, the Byrock-Brewarrina railway, in which the people of the district of Bourke are considerably interested, (says the Daily…

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Byrock—brewarrina Railway. To the Editor of the Western Herald

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 2

SIR,—I learn with surprise that my having withdrawn the motion re Brewarrina Railway last Tuesday has not met with general approval. This must be owing to a…

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The Great Strike. the Shearers, Rouseabouts and Carriers Called Out. Inconvenience in Bourke. Wool Delayed. the Railway Refuses All But Small Parcels

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 2

THE aspect of the great struggle between labor and capital is, day by day, becoming more alarming, and acts of in imidation and violence continue. The master carriers in…

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The Brewarrina Railway. To the Editor of the Western Herald

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 2

SIR,—On the 6th instant a public meeting was held at the Mechanics' Institute, Brewarrina, for the purpose of passing resolutions affirming the desirability of giving the town…

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The Wail Train

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1890 · page 2

We have heard some dissatisfaction, expressed at the alteration recently effected with regard to the mail train. The old custom of turning tho fast-running mail into…

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By Rock-brewarrina Railway

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 October 1890 · page 2

In the Assembly on Wednesday Mr. Bruce Smith, in reply to a question submitted by Mr. Waddell, said the officer sent to report on the proposed…

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Differential Railway Rates

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 October 1890 · page 2

THE motion introduced in the Assembly on Tuesday by Mr. JOHN WILKINSON upon the above, served to open up once again what is always a…

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Byrock-brewarrina Railway. the Examiner's Report

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 November 1890 · page 2

WITH regard to the proposed railway extension from Byrock to Brewarrina, the Public Works Examiner. Mr. P. Scarr, to the UNder Secretary of Public Works…

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Byrock—brewarrina Railway

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 November 1890 · page 2

THE report submitted to the Minister by the Examiner sent to inquire into the merits of this proposed line must be regarded as highly satisfactory to…

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Byrock—brewarrina Railway. Lost by Eleven Votes

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 November 1890 · page 2

IN the House of [?] night Mr. [?] senior member for Bourke [?]—"1. That, in the opinion of this House the Government should immediately…

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