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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1891

8 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

The Billabong Bridge. To the Editor of the Western Herald

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 2

Dear Sir,—Would you kindly enlighten many of the ratepayers, including myself, as to when the bridge over the billabong is likely to be completed for traffic. At…

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The Queensland Difficulty. the Miners Strike a Levy. Men Returning to Work. Thirty Railway Employees Dismissed. Sydney, April 10

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 2

The Illawarra miners have struck a 2½ per cent, levy on gross earnings for the support of the Queensland shearers. BRISBANE. April 10…

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Railway Smash

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 2

ON Friday evening while some trucks were being shunted on to the siding in the railway yard nearest to Anson-street, an incident occurred by which two trucks were…

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Annual Railway Report

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 2

WHILST the little knot of those who have arrayed themselves in open enmity against the Railway Commissioners have been doing their best to poison the public mind against…

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Important Railway Change

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 2

Mr. Geo. J. Roberts, Superintendent of Railways, has after 23 years experience on the Southern line, been recently appointed to take charge of the Western district, from…

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The Railway Vendetta

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 2

ONCE there the implacable enemies of the Rail way Commissioners have returned to the attack, and renewed their efforts to cause the overthrow of…

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Visit of Railway Officers

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 2

ON Wednesday morning last a special train arrived in Bourke, having on board Messrs. Kirkealdie, Chief Traffic Manager; Roberts, District Superintendent; Thow,…

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The Hungerford Road

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 2

THE deplorable state in which this road is generally placed either through an access of water, or an absence of that very necessary element, is by no means a novel theme…

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