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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1898

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Railway Report. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 3

The report of the Railway Commissioners for last year shows a comparative improvement of nearly £31,000…

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The Late Railway Conference. Sydney, November 4

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

The Chief Railway Commissioner states that it ia premature to describe the late railway conference as abortive. He says some solution should be found for the border…

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The Railways

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 3

THE Railway Commissioners have been in office for 10 years. In this time very great progress has been made. The mileage of railways open has increased from 2114…

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Metropolitan Echoes. the City Railway

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 November 1898 · page 2

Mr. Reid is at last squaring his shoulders to the question of the City Railway. He has just informed the press that as "he cannot approve of the Hyde Park proposal he…

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Dubbo-coonamble Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

MB. S. PHILLIPS, M.P., has given notice that he will on Wednesday next in the Legislative Assembly ask the Minister for Works, " Is it his…

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Railway Matters. Dubbo to Coonamble

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, In reply to a question by Mr. S. Phillips, the Minister for Public Works said it was…

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A Train on Fire. Exciting Experiences

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 November 1898 · page 2

A sensational episode occurred on Monday evening last to the western mail train when within 27 miles of Bourke. It appears that more than the ordinary pressure was being…

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Dubbo-Coonamble Railway

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 30 November 1898 · page 3

Sir. S. Phillips, M. P., has given notice that he will on Wednesday in the Legislative Assembly, ask the Minister for Works, ’Is it his intention to submit…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners. They Go Over the Dubbo-coonamble Route

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1898 · page 2

MESSRS. Fehon and K[?]rkcaldie, Railway Commissioners, accompanied by Mr. C. M. Doane, Engineer-in-Chief, and Mr, John Harper, Traffic Manager,…

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THE Western Herald and Darling River Advocate. Wednesday, December 7, 1898. Byrook-breewarrina Railway

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 December 1898 · page 2

AMONG the public works proposals approved by the Public Works [?] [?] [?]…

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Metropolitan Echoes. the Railway War

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 December 1898 · page 2

Statements recently published show that whatever advances may have been made towards union in other directions, the war of railway tariffs between the colonies is being…

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Railway Employees. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 December 1898 · page 3

The Premier promised yesterday to consider the advisability of giving the railway employees representation on the Board of Appeal…

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The Byrock-brewarrina Railway. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, December 21

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 December 1898 · page 3

The Council last evening passed the Byreck-Br[?] railway after re[?] the provision to [?] an [?] charge on the lands of the district affected, to make…

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Dubbo-coonamble Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1898 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, the Minister for Works moved that the proposal to construct a railway from Dubbo to Coo[?]ble be referred to the…

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Dubbo-coonamble Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 3

IN the Assembly last week, as stated in our issue of December 24, Mr. Young, Secretary for Public Works, moved: "That it be referred to the Parliamentary…

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