In a Tramcar
She wished she stand within his shoes, Because he had a seat: But since that was impossible, She stood upon his feet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1899
256 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 13
The Story of the Railway Whistle
I am told that on the railway line which I know best, the London and South-Western, the shriek of the railway whistle, so familiar to all of us, particularly at travelling times,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Remarkable Railway Carriages
How long a time will have to elapse before the great companies running into London fellow the example set them by the Western Railway of France, which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gollie-gin Gin Road
THE following letter apeered in Saturday's Warren HERALD:— "In a recent issue of your paper I noticed where a drover had been summoned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lost—A Railway League
Anxious inquiries are being instituted as to the existence or demise of the Narromine Railway League. If dead, it will be only meet to follow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cobar-wilcannia Railway
SPEAKING in the Assembly on the proposal or the Minister for Works that the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Cobar to Wilcannia should be considered by the Public…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The First Railway Commissioner
THE "Herald" of Monday last has a very interesting article on Mr. John Rae, first Railway Commissioner, and for many years Under. Secretary for Public Works. It says: --…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CORRESPONDENCE. [We do not necessarily identify ourselves with opinions expressed under this heading]. Under the Iron Bridge. To the Editor of the Dubbo Literal
SIR.—Has your attention ever been drawn to the disgusting scenes occurring in broad daylight, under the iron Railway Bridge. A black gin is strongly in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accident. Sydney
The engine of the passenger train from Bathurst to Sydney was derailed yesterday morning near Blackheath. No serious injury was done…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Traveller. a Railway Story
There is a romantic story in several chapeters being carried on near the main line of the Santa Fe Railway in the United States, between Topeka and Emporia, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mark Train's Latest
The latest story of which Mark Twain is the hero was told to Dr. Walter C. Smith, when he was in the United States and a guest of Twain's, who treated him…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Palm Reader. She Started One Woman on the Road to Success
"Let me tell you," said the Successful Woman, "how I got my first start. I was doing literally nothing, and had just enough of a small income to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nevertire to Warren Railway
Mr. Deane, engineer-in-chief for railways, has sent in a report to the Minister for Works on the railway line from Nevertire to Warren. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Latest Telegrams, Dubbo Coonamble Railway Sydney
The Public Worke Committee will next week deal with the proposal to conetract a railway from Dubbo to Coonamble…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Lions Leap at a Train
To do battle with a, huge mountain lion, seven feet in length and 253lbs. in weight, on a [?] at night, is the thrilling experience that has just befallen Edward C. Depew, an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Returns
THE report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended December 31 last has been prepared and forwarded to the Minister for Railways. It shows that there were 2703¼ miles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parkes-Narromine Railway
The subjoined letter claimed attention at the meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday evening, and we are pleased to say, evoked some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramps' Hotels
If there were in England a paper similar in scope to the Parisian beggar's organ—here, surely, is an "obvious void" in trade journalism—it would be crammed with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Funny Freaks of Motor Cars
Now that motor cars are becoming more popular and seemingly less understood by those who handle them, it is not surprising accidents, that and some of them rather…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Concessions
The Railway Commissioners win a now a liberal concession on the return journey for Block temporarily removed from droughty districts…
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