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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

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The Railway Arrangements for the Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 2

THE Railway Department has made full arrangements for the Dubbo Show. They have conceded the special train from Nyngan, which in previous years was asked for but denied…

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Dubbo-coonamble Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 2

MESSRS. J. L. FEGAN and James Thompson, Ms. P., were present on Friday by invitation at a meeting of the committee of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, held principally for the…

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Railway Matters

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 2

HIS Worship the Mayor has received the following letters from the Coonamble and Gilgandra Railway Leagues:-- "Dear Sir,-- I am directed to inform you…

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Railway Matters

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 2

Last month the honorary secretary of Railway League wrote a letter to the Newcastle HERALD on the subject of the proposed railway from Weriss Creek to…

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Railway Disaster. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 3

An excursion train from Rochester (U.S.) to Lake Ontario was derailed yesterday. Twelve passengers were killed and 40 injured…

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Railway Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the members of the Narromine Railway League has been convened for Monday evening next at the Council Chambers. The…

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The North China Railway. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 2

The control of the Northern China Railway has been secured by Great Britain…

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The Coonamble Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 2

THE Coonamble people are grumbling at the apathy of Dubbo in this matter. Saturday's "Independent says:-- In fact it seems not improbable that our little apathetic centre may…

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Railway League

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 2

Pursuant to notice, a meeting of the Narromine Railway League was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening to consider the proposed…

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Railway to Coonamb[?]

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 2

IN connection with the inquiry of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works respecting the proposed railway from Dubbo to Coonamble (says…

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Railway Collision. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 3

A railway collision occurred in America. Thirty -four persons were killed and fifty injured…

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Railway Matters

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 2

On Thursday, 11th instant, a Deputation from the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce waited on the minister for works in Sydney to urge the construction…

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Mudgee-Coonamble Railway. a Most Favorable Report by the Railway Commissioners

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 1

The Railway Commissioners have have not lost must time in the preparation of their report on the proposed line from Mudgee to Coonamble…

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Victorian Railways. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 5

The Victorian railway revenue this year shows a betterment of £219,031…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Saturday, May [?] the Coonamble Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 2

WHEN last year the Public Works Committee at last got to close qua[?]ters with the question of the route for the proposed railway to Coonamble, every…

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Railway Matters

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 24 May 1899 · page 2

On Wednesday evening a meeting of the league was held, when it was intended to make arrangements for a representative from here to attend a meeting at New…

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Railway Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 5

A seaman named Alex. Rossman was found last night cut to pieces on the Honeysuckle Point railway…

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Naubabri-walgett Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 4

THE following has been issued by the Maitland Committee of the Narrabri-Walgett Railway : -- 1. That this committee considers that the proposed extension of the line of railway from…

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Dubbo—coonamble Railway. (To the Editor of the Dubbo Liberal.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 5

Sir,—Your leader on the above subject in last saturday's issue will be read with exceeding interest and heartily endorsed by a large section of the community. It is…

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Regrading the Railway Lines. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 3

The Railway Commissioneirs propose to commence immediately the regrading of the Southern line at a cost of £35,000. The work will give employment to 2000…

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