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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

256 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 13

A Terrible Railway Journey

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 4

The man who involuntarily travelled the other day from Loudon to Grantham under the railway carriage is interviewed in the “Temple…

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Tee Coonamble Railway. the Sectional Committee's Sitting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 2

THE sectional committee of the Public Works Committee—Messrs. J. Perry (Chairman), R. H. Levien, W. Dick and J. C. Watson, Ms.L.A., and the…

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The Coonamble Railway

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 2

A hastily convened meeting of the Narromine Railway Leagne was held in Mr. Cahill's office, on Saturday morning last for the purpose of…

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Dubbo-coonamble Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 4

THE Public Works Committee, consisting of Messrs. J. Perry (chairman), R. H. Lovien, P. L. C. Shepherd, J. C. Watson, and W. L. Dick arrived at Dubbo on Monday last, and in…

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The Coonamble Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 2

FOLLOWING is a continuation of evidence given before the sectional committee of Public Works on Tuesday last:— Chas. Cadell, stock and station agent,…

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The Dubbo Liberal Ano Macquarie Advocate. Saturday, July 1, 1899. the Coonamble Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 2

It Coonamble's claims to a railway are not granted it will not be either for want of froces in the claims. or for lack of investigation into their…

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Dubbo-coonamble Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 July 1899 · page 2

THE Committee, which is now in this district taking evidence, reached Mundooran on Wednesday. They travelled along the Talbragar, crossed the river near Naran, and followed the…

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The City Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 3

THE Cabinet will shortly have before it another scheme for a city railway, which is now being formulated by the officers of the Public Works Department. To a large extent it is an…

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People Who Live in Railway Trains

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 7

IN different parts of the world there are to be found some very curious objects utilised as dwelling places. The home in the railroad car, however, has not yet…

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Original Correspondence. Dubbo Coonamble Railway. to the Editor of the "Dubbo Dispatch."

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 11 July 1899 · page 3

SIR, -- I think the offc[?]ta of the recent drought show why a railway should be built from Dubbo to Coonamble without delay. The stock route from Dubbo to Coonamble is the…

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Railway Matters

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 2

Mr. S. W. Chadwick, a delegate from the Newcastle chamber of commerce, a journalist, left Werris Creek on Thursday last to report upon the proposed line…

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Wellington as a Railway Depot

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 July 1899 · page 2

THE claims of Wellington to be the great railway depot of the western country of New South Wales are growing greater and stronger as years goes by. Time was when…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Saturday, July 15, 1899. the Dubbo Coonamble Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 2

AT last the long-waited-for pronouncement of the Parliamentary Standing Committee ou Public Works in favor of the Dubbo-Coonamble line has been…

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The Dubbo-coonamble Railway. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 5

The Works Committee yesterday, earned a resolution in favor of the proposed Dubbo-Coonanible railway…

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The Rosehill Railway. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 5

An oner of £22,500 by the Government for the railway line running past Rosehill racecourse, has been accepted by the proprietors…

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Coonamble Railway. (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 July 1899 · page 2

Sir.—I see by the Sydney papers that the Public Works Committee are taking evidence on the rival routes to Coonamble. As the Mudgee to Coonamble line has such a strong supporter as Mr…

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Dubbo to Coonamble Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Public Works Committee held on Thursday afternoon the chairman, Mr. Perry, M.L.A., presiding, further consideration was given as to the desirability of recommending…

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Railway Meeting

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 2

On Wednesday-evening, a well-attended meeting was held to discuss some important railway matters and especially to most…

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Wellington-Werris Creek Railway League. (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 July 1899 · page 4

Sir,—About two years ago I attended a very large and representative meeting of local and district residents of the above league in the council chambers, Wellington…

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Anomalous Railway Rates

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 July 1899 · page 2

Orange business people are entering a protest against the differential rates on the Western line, also against the recent raising of the freightage charges from Sydney…

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