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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
256 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 9 of 13
It is [?]ly possible to imagine anything more short[?]ghted than the opposition manifested in certain quarters in Sydney to the Cobar-Broken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Minister for Works having become convinced that the day labour system is likely to be less expensive to the State than the contract method, has decided to construct two more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SOME little time ago, the Council pointed out to the Reailway Commissioners the desirabillay of running a night train once a week, during the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—With reference to the Dubbo to Coonamble Railway, I have interviewed the new Minister for Public Works (Mr. O'Sullivan). He informs me that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR, -- With reference to the Dubbo to Coonamble Railway. I have interviewed the new Minister for Public Works. He informs me that the proposal to construct the line will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An elderly man, whose name unknown, was found two days ago lying on the Warren railways line in an insensible fallen off the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I would ask for space in your columns for short reply to a letter in your contemporary, commenting on the action of the committee re the railway Werris Creek to Wellington. My much esteemed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A man named McCready has been run over by a tram, in Elizabath-street, and had both his legs out off…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Boors last night advanced on Now castle in force, and this morning were in full occupation of the town and surrounding country. The British troops did not come in contaot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A great battle is raging at Ladysmith, in Natal. Artillery was engaged by both sides. The Boers attacked fiercely. The losses are unknown, but no advantage was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An armoured British train, reconnoitring to North Kimberley towards Fourteen Streams on Saturday last, engaged a force of 500 Boers, inflicting heavy loss…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Saturday last the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works arrived in Cobar, to hold an enquiry into the proposed railway from Cobar to Wilcannia. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WE can have nothing but praise for Mr. O'Sullivan's prompt and businesslike action in connection with the Dubbo-Coonamble railway project…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. S. PHILLIPS, M.P., has forwarded the following to Messrs. T. W. Heaydon and T. Frawley, secretaries of the Dubbo Railway League:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An electric motor watering cart has been invented by a Frenobman. The vehicle (says the Paris correspondent of the 'Daily Telegraph') has been experimented with on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A little girl, daughter of Mr. Chancellor, of the North British Hotel, Circular Quay whilst out with her nurse yesterday afternoon was run over by a tram and killed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE congratulate the people of Dubbo on taking a step in that forward movement for which the time is so ripe. The new era is in sight, and Dubbo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colonel Powell, leigning a retreat, drew the Boers over a portion of country laid with Lyddite mines, which exploded, killing 1500 Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Word was received in town this morning from the member for the district that the Government had approved of the expenditure of £1000 on the Stuart Town to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A case at the local Police Court on Tuesday once more brought under notice the standing menace to public safety caused by the unlighted…
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