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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

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An Electric Tram Accident. £2000 Damages Awarded

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 28 November 1900 · page 2

A CLAIM for £2000 against the Railway Commissioners was heard in the Banco Court, before the Chief Justice and a jury of four (reports the "Telegraph") the plaintiff being a…

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Telephones for Railway Guards. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1900 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners have supplied all the railway guards on the southern line with telephone apparatus to be used in the case of a break down…

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The Coonamble Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1900 · page 2

THE Dubbo Railway League had before it recently the question of removing the last obatacle from the path of the construction of the Coonamble…

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Trangie to Dandaloo Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1900 · page 4

A deputation from the Dand[?]oo Railway League, consisting of Messrs. C. M'Kinnon (president), G. E. Richardson (secretary), and T. Hunt…

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Ford's Bridge. [From Our Own Correspondent]

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

The Rev. Mr. Morgan (Presbyterian Minister) paid us a pastoral visit last Sunday, and held divine service in the evening at the Courthouse. There was a fair…

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The Bell Bridge Muddle

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 December 1900 · page 2

AFTER the virtuous indignation expressed by aldermen aud others at a recent meeting concerning the delay in the construction of the new Bell Bridge, it will come rather as…

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Ford's Bridge. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 2

It is with regret I have to write of a fire having taken place of Mr. Norman McPhee.s Salmon Ford Hotel on the 28th inst. It might have been disastrous, and as it is it is…

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Central Railway Station. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 3

The Assembly last night passed through all its stages a proposal to build a Central Railway Station in Devonshire-street…

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The New Bell Bridge

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 2

A meeting, convened by the Mayor, was held in the Council Chambers last evening to make arrangements in connection with the official opening of the Bell Bridge and…

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Ford's Bridge. [From Our Own Correspondent]

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Ford's Bridge Progress Association was held as usual at Mr. N. M'Phee's hotel last night, 3rd inst. There was a large attendance; every…

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Ford's Bridge, [From Our Own Correspondent] December 10, 1960

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 2

The [?] [?] will class for the midsumen [?] [?] next, [?] Mr. [?] [?] fo rhis home,…

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Stock Passings. Ford's Bridge. [From our Correspondent.] December 6

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 2

The following man of mixel stores, [?] from Tuon Tuon, Queensland, passed yesterday for Bourke. Meessrs. Rayment and Releigh agents, Mr. Haslem in charge…

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Bell Bridge

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 December 1900 · page 2

The adjourned public meeting in connection with the opening of the new Bell Bridge and the waterworks, was held in the Council Chambers on Friday night. The…

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Boers Derail a Train

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 December 1900 · page 3

A number of Boars deralled some trucks on the line ten miles from Standerten. British troops prevented the capture of the supplies which the trucks contained…

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Bell Bridge

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 December 1900 · page 2

Mr. Hope, Road Superintendent of Orange, was in Wollington on Monday and inspected and passed the new Boll Bridge structure The matter of fencing at both…

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Obus' Railway Stores

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 5

Mr. E. Obus, of the Railway Stores, next to the Railway Hotel, Burroway-street, has a large stock of drapery, boots and shoes, fancy goods, toys,…

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Ford's Bridge. [From Our Own Correspondent]

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 2

A send-off to Mr, Ronald J.P., late manager of Curragh Station took place a few evenings ago, at McPhce's hotel. There was a numerous attendance of residents, and…

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Railway Officials Have Woes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 5

'Did you ever meet a man who didn't know more about how to run a railway than a railway manager?' said a leading official of one of our great lines to the…

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Varieties. Alighting on a Train

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1900 · page 4

Whan in America I had an exciting adventure while experimenting with an improved parachute. My descent from a high altitude was…

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Ford's Bridge. [From Our Own Correspondent]

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 December 1900 · page 2

Xmas day passed off very quietly here. Santa Claus appears not to have forgotten is in the eating line, anil, with all these hard times, roast beef and plum pudding…

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