Private Railways That Are Not Toys
Of late years there has been a [?]ra[?]e for constructing miniature railways in gardens and drawing-rooms. While these models are, many of them, as beautiful as they are…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1900
281 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 3 of 15
Railway Employees Picnic
THE annual picnic of the Railway Employees was held at the Dubbo Show ground on Monday. About 700 adults and 1200 children arrived by train, and before the sports commenced gave…
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Regarding the infortunate death of Mrs. Sawtell, to which we referred last issue, our correspondent writes:— It is with deep regret that I have to…
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JUDGES of Sports: Messrs. G. J. Roberts and E. Robins; referees, Messrs. H. Austin and J. Williams; handicappers, Messrs. W. Drover, T. Muntz, and C…
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The annual railway picnic was held at Dubbo on Monday, when 2500 people attended, the gate receipts being £31 A social in the evening was attended by 76…
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A terrible railway accident occurred at Glasgow. Two trains collided in a tunnoll. Many persons were killed and injured…
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A terrible railway accident has occurred at Glasgow. A workman's train following another train, came ihto collision with the latter in a tunnel, five persons were killed…
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A SPECIAL meeting of the Dubbo Railway League was held at the Town Hall on Thursday evening, to receive a verbal report from Mr. Phillips, M.L.A. as to the…
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A MEETING of the Railway League was held at the Town Hall on Thursday evening last to consider certain matters relating to the Dubbo to Coonamble railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Tugela Bridge. the World’s Record Broken by a British Firm
A world’s record for bridge-building (says the “Birmingham Daily Argus” in an interesting article) has been made by the…
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A woman named O'Shea jumped from a train which was travelling at the rate of 15 miles per hour, near Clermont, Queensland, and was…
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The Premier at Bourke yesterday said he desired to spend two or three hundred thousand pounds on the roads of the colony, and grant subsidies to…
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A boy named John McDonald was cut in two by a train at Armadale, Victoria, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colonel Plumer Wounded. Roberts acting with Firmness. Kitchener Guarding the Railways. LONDON, April 11
Colonel Plumer was within six miles of Mafeking on the 31st March, but he was outnumbered and compelled to retire with 10 killed and 27 wounded…
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IN his report to the Department on the proposed line from Wellington to Parkes, after giving a lengthy description of the country along the route, Mr. Stewart states:--…
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Word was received by wire on Monday night by His Worship, the Mayor of Wellington, from the Principal Under-Secretary for Works to the effect that the Road…
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A model system of road construction has been successfully resorted to in Monmouth, Ill. The ground was prepared for it by the grading and being allowed to so remain for…
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Speaking at Picton yesterday, the Minister for Public Works said the Government anticipated raising the road vote on the next estimates to £800,000, probably to a million…
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The railway earnings for the quarter ending March 31st, shows an increase of £63,030; and the tramway earnings an increase of £22,000…
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works met on Wednesday, to consider the proposal to construct a railway from Wellington to Werris Creek, Mr. H Deane, Engineer-in-Chief Railway…
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