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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

281 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 15

W[?]rris Crerk Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

THE Public Works Committes visited D[?]bbo this week to conduct an enquiry into the question of the expediency of constructing the proposed line of railway from…

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Werris Creek Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 2

THE Committee resumed the inquiry on Thursday morning. Mr. R. G. Dulhunty gave evidence in support of the projected line…

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A Railway Provident Society

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 2

A MEETING of the railway employees was held at the station, Dubbo, to consider the advisability of inaugurating a sick benefit fund, on the lines of the one so successfully carried…

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A Russo-chinese Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 5

Russia has compelled China to consent to the construction of the Kaichta Pekin railway,…

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Beethoven Sat in the Road

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 3

Beethoven was never known to be without notepaper and pencil, and whenever an idea struck him he put it at once on paper, being by no means choice about…

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

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 2

May 7—10,000 sheap, from Brow[?], Christian Bros. owners, M'Dowell incharge…

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Train Collision. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 3

News has been received that a goods train collided in a tunnel near Philadelphia, when four oil cars exploded. The engine driver, fireman, and four men were killed, and 25…

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A Cross Country Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 4

THE following appeared in last week's STOCK JOUENAL: One of the oddest facts about our railway system is that you cannot get…

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Visit of the Railway Commissoners

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 2

The Rilway Commissioners—Mr. Fehon (acting Chief Commissioner) and Mr. Kirkcaldie—now on their annual tour along the various lines of the…

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The Werris Creek Railway

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 May 1900 · page 2

The Public Works Committee left Armidale on Thursday for Curlewis. Evidence was given by a number of people in favor of the Werris Creek line, who spoke of the…

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The Railway Commissioners

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 May 1900 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners, who are making their regular tour out West, were met at the railway station on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when passing through…

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Delagoa Bay Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 3

The Boers anticipate the early closing of the Pretoria to Delagoa Bay railway…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 2

THE Railway Commissioners who passed through Dubbo on Wednesday night on their usual tour of inspection of the western line, reached this town again on Friday at 1 p.m. on…

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Tram Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 5

A man whose name is unknown, was Knocked down by an electric tram at Circular Quay this morning, sustaining shocking Injuries. Ho was admitted to the hospital, and is in a critical…

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Railway Line Cut

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 5

Reports have been received from Delagoa Bay to the effect that the British have cut the Pretoria Heidelberg railway line…

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All on Motors

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 4

Cycling weddings have long since become commonplace, but intelligence comes to hand of an automobile wedding that has quite recently taken place. We are told…

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Narromine-Tomingley-Road

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 2

The following letters have been handed to us for publication:— Parliament House, Sydney, 31st May, 1900…

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Attempt to Derail a Train

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 5

An attempt has been made to derail a train from Gympie to Blackmount (Queensland.) A wooden rail was found jammed under the wheel of the engine…

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The City Railway. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 5

The Public Works Committee yesterday approved of the Devonshire street site for the new central railway station. A motion recommending the extension…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Saturday, June 9, 1900. a Proposed Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 2

At a meeting held at Dandaloo last Saturday, a matter that has for some time past been discussed in the Trangie and Dandaloo centres began to assume…

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