Train Wreckers at Work
Two hundred Boers [?]ging to the eastern commando of invaders, stopped a train containing 60 of Prince Alicel's Guards, who were returning from the treat and who were…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1901
411 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 21
Heavy Railway Traffic
THE traffic on the railway, especially from long distance centres, has during the past week proved to be a record one. Prior to the Christmas holidays the ordinary mail…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narromine-Tomingley Road
It is with some pleasure we note that improvements to district roads are being resumed. Tomingley road has fared rather badly in the past and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ford's Bridge. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
[?] has been the causes of [?] s[?]ence [?] delay to sending the en[?] If not too late be of public interest, I shall be glad if you can make room for it is one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Appeal Board
The membership of the newly-created Railway Appeal Board will be completed by the end of the month, when the result of a ballot for the representative of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Grain Shed
The action of the Glencardie Farmers' Union in taking over the railway grain shed has been rewarded with the success it deserved, the whole of the sixteen sections…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ford's Bridge. [From Our Own Correspondent]
I enclose a digest of proceedings of last night's meeting of the Ford's Bridge Propress Association, which took place at Mr. McPhee's hotel. Another four members…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Correspondence. the Wilcannia Road. To the Editor Cobar HERALD
Sir,—Anyone travelling on the Wilcannia road from Cobar will at once see by the condition of the first part of it that the Road Department…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Returns. 1900
We have been favored by Mr. Verdon acting station master, with a very carefully compiled elaborate return showing the comparative troffic and revenue at the Bourke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Guard Scored
IN the railway carriage sat a well-dressed young lady tenderly holding it very small poodle. 'Madam,' said the guard, 'I am very…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Coonamble Railway
WORK on the Dubbo-Coonamble line is being vigorously pushed forward under the personal oversight of Mr. Stawell, Supervising Engineer. The earthworks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by a Train. Sydney
Alice Maud Frost, aged 14, stepped off a through train at Croyden yesterday, and had her right leg cut off. She died shortly after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder in a Train. (By Cable.) London, January 18
An ex-soldier named Hill shot and killed an elderly farmer uamed Pearson in a lavatory compartment in a south-western train near Stirbiton. He then shot through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ford's Bridge. [From Our Own Correspondent]
There is a dearth of news out this way. The usual weather continues, blinding dust, strong winds, and intense heat at times. Well may we exclaim, "How long, oh…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ford's Bridge. [From Our Own Correspondent]
During the past two days the heat has been insufferable, the atmosphere humid, with every appearance of a change in the weather. Early morn was ushered in with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Train Seized
The Boers at Slypklip captured a train carrying cattle and provisions from Kimberley. An armored train, accompanied by 200 infantry, has been sent in pursuit…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lively for the Tram -Conductor
THE tram -car conductor was hardly in the best of honours. Someone had managed to give him a bad shilling, and he had just discovered it; that was why he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ford's Bridge Progress Association
The ukual monthly meeting of the Ford's Bridge Progress Association was held at Mr. McPhed's hotel on Monday, February 4. 1901. The minutes of the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ford's Bridge. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
I enclose herewith report of proceeding at a meeting of the Ford's Bridge Progress Association which please be good enough to let appear iu your next issue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boers Loot a Train
The Boers in the south held up and [?]ted the Greylingst[?] to Vlakl[?]de train. Six civilians were wounded. The Boers [?]bed the passengers on the…
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