Dubbo Railway and Progress Association
THE monthly meeting of the committee of the Dubbo Railway and Progress Association was held at the Town Hail on Tuesday evening Present : The President (Mr. G. H. Taylor)…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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Railway Economy. Sydney
With a view to economy, the Railway Commissioners have directed that in future certain workshops at Eveleigh, Newcastle, and the interlocking shop at…
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A majority of the States have given favorable replies to Sir William Lyne's inquiries respecting the appointment of a board of experts to report upon the…
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Complaints hare been made that the Railway Commissioners are not carrying oat an equitable scheme of retrenchment. It is alleged that one section is bearing the whole…
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A MEETING of railway employees was held on 6th instant for the purpose of arranging for the annual picnic. There was a good attendance. Mr. I. Clyde,…
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The railway workshops at Eveleigh, Red[?]edfiD, and Honeysuckle Point were cloned ou Saturday wi[?]tu.f to economising. It is complained tha tbe,…
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To initiate a railway league in Gulgong, a public meeting was held in the Gulgong Town Hall on Monday night. Mr. Jas Loneragan, Hon. Secretary for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Superannuation Fund. Sydney
Meetings of men employed on the railway lines have been held in reference to the formation of a Railway Service Superannuation Fund. Mr Richardson,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ford's Bridge. (From Our Own Correspondent.)
On Tuesday night last a hearty send off was given to Mr. and Mrs T. Batty, of Ford's Bridge. The usual toasts were drank and a handsome presentation was given to Mrs…
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THE following circular has been issued to all road Superitendants in the State:-- "Public Works Office, 2nd January, 1903. In view of the urgent necessity to reduce the expenditure…
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FOR some considerable time arbitration proceedings have been pending between the Pacific Co-operative Steam Coal Company, Limited, and the Railway Commissioners as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Drainage of the Railway Yard. Visit of a Bathurst Officer
ON Wednesday morning, 14th instant, Mr. Mackenzie, of the Divisional Engineer's office, arrived in Dubbo from Bathurst, on behalf of his superior officer, Mr. Watson, to meet…
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At a meeting at Perth, W.A., a motion moved by the Premier was carried to the effect that the immediate construction of the transcontinental railway was a matter of…
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The Melbourne mail train was delayed several hours near Albury on Tuesday owing to the heat causing the rails to buckle, forming a letter S. The train was nearly due…
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At a meeting of the Cobbora Railway League, held recently, the following resolution was carried: "That the Minister for Works be requested to refer to the Public…
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A CHEAP excursion train was run on Wednesday form Dubbo to Sydney and intermediate stations. The train, which was timed to leave at 6.35 a.m., gotaway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Returns. Falling-off in Returns
THE quarterly report of the Railway and Tramway Department shows, for the railways, a decrease in earnings of £136,559 and an increase in expenditure of £37,134 for the same…
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SPEAKING at the annual meeting of the Railway Institute on Friday evening, Mr Waddell, State Treasurer, said that with regard to the railways the times were no doubt very hard,…
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"IN a recentissue of the Mudgee GUARDIAN (says the Gulgong ADVERTISER), a paragraph appeared stating that at a meeting of Gulgong residents held on the 5th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Lines Flooded. Sydney
The Railway Commissioners have been advised that there is water all over the railway line about 18 miles from Cobar…
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