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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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Ford's Bridge. (From Our Correspondent.)

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

Stock Pa[?]aiuga—7th Inst., 300 rains from Deniliquiu to Brindingabba, Christian and Co owners, W. Trimnell in charge. 8th, 4,500 cheep from Lower Lila to Willara, Agency…

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The Cobar-Wilcannia Railway

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 5

The Major wired to Mr Sleath with reference to the above railway und was informed by him that it would shortly be commenced. There appears to be a general opinion that…

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Railway and Progress Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 4

A MEETING of the Committee of the Railway and Progress Association was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening. Present: The President (Mr. G. H. Taylor) Messrs. Sillar,…

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The Wool Traffic on the Railway. Decrease of 30 per cent

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 4

FURTHER evidence of the great looses which the State is sustaining by reason of the drought is given in the figures dealing with the carriage of wool on the railways. For the present…

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The Coonamble Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

On Tuesday and Wednesday in this week the Engineer-in-Chief, Railway Censtruction Branch (Mr. Deane), inspected the Coonamble Railway. He…

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Wanted—A Road Cleared. (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 2

Sir,—One of the pleasantest drives in the environs of Wellington is along the excellent macadamiz d level Molong road as far as the road that branches off at the caves,…

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Railway Men

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 2

At a meeting of railway employees yesterday a motion was carried in favor of the establishment of a Railway Employees' Superannuation Fund…

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Road Contractors. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 3

A number of road, contractors in the Mudgee district formed a deputation to the local member yesterday, and complained that distressed settlers were…

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Proposed Railway to Cobborah. District Deputation to be Appointed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

ON behalf of the Dubbo Railway and Progress Association, Mr. E. H. Utley and the Secretary of the Association (Mr. W. White) visited Cobborah on Friday last, to attend a meeting…

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The Railway Question

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

THE critics of to- day (and they are many) almost all unite in one cry-- that Socialism is, to use Mr. " Daily Mail" Wilson's words, " steering Australia to a certain and not…

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The Railway Question. Deputation to the Minister

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

MR. G. H. TAYLOR has received a letter from Mr. James Loneragan, of Mudgee, to the effect that a deputation will wait on the Premier to press on him the proposal to extend…

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Mudgee to Cobborah. Railway Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

A MEETIN[?] of representatives of various centres a[?]ng the route of the proposed Mudgee-[?]gong-Cobborah railway, and attended also by representatives of places…

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Coonamble Railway. Only Three Mails a Week

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

THE Coonamble Railway is formally taken over by the Railway Commissioners to-day (Wednesday). The trains will now leave Dubbo on Mondays,…

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The Dobbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Wednesday, February 18, 1902. Railway Matters

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

IN September, 1901, an agitation was commenced in Mudgee for the connection of that town by railway with Dubbo; and the project, as forming…

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A Road Matter

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 4

Some time before last Christmas a contract was let for making the road from Wells' brickworks as far as the waterworks—the idea being to change the course of Bushranger's…

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Mudgee to Cobborah Railway

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 4

A meeting was held at Cobborah on Friday last to urge the construction of a railway from Mudgee to Cobborah via Gulgong. The meeting was largely attended, and was…

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Railway Employees

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 4

The railway employees' conference decided to request the Commissioners to extend the eight-hour system to employees in the coaching branch, with time and a…

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Stock Movements. Ford's Bridge

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

Stock Passings.—18 inst 30 bead of cattle from Irrara to Cobar, Bannister owner, T. Anderson in charge. 30 head of cattle from Youngerrina to Bourke, A. V. Gow owner,…

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Road and Postal Matters

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 4

MR. S. PHILLIPS, M.L.A., has been informed by the Public Works Department that a sum of £102 will be noted for consideration on next estimates for the road Narromine to Dundaloo,…

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Narromine to Dandaloo Road

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

Mr. S. Phillips, M.L.A., has been isformed by the Public Works Department that a sum of £192 will be noted for consideration on next estimates for the road…

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