Werris Creek Railway
Messrs. M. McLeed, A. Wilkins, and A. Ross gave evidence before the Public Works Committee last Tuesday relative to the Wellington-Werris Creek railway. The inquiries by the Committee…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1904
432 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 22
Electrician's Revenge Stops a Tramway Service
Am electrical engineer named Fred Parks, aged thirty-two, was at Cardiff Quarter Sessions on 8th January setenced for committing an extraordinary outrage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Talbragar Bridge
THE Talbragar Bridge is at present in the hands of a repairing gang numbering about twelve men, and should circumstances prove favorable the structure should be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Talbragar River Bridge. Repairs Steadily Going On
WORK at the Talbragar River bridge is being steadily pushed on, under the superintendence of the local road officer. The task of forming a new foundation for the loose piers is a rather…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Traffic Bridge. One Set of Cylinders in Position
THE work of placing in position the [?]yhuder[?] of the eastern p[?] of the new traffic bridge over the Macquarie River has gone al[?]ly on during the past work. The lower sections of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Intelligence. The Wellington-Werris Creek Railway
THE inquiry by the Works Committee was continued at Sydney on Tuesday afternoon in regard to the Wellington- Werris Creek railway. Evidence was given by Alexander Ross, farmer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Notes
During the past week the wheat truckings from the railway yards have been very slack; only 591 bags have been dispatched during that period. There is a very…
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The desirability of altering tho present time table for the express trains between Sydney and Melbourne is under consideration…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Danger Again. The Talbragar Bridge
AS a result of the recent rains the Talbragar river rose again on Saturday and Sunday, and the flood waters again jeopardised the Talbragar bridge, which received so much…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bridge Builders. The work Progressing
ON Saturday morning our representative paid a visit to the site of the new bridge and investigated the progress that has been made since the work began. It is at once…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed on the Railway
William Blackburn, a railway employee, was cut to pieces by a train near Eveleigh, last night, white he was proceeding to work. The body was jammed in the cranks of the engine,…
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The passengers carried by the trains and trams exceeded all previous Easter Monday totals…
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Several attempts have been made to wreck trains on the Central Siberian railway…
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AFTER undergoing another ordeal by flood waters, the Talbragar bridge is now clear again, and the repair gang have been enabled to renew their work…
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THE work at the new traffic bridge is proceeding very fast. The cylinders are rapidly being sunk to position, and a further row of piles has been driven in the west bank. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Forgery of Railway Tickets
FOR a long time past the railway authorities have been puzzled by one phase of the illegitimate traffic in railway tickets known as ticket[?] scalping," (says a country paper). The difficulty…
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The inter-State railway conference opens in Sydney to-morrow, the object being to bring about the uniformity of railway methods and practice throughout the Commonwealth…
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The Railway Commissioners intend to restrict the issue of special weekly and return tickets in order to cope with illegal transfers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tram Accident. Sydney
An inquest on the man Snelling who was killed in the recent Randwick tram smash was resumed to-day, but has not yet concluded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motor Dog
L'Illustration,' a Paris journal, publishes the portrait of an apparently new animal, a kind of dog, with eyes literally as big as saucers, and an extra cuticle…
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