Stage Bridge Collapses Forty Members of a Chorus Injured
On Sunday, January 8th, the New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote:— Scenes of wild excitement were caused…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1905
488 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 25
Tramp Scored
Mrs Plaine(to tramp): ' How dare you say you won't go away? Don't you know my husband is a policeman? It he were here he would take you up.'…
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Particulars roached town on Friday evening of a fatal accident which had occurred at Maryvale that afternoon. It appears that two men, named George…
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A PECULAR accident occurred to Mr. W. Ley, who was tiding his motor to Narremine on Sunday, when by some means the patrol in the carbureltar became ignited and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stage Bridge Collapses Forty Members of a Chorus Injured
On Sunday, January 8th, the New, York correspondent of the "Dally Mail" wrote:—Scenes of wild excitement were caused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Light Railways
The portion of the above book devoted to light railways may perhaps to proven more interest to Australians has that relating to irrigation,…
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The following were the lowest tenders opened on Wednesday for the works specified below:— Contract No. 26, road Dubbo to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Crawling Train
A CORRESPONDENT travelling on the Dubbo Coonamble train to the "Cumberland Argus," Parramatta, the following: "There was only first-class carriage. Talk…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trouble In The Tramway Service. Boys' Work
THE troubles mendental to employing men at boys' work, as instances in the case of the telegraph messenger, have cropped up in connection with the tramway service. Early in the year…
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OWING to the lack of demand for trucks in the Western district, the transhipping tonnage has considerably increased at Dubbo, and the staff has been kept very…
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A novel kind of railway is being constructed in Germany, between Barmen and Elberfeld, the inventor of the system being Herr Langen, The carriages,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor-car Exploits
Although many accidents have ushered in the increasing popularity of the motorcar, all who have had a near acquaintance with this new kind of carriage will fain…
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The following were the lowest tenders opened on Wednesday for the work specified below:—Contract No. 26, road Dubbo to Gilgandra, Patrick Joyce…
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A PUBLIC meeting with the object of reviving the agitation for an extension of the railway to Peak Hill, was held in Palmer's Hall, recently. There was a fair attendance, and in the absence…
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TENDERS for the following week were opened by the Assistant District Engineer (Mr. H. H. Newell, at the Court house yesterday (Friday), the name of lowest tender and amount being…
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THE following were the lowest tenders opened on Friday for the works specified below:— Contract 41,04 5, Main Western Road,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bridge Opening. Final Committee Meeting
ON Tuesday evening a meeting of the general committee of the Bridge Opening Celebration, called for the purpose of passing accounts, was held in the Town Hall…
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FURTHER [?] was given on Tuesday by the [?] to the propsed to [?] the £310,000 [?] of new railway material on hand in constructing some of the railways…
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Mr. J. H. Carruthers intends to support in Parliament the construction of a railway front Mudgee to Cobbora…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Motor Trip. Sydney to Wellington
Mr. J. W. G. Taylor, of Goonoo, put up what is under all the circumstances a record motor trip on Sunday and Monday last, as to which the…
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