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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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Dubbo Cycle and Motor Club

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting of the Dubbo Cycle and Motor Club to make arrangements for the forthcoming road race for the cup presented by the Massey-Harris Co., was held on Monday…

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The Latest Telegrams. Railway Commission. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 2

The Railway Royal Commission resumed its fitting this morning, when Mr. Kirkcaldie's cross-examination was resumed…

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The Railway Enquiry

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 4

Mr. Fehon's cross-examination was continued at the Railway inquiry to-day. He gave evidence to the effect that inharmonious relations existed…

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New System of Railways

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 4

It is said that the Government is investigating a new system of railway construction under which locomotion could be applied to mountainous…

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Motor-car Fatality

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 4

Violet Pinlop, aged eight, was run down by a motor-car in Melbourne last night and killed. [Germany is about to pass a law…

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Cycling and Motoring

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 4

A very fine acceptance has been received by the promoters of the "Sydney Thousand, Wheel Race to be decided in Sydney this month. All…

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More Reckless Motor Driving

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 7

"Marie Studholme," say the "Royal Magazine" "Is a motorist, and in her own garden Is a terror to caterpillars when they are eating." We confess that there is something…

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The Missing Motor

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 7

' No news of the Panhard yet, Crewe? ' 'No, Mr,Tresham; I have Advertised the reward of £50 in all the newspapers, and by this time the handbills will have…

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Railway Fares. South, West, and North

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 4

ELSEWHERE we have commented on the freight handicap thrown on users of the Western line, for no better reason than that the Commissioners have a monopoly on that…

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Those Railway Freights. Views of the Stock and Station Journal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 4

THE Stock and Station Journal has taken up the question of the railway freights, especially those on the western line. In its leading article this week it says :--…

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The Railway Commissioners

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 5

Mr. Fehon, in his evidence at Sydney on Thursday, gave further testimony to the inharmoniousness which occurred in Mr. Eddy's time. He said that on two occasions,…

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Bourke Railway Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

The following is a comparative statement of the Bourke railway traffic for the years 1901 and 1905:- [?]…

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Correspondence. Railway Exteision From Bourke. (To the Editor of the Western Herald.)

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

SIR,—I would like, through your columns, to direct the attention of the people of Bourke to the S. M. Herald of the 19th February, wherein will be found an able…

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Cycling and Motoring

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 4

When the cables flashed through word that a motorist named Marriott had negotiated a mile on the hard sand at Florida Bench in the…

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Motor and Cycle Club. Annual Social

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

THE Dubbo Motor and Cycle Club celebrated its anniversary by holding a social in the Protestant Hall on Monday evening. The original intention was to have a picnic on the previous…

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The Railway Commissioners

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 3

At the Railway Commission sittings to-day Mr. Oliver gave further evidence, particularly with reference to the notion of his colleagues in detaining him in New York during trying times…

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Railway Picnic

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

The committee of the Railway Picnic to be held on the Show Ground on Monday April 2, held a meeting at the station on Saturday evening last, when Mr. Clyde…

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Tram Accidents. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

Mr. Harry Hanley, bookkeeper at the Rookwood Asylum, who was knockad down by a tram in George-street on Saturday night, died yesterday morning…

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Railway Commission. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

The Railway Commission resumed evidence to-day, when Mr. Oliver was re-examined…

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Railway Collision. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

A serious railway collision occurred at Godsend, Ohio, U.S.A. The carriages took fire, and 10 persons were killed, and 15 injured…

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