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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
586 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 11 of 30
On Wednesday last a very influential deputation was introduced by Mr. F. E. Wincombe, M.L.C., to the Hon. Thomas Waddell, State Treasurer, with regard to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Twenty-eight persons chi[?]ly pilgrims have been killed by a railway collision in Mexico…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE "National Advocate" (Bathurst) of Saturday last thus concludes a strong article on the general unsatisfactoriness of the railway service : "What is really wanted is a searching in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Pickering, a railway guard, was run down and killed by a pilot engine at Echuca yesterday. The body was frightfully mutilated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By a railway collision in Mexico 28 pilgrims were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—Referring to construction of a railway from Cobar to Broken Hill, which was sanctioned by Act of Parliament Borne years ago, Cobar to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Referring to construction of a railway from Cobar to Broken Hill. which was [?] by Act of Per[?] some [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,--Referring to the proposed construction of a railway from Cobar to Broken Hill, there is an attempt now to impress on the Government the advisability of making the connection via…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Melbourne "Argus" states:--"It is freely assorted that a corner in those engaged trucks on the N.S. Wales lines has been made by dealers and speculators in order that they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A man named George Scott was run over and killed by a train near Cannington, West Austrrlia. The remains were horribly mutilated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In explaining the shortage of trucks on the railways, the Department states that starving stock had sever before to be removed from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—I noticed in the last report of the Talbrarar Shire Council, that no action was taken concerning the complaint lodged against the state in which the causeway on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An extraordinary scene was witnessed on one of the Paris racing tracks when Jacquelin was disqualified by the judges after contesting a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SPEAKING in reply to the deputation that waited on him last week on the subject of railway facilities and the breakdown of the present order of things the Colonial Treasurer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WORK at the proposed deviation of the Zig-Zag is to be commenced this week, though it will be some considerable time before operations will be fully in hand. It is antioipatod…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WHEN Mr. Johnston was appointed Chief Commissioner, of Railways in New South Wales, the people were led to believe by the metropolitan press…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An empty coal train dashed into a coach at Bellambi, while crossing the line yesterday afternoon. The coach was returning from Woonoona with 15 passengers. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the "Daily Mail" of 17th July George Gascoyne writes:— If you would understand aright the haunting attraction of the Indian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A really statesmanlike proposal to cross Australia by a railway that will go through what is good country in good years, and much that is good all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A recent invention of Mr. Frederick R. Simms, for use in time of war. In general appearance the car may be described as a " mobile conning…
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