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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Cycling and Motoring. Proposed Motor Car Race From Sydney to Bourke and Back

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 9

The Automobile Club of New South Wales are considering the advisability of holding a long distance "go-as-you-please' motor car race from Sydney to…

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Sydney-Bourke Motor Race. A Non-Stop Contest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 2

THE Automobiles Club of New South Wales are considering the advisability of holding a long distance 'go-as-you-please' motor car race from Sydney to Bourke, 488 miles and…

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Motor and Bicycle Club. The Secretaryship

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 2

A MEETING of the local Motor and Cycle Club was held at the Fire Brigade Station on Thursday evening ; the chief business being to receive the resignation of the Secretary…

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Railway Collision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 3

A serious train collision occurred at Sydenham railway station this morning. The special Parliamentary train collided with u brake van and two trucks which had been left…

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Starving Stock and the Railways

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 4

THE carriage by railway of stock from the drought stricken districts to these [?] where nature has been more genial continues(says an Orange paper), and the railway authorities are…

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First Municipal Railway ln England

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 4

A novel instance of municipal ownership is to be found in the city of Bradford, York, which owns the Nidd Valley Light Railway, extending from Pateley Bridge to…

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Railway and Progress Association

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 3

A general meeting of the Dubbo Railway and Progress Association was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening last, the 7th inst., Mr. G. H. Taylor presiding. The…

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Motor Economy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 7

They were chatting in a club smoking room about a friend and his motor. "He seems to be very well…

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Wellington Railway Requirements. List for the Commissioners

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 3

The N.S.W. Railway Commissioners will shortly make their annual inspection of the Western line, and in order that they might come posted up on the…

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The Railway Telephone

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 2

Subscribers to the telephone exchange continue to find it impossible to get into, touch with the Wellington railway station for some inexplicable…

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Gobar to Broken Hill. Proposed Railway Extension

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 3

At the meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council, on Thursday evening, a letter was received from the Secretary Cobar-Broken Hill Railway…

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Cycling and Motoring

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 4

One of the chief ambitions of the professional pace follower for the coming season is, says "Cycling," (Eng.). to crowd 60 miles into 60 minutes…

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Shortage of Railway Trucks. References in Parliament

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 2

FURTHER reference was made in the Legislative Assembly on Friday evening to the shortage of railway trucks for the carriage of live stock…

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A Railway Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 4

A special stock train, comprising two engines and 40 trucks, was proceeding to Wagga, and when four miles from J[?] on the down grade the trucks became…

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Railway League

The Cobar Herald · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the Railway League was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening. The Mayor presided, and there were about a…

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Private Land Subdivisions. Railway Facilities

The Cobar Herald · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 7

BONA FIDE land seekers with a fair amount of capital have had excellent opportunities during the past three mouths of seeing first-class properties…

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How Famous Wrestlers Train

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 7

A Considerable diversity of opinion seems to exist among the men who are looming large in the wrestling world to day as the best methods of training. To…

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Private Land Subdivisions. Railway Facilities

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 7

BONA FIDE land seekers with a fair amount of capital have had excellent opportunities during the past three months of seeing first-class properties…

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The Railways and the Western Districts

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 3

MR. H. L. LANE, of Terra Bella, writes thus to the 'Daily Telegraphy,' on the subject of the deficiency of railway trucks, and other cognate matters:--…

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Trapping the Railway Traveller

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4

"A TOWNSMAN" writes:-- "Considerable indignation is being expressed by railway travellers per the recent special cheap excursion train who find they have now been "Trapped"…

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