Wellington-werris Creek Railway League. Correspondence with Other Centres
The meeting of the Wellington-Werris Creek Railway League, which was to have taken place on Monday evening, lapsed for want of a quorum…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
494 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 25
Motor 'Bus Freaks. One Runs Wild on Ludgate Hill. ' Road Mender Killed
An extraordinary accident to a motor omnibus occurred recently on Ludgate Hill, according to "Lloyd's Weekly News."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Guarding the Rights of the Road
The moral of the day is for motorists (through their representative institutions) to harass the reckless cabby and the sleepy carman as much as they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sensational Railway Robbery. Night Officer Bound and Gagged
A SENSATIONAL discovery was made at Marrickville railway station on Wednesday morning, when J. R. Kerr, the night officer, was found bound hand and foot, with a gag firmly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Sensation
Joseph Kerr, night officer at Marrickville railway station, was arrested on Wednesday and charged at the court on Thursday with stealing £30, the property of the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Narromine—peak Railway
Fire tenders were lodged for the construction of the railway line from Narromine to Peak Hill, and that of Messrs. Wilcox ms accepted, We undentand the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coonabarabran Railway
The following is an extract from the reply of Mr. Lee, at Gulgong to the Coonabarabran deputation, taken from the official copy furnished by the Public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cycling and Motoring
A fortnight back we chronicled particulars of a wonderful cycle ride from Christchurch to Dunedia (247 miles) by the New Zealand road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How Railway Accidents Are Averted
THOUGH railway disasters of a serious kind happen, comparatively speaking, only very seldom, it nevertheless must not be supposed that narrow 'squeaks' do…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Free Railway Travelling
A youth named Ernest Morham pleaded guilty before Mr. C. E. Oslear on Friday to travelling in a railway carriage without having paid his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Cablegrams. Railway Robberies. London, Monday night
Fifteen railway guards have been arrested at Marseilles for a series of robberies from trains on the Riviera railways. They opened the trunks of passengers with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Light Railways
The Farmers and Settlers' Association is wise to keep in view of Parliament the necessity of light railways or tramways through the country. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Fatality at Wrigtville. Young Man's Body Mangled
A terrible railway Fatality occurred in our main street on Tuesday morning last. It appears that when the wood train was at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Wreck. Royal Train Delayed. Express Saved by Gallant Action
The inquest on the two victims of the Tonbridge railway collision, Henry Edward Rowley and Horace Howard, was opened yesterday and adjourned until…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway and Progress Association
The monthly meeting of the Dubbo District Railway and Progress Association was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening last, the 18th inst. Mr. Taylor was in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed Werris Greek Railway
At the last meeting of the Dubbo District Railway and Progress Association the president (Mr. Taylor) drew attention to a recent meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway and Progress Association. The Werris Creek Line
THE adjourned meeting of the Dubbo Railway and Progress Association was held in the Town Hall on Friday night. Mr. G. H. Taylor (President) occupied the chair, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing a Motor Launch
Claude Griffiths found guilty of stealing a motor launch was sentenced to two years' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tamworth Railway Fatality
A verdict of accidental death was returned at Tamworth on Sunday morning on the body of Thomas Davis, who, while riding a tricycle along the line, was overtaken by a light engine,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Light Railways
The Farmers and Settlers' Association is wise to keep in view of Parliament the necessity of light railways or tramways through the country, (writes the HERALD). The…
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