Accident Near Railway Station
An elderly lady, Mrs. Woods, met with a rather serious accident at the corner of Darling and Talbragar streets on Friday morning by being run over by a bus. She…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
494 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 13 of 25
Tram Collision
Two tram cars collided at the street crossing in Parramatta road, Sydney, on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Meyers, of Moore Park, and Mrs. Meyers, of Petersham,…
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IT was very obvious during the recent spell of wet weather that there was ample room for improvement in the streets of Wellington. Where the…
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While the Petersham Council's circular inviting tenders for the purchase of a road roller was under consideration at the meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Barton, M.l.a , and the Werris Greek Railway
Speaking at Dubbo on Wednesday evening last Mr. C. H. Barton, M.L.A., made reference to his attitude on the proposed railway to connect Werris…
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Mrs. Lucy Thomas, 46, a widow, was found dead on the railway line at Toongabble, near Parramatta, yesterday morn, ing. Apparently she had been knocked…
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In April last the first Inter-University Mctor-Cycle Match, between representatives of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, was held on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Western Railway. Under Construction
THERE are several railways which are under course of construction in the western district at the present time. These include the Cowra to Capowindra railway, which was started in…
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Tenders were opened yesterday for the second section of the North Coast Railway— Dungog to Gloucester. The lowest tender was that of G. C. Willcock, £377,000…
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An elderly man was knocked down by a train in Castlereagh-street on Monday, and was admitted to the hospital suffering from serious concussion of the brain. His…
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The latest rumor concerning the removal of the railway work sheds from Wellington is that both Bathurst and Wellington are to suffer; Bathurst sheds to be removed…
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A very enjoyable evening was spent in the Oddfellows' Hall last night, the occasion being the first social evening held by the Railway Tennis Club…
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To combine the principles of the aeroplane and the trolly car; in other words, to take aeroplanes from which hang cars and attach them to a…
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For ignoring harbor regulations by towing a vessel on the wrong side, thus causing a collision with a ferry boat at Easter, the steam launch Matilda was this morning…
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DR. TAYLOR Railway Medical Officer, visited Dubbo on Thursday night, and examined the class of First- Aid instruction conducted by Mr. District. Superintendent Milne amongst the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway and Progress Association. The Werris Creek Line
A MEETING of the Railway and Progress Association was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon to receive the report of Messrs. Craig and Wake, who were recently appointed by…
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A motorist ran down and killed a hen. He was a conscientious motorist, so instead of racing along, unmindful of the grief of the owners of the hen,…
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Jack Moriarty, for selling the return halves of railway tickets, was this morning fined £20…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Werris Creek Railway. Report of Delegates
The report of Messrs. A. Craig and L. R. Wake, who toured the country between Dubbo and Gular in the interests of the Dubbo to Werris Creek railway, was read…
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The delegates who were appointed to go over the proposed Dubbo route for the Werris Greek railway presented their report to the meeting of…
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