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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

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Dapper Railway League

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 4

The Dapper railway league met on Saturday last, over 25 being present. The Goolma league promised to co-operate to obtain the…

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Railway Men Suspended

The Cobar Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 4

An engine-driver and a fireman of a Victorian train have been suspended on a charge of quarrelling while on duty…

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A French Aeroplane That Has Flexible Wings

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 7

M. Max des Mouceaux de Gyvray, a noted French inventor, has been conducting remarkable experiments at Cannes with an aeroplane which…

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The Cross-country Railway. to the Editor of the 'Dubbo Dispatch.'

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 6

SIR, -- I notice that a great deal of talk is going on between the two rival towns, Wellington and Dubbo, as to which possesses the beat claims for the construction of a railway line to…

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Startling Adventures of Motorists

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 7

FORTUNATELY for motorists, it is not a common occurrence for a cow to take a Hying leap into their car, as was the startling experience of a lady and two…

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Thedubbo Liberal and Macquarie Adyocate. saturday, march 18,1900 the Chief Railway Commissioner

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 4

The way in which Government departmeats—or at any rate some of them—are worked has long since passed beyond the knowledge of men whose principal business…

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The Werris Creek Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 4

The Chief Commissioner of Railways arrired in Wellington on Wednesday afternoon by motor car and left on Thursday morning. Mr. Johnson has been touring…

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Railway and Progress Association

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 6

A meeting of the Dubbo Railway and Progress Association was held on Tuesday evening l*et. The president (Mr. G. H. Taylor) occupied the chair, and there was…

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Train Collision. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1909 · page 2

During shunting operations in the Central railway yards, Sydney, a set of pickup cars collided with several cars belonging to the Melbourne express. The cars were…

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The Transcontinental Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 March 1909 · page 3

Four hundred and five miles of the proposed trans continental railway has bean surveyed…

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New Motor Harvester

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 6

A further notable advance in harvesting methods is made by Mr. H. V. McKay, of the Sunshine works, who has given a working exhibition of his…

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England's Most Luxurious Train

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 7

NOTHING has been spared to make Brighton latest train, the Southern Belle, what it claims to be -- the most luxurious in England. In reality it is the most…

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Motor-car Mysterv. Accident on a Welsh Cliff

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 3

Mystery surrounds the story of a motor-car accident in North Wales on Saturday night (said the "Daily Mail" on Wednesday, January 6), when Miss…

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Railway Picnic

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

On Monday next, the 22nd inst, the railway employees on the western line and branches will hold their annual picnic and sports on the Dubbo Show Ground. On the…

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Railway Fatality. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

Shunter William John Wilson, aged 45, residing at Camperdown, was killed at Darling Harbor yesterday morning. He was engaged coupling some tracks, when by…

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Railway Connection. West—north-east. (To the Editor of the "Dubbo Liberal.")

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

Sir,—The letter appearing in your last issue on the above subject is one that [?] read with interest. As far as the fodder question is concerned, it is essential that…

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Motor Cars in Warfare. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

In order to test the practicability of motor cars in warfare, a battalion of Guards in full strength, with baggage, was conveyed from London to Hastings. The…

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Bad Results of Tram Accident. The Case of Mrs. Mackie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 6

Nothing but good can result in giving to the public some hint as to the various incidents in which Mrs. Kate Mackie, of No. 2 Stanley-street,…

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[?] Ling and Motoring

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 4

In connection with the chauffeurs competition that was to have communeed on the 1st of April, the Dunlop Rubber Co., promoters of the…

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Railway Employees' Re-union. Annual Picnic and Sports

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 2

THE annual re-union of the employees of the Railway Department between Bourke and Orange was held in the Show Ground on Monday in ideal weather. A cool breeze tempered…

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