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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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The North Coast Railway. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 5

The Minister for Works is preparing to let a contract for the construction of the North Coast railway between Coff's Harbor and the Bellinger River…

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Railway Station Burnt. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 5

A railway station near Warwick (Q.) was totally destroyed by fire yesterday…

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Rival Railway Routes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 4

It has been suggested by a Quambone resident that there should be a public debate at that place between teams representing the supporters of…

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A Motor Garage for Wellington

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 2

Attention is drawn to an advertisement appearing in our advertising columns, which states that Mr. W. G. Barker has opened premises in Lee-street…

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Wellington Railway League

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 2

The secretary of the Welington Railway League has convened a meeting of the league for Wednesday evening next at eight o'clock in the band hall. All…

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Train Load of Dead Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

Something of a record in the way of loss of cattle during transit on the railway took place last week. Owing to the droughty conditions and consequent…

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International Train Robbers. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

A gang of international train robbers robbed the Maharajah, of Alwar, whilst travelling between Marseilles and Paris, of £24,000 worth of jewellery…

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Motoring. Down the Darling

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 3

Motoring is becoming very popular in Cobar. At present there are seven or eight cars here and there is talk of others coining. The…

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The Railway Act

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

Mr. Hollis, Member for Newtown, speaking at Bathurst on Saturday, said he believed next session of Parliament would see an amendment of the…

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Mr. Griffith and the Railway Men

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

Speaking at the annual dinner of the Bathurst branch of the New South Wales Engine Drivers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association, Mr. Grifiith…

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Cross-country Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

Messrs. J. Lord and J. F. Parcell, delegates representing the cross-country railway leagues, visited Uralla for the purpose of organising that centre, and…

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A Dangerous Bridge

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 6

The need of a footbridge of refuge on the Macquarie traffic bridge was brought under the notice of the municipal council by Ald. T. Kennard at the…

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Motor Hints. Oil-tight Joints

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 2

A leaky oil joint is the most prevalent cause of a dirty engine, and the joint between the cyclinder base and the crank chamber is perhaps the…

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Cross-country Railway. Another Fiasco

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 5

A meeting of the members of the Wellington Railway League and those interested in the cross-country railway was held in the band hall last evening…

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"A Boom in Sentences." Masked Burglar Out of the Road. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 5

At the Quarter Sessions this afternoon Alfred Smith (22), the masked a mad burglar, was brought up for sentence in connection with a number…

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Yeoval--Dubbo Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

Mr. G. H. Taylor introduced a deputation from the Progress Association, who waited upon the Premier is regard to the proposed Yeoval-Molong…

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Railway Men and Strike

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 4

A strike was recently suggested by certain branches of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association, with a view securing a…

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Railway Traffico Congestion Over the Montains

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 6

"Brittannia" writes in the "Daily Tolegrajph":—It is the general opinion of consigners of the north and west and the travelling public generally,…

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Parkers-peak Hill Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 4

Operations in connection with the Pakers-Peak Hill railway commence on Tuesday at the junction with the Condobolin line. It is expected that 200…

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EUMUNOERIE. Drain in Railway Yard

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 5

We had a visit loot week from the Assistant Railway Engineer (Mr. McKenzio), who, with has assistant (Mr. Doggett), inspected the drain in the…

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