Motor Car Explosion
A Tomingley correspondent writes:-- "A motor-car, owned by Pearce and Williams, commission agents, of Parkes, was destroyed by fire on the Narronime-road,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
588 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 3 of 30
Train Shot At. Sydney
When the mall train was passing through Henry, on Sunday night, the occupants o the van were startled by the crashing of glass, and a couple…
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Farmers and pastoralists in the Bathurst district are bitterly complaining of the manner in which their produce for the Sydney market is handled by the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cycling and Motoring Notes
Great efforts are being made both in the United States and Canada to send teams of first class road riders to represent each of those countries in the…
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The condition of the road to the hospital was strikingly brought under the notice of the hospital committee on Monday evening by the President, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramp's Strange Story. Claims to Be Napoleon's Son
A tramp entered the commissariat of police at Marseilles and asked for a permit for the hospital. The secretary asked him for his papers, and the man hand…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Robbed in Train
On Monday last Mr. James Hitnahac, a well-known resident of Bathurst, was robbed of a watch and chain and money to the total va[?] of £17. Leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cross-Country Railway. Surveyor to Inspect Proposed Route
Yesterday morning several members of the Progress Association met in Mr. G. H. Taylor's rooms to receive Mr. J. J. Jamieson, who has been deputed by the…
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An accident which might have takes on a more sinister aspect happened on Sunday night at about half-past 8. Mr. Val. Edwards, travelling representative for Mr…
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A very Interesting match was played at Bunglegumble on Sunday between teams representing the cabbles of Dubbo and a railway team. The…
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Mr. T. C. Suttor, of Triamble, informs us that a league has been formed for the purpose of agitating for a railway from about Capertee to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Marthaguy Bridge
Mr. Richard Biggs, contractor for the erection of the bridge over the Marthaguy to the order of the G[?]andra Shire Council is making good progress with…
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A collision between a goods train and a railway passenger motor car occurred at Newnes yesterday afternoon. The accident happened on the…
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Margaret Sims, aged 20 years, living at Randwick, found that she was being over-carried in a a train at Strathfield on Tuesday morning and [?] from the…
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Yesterday morning a cow endeavored to stop the onward rush of a motor car, but the beast soon found that the "butting" capabilities of the machine were great, for…
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The annual railway picnic, held under the auspices of D. of W. and N.S.W. A. League, will be held on the local Show Ground on March 25. The programme…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Railway Accident. a Man Killed
An accident of a particularly painful and fatal nature took place in the Trangie railway yard about 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday last, by which a man…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EUMUNGERIE. Drainage of Railway Yard
It will be remembered that some time since I drew attention to the manner in which the overflow from the drain in the railway yard flooded…
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On Saturday night an engine became derailed in the Dubbo railway yard, and the breakdown gang were busy all day on Sunday getting it on again. An…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Excursions at Easter Time. (To the Editor)
Sir,—Now that the Easter holidays are at hand, I think it is desirable that the Chief Railway Commissioner be approached with a view to obtaining a…
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