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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

653 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 11 of 33

The Railways

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 1

By there organisation of the railway service, 3000 salaried officers are affected. As a result of the award, just issued the lower grades of salaries…

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Gulgong Maryvale Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 1

In the Assembly last week, Mr. Thrower asked the Minister for Works if it is his int[?]tion during the recess to make a personal inspection…

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Railway Changes

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 1

Loc[?]pector Love has been transferred from Wellington to Penrith, Mr. J. Price, loco-inspector, Armidale has been appointed to Wellington…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 1

Ganger Costello, an elderly man in charge of a railway gang at Woy Woy, wan run over by the Brisbane mail and cut to pieces on Saturday night…

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Railway Football Club

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 1

A meeting of the Railway Football Club was held on Sunday last, under the presidency of Mr. W. J. Aldridge The secretary reported that athe club's…

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Railway Men. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

Three thousand railway salaried officers are affected by the new award. Lower grade salaries will be raised, but those of the higher grades remain…

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A Motor Trip

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

Messrs. Charlie Bear and Thomas Bowen will leave for the metropolis by motor car on Wednesday evening. They will proceed to their destination via…

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Tramway Returns. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

The tramway returns show that the total increase for the year will be over £100,000…

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FOOTBALL. Railway Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 3

At a meeting of the Dubbo Railway Football Club (Mr. W. J. Aldridge presiding) the Secretary reported that the Dubbo Club had accepted their…

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Died in the Train

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 5

A ma named John Taylor, aged 44 years, died in the Bourke train just after leaving Dubbo, on Monday evening. It appears that the man, who was a…

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Molong-cumnock-yeoval Railway Inspector Finch's Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 3

Mr. Finch, Molong P. P. Board Stock Inspector, was asked for an official report on the district in connection with the proposed railway, from…

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Motor Cars Galore. Visit to Roy W. Sandforth, Ltd., Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 2

One of our representatives recently paid a visit to the two depots of this firm, namely the city offices and showroom at 181 Elizabeth Street, and the…

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North Coast Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

The construction of the fourth section of the North Coast railway has been completed as far an Kendall, 35 miles from Taree, and the train…

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"Show" Railway Bookings

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

Though the great event of the year, the Royal Agricultural Show in Sydney, appears to grow in popularity, it is curious to find that so far as Dubbo…

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A Motor Trip

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 6

Mr. F. J. Bowhay, of "Bellevue," Teoval, accompanied by his wife and child, has just returned from a five weeks' tour in his motor car round the…

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Railway Changes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 6

In consequence of the appointment of assistant loco, outdoor superintendents of the north, west and south metropolitan railway divisions, the loco,…

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The Collie Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

The meeting which Mr. Dan Monro convened at Collie to renew the agita tion for the railway was well attended. After discussion it was decided to send…

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Another Railway Proposal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

At a large meeting of Mungery settlers held on Saturday, it was decided to urge the Government to construct a railway from Wyanga to Tallamore…

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Getting a Move On. Jerusalem's Trams

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 3

"Quite an out[?]ry has been raised concerning the concessions said to have been granted to a French financier for what is called the 'modernising' of Jerusalem," says the…

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Died in the Train

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 1

It transpires that the man who died in the western limit train last week, after leaving Dubbo, wan Mr. John Taylor, of Ford's Bridge, the other…

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