Experimental Roads
The Macquarie shire councillors seem to be fully alive to the problem presented to them by the Finger Post Road. The traffic upon it is not of an…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
653 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 33
Using Indecent Language. Incident in the Railway Yards
At the police court on Friday, before Mr. Robertson, P.M., Thomas Cantrill proceeded against Alfred Carr on a charge of using indecent language in…
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Mr. R. Pennefather has completed [?] of the proposed railway from Gilgandra to Tooraweenah to within five miles of the latter place. So far…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In the Shoemaker's Shop. an Australian Railway Commissioner
"So Johnson's gone at last," remarked the Barber, who had been studying a newspaper on the counter under some difficulties, as it was wrapped around a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Delayed
The Syduey-Dubbo day train was delayed 45 minutes at Dripstone on Tuesday night owing to a failure in the electric staff. Before a start could be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rawsonville. the Bridge
A meeting of ratepayers of Rawsonville, Whylandra and Terramuugamine West was [?] the old school house, Rawsonville [?] purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Grader Trial
The new grader purchased by the Marthaguy Shire Council was given a trial on the Ellengerah road. Mr. W. Thorton harnessed his fine team of…
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At last Wednesday's meeting of the Council Mr. Gearing wrote drawing attention to the reckless motor driving of H. Bachelor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Employees' Reunion
On March 23 the railway employees of the West will hold their annual reunion on Dubbo Show Ground. Mr, Aldridge, a popular young railway man…
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The efforts of the Dunedoo Railway League to secure a deviafion of the route at Elong and construct the line by way of Dunedoo, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway News
Relief Operator Fox arrived in Dublin yesterday to take the place of Mr. K. Ramus, who is absent on sick leave. Mr. Donnelly, chief clerk at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Trouble Settled
A the result of an inquiry it has been decided that the forty boiler-makers, who were suspended at the Baud wick railway sheds, should be allowed…
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The trial survey of the proposed line from Gilgandra to Tooraweenah is now almost completed, and it is understood there are no engineering difficulties…
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Mr. Donnelly, goods clerk at the Dubbo railway station, who has been on the sick list, but was to have resumed duty on Wednesday, is still…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident. London, Thursday night
A serious railway accident happened in Indiana (U.S.A.) A heavy freight train ran into a street car owing to slippery rails. Four were killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling Notes. McCORMICK Road Race
Another road race was run on Saturday under the auspices of the Wellington Cycle Club. Fifteen starters faced the started and the favourite A. Brown once…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle on the Railways Peculiar Legal Point
At the Wellington police court on Friday, before Mr. Robertson, P.M., J. G. Paxton was charged by Inspector Clarke, of the Railway Department, with…
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Several carriages of two trains were damaged at the Central Railway Station on Saturday morning, as the result of n number of carringes which…
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A man was savagely assaulted in one of the mail train last night, a fow miles this side of Orange, The assault was discovered ut Store Crook,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Attack in a Train
On Tuesday afternoon, a man whose name is believed to be John Carr, was the victim of what scorns to have been a very savage assault on the western-up…
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