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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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Government Tanks Dry. on Wilcannia Road

Western Age · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 4

At a meeting of the Pastoralists' Association of the West Darling District, held in Broken Hill on November 20, the following resolution, a…

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Dubbo-molong Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 1

The secretary of the Cumnock Railway League has received a letter from the Premier's office, stating that permanent plans of sections of the…

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Railway Hotel, NARROMlNE

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 3

In the Dubbo Licensing Court on December 20, before Messrs. A. R. Perry, P.M., and W. T. Lewis, L.M. John Cowell, for whom Mr. A. D. Booth…

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Railway Institute

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 1

The department intends to proceed as once with the erection of the railway institute building, portion of the materiel having already been deposited on…

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Removal of Bridge

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 1

For the removal of the old bridge over the Macquarie at Wellington only one tender has been received-G. A.Ramain, Dubbo, £1010. It is presumed…

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Opening of the New Bridge Public Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 2

A public meeting, convened by the Mayor, was held in the Council Chambers on Friday night to consider matters in connection with the official…

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Ford Motor Cars

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 2

We are informed by the local Ford Car agents, Messrs Gale and Martin, that owing to the high cost of wages and commodities in every branch of…

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Motor Gassing Rabbits. a New Use for the Car

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 6

Mr. Walter Hawker contributed to the "Pastoral Review" a valuable recital of his experience in the destruction of rabbits by the fumes from…

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Dubbo-molong Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 1

The Chief Commissioner has informed Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick that an engineer to take charge of tho construction of the Molong-Dubbo railway has…

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Opening of Macquarie Bridge

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 4

This all important function was to have taken place on Wednesday, the 28th inst., but owing to the Minister for Works' inability to carry out the…

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Official Opening of Macquarie Bridge

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 4

On Monday evening, the Mayer received a telegram, from the Minister for Works in respect to the official opening of the new bridge over the…

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Tooraweenah Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 1

Tooraweenah has been like a maiden with two lovers. Both Gilgandra and Mundooran are wooing its support in the matter of the railway which it…

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Dubbo-molong Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 1

There is further evidence that the Government means business in connection with the Dubbo-Molong railway. Mr. E. J. Stevens clerk of the…

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Opening of the Bridge

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 3

The Mayor informed the meeting that word had been received that the Minister for Works would officially open the new bridge on Tuesday…

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Opening of Macquarie Bridge

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

This all importan function was to have taken place on Wednesday, the 28th inst., but owing to the Minister for Works' inability to carry out the…

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Molong-dubbo Railway

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

Cr. Bowhay, president of the Amaroo Shire Council, has received the following letter from Mr. W. Hutchinson, chairman of the Railway Station Sites…

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A Railway Matter

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

In the course of the investigations made by the sectional committee appointed by the Parliamentary Committee of Public Works to inquire into the…

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Rail Motor Cars for Country Districts. Every Promise of Success

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

The general secretary of the [?]mary Producers' Union, in response numerous inquiries from members [?] the various branches for informa[?]…

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Open [?] (We do not necessarily [?] the opinions expressed by correspondents. RAILWAY [?]

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 3

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Dubbo-molong Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 1

Mr. J. King, who has been appointed supervising engineer for the construction of the Dubbo-Molong railway visited Molong last week to make [?]…

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