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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

1,385 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 70

Railway Track Torn Up. More Police Despatched. Efforts to Secure Conference

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 2

About fifty yards of the railway track between the Proprietary mine and Block 10 were torn up yesterday. A further batch of fifty foot police and…

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Denison Bridge Refuges

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 2

The combined advocacy of the Progress Association and Turon Council of the necessity for refuges being provided for pedestrians on the Denison…

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Refuges on the Denison Bridge

National Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 2

The Turon Shire Council was informed yesterday in a letter from Mr. John Miller, M.L.A., that the Public Works Department had approved of the erection of two refuges…

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Heavy Tram Traffic. Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 3

Nearly 8,000,000 passengers were carried 611 the Sydney tramways during the Christmas ana New Tear holidays…

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News by Telegraph The Broken Hill Crisis. Railway Lines Attacked. Hurrying of Police Re-inforcements. Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 3

The railway lines leading to the Proprietary Mines, Broken Hill, were further Interfered with last night, and at two or three points, the lines…

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Good News for Motor Men

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 15

Such is the heading of an advertisement appearing in our business columns to-day, and which contains a block of a motor car. Motor men…

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Mudgee-gulgong Railway. Early Completion of the Line Expected

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 11

The men employed in completing the work on the first section of the Mudgee-Dunedoo line, viz., between here and Gulgong, resumed work again…

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Mudgee-dunedoo Railway

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 14

The tenders for the second section of the Mudgee-Dunedoo line were opened on Monday last. There were three tenders, viz.,…

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Holiday Tramway Traffic. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 2

Nearly eight million passengers were carried on the tramways during the Christmas holidays…

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Turon Shire Roads

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 2

Mr. A. A. Patterson, Engineer for the Turon Shire, in his report to the last monthly meeting, set forth, that on account of the exceptionally dry…

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The Train Arrangements

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 2

By consent of the Council on Wednesday, Alderman Craig moved a resolution bearing upon the recent altered train arrangements. Some months ago a…

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Unsatisfactory Train Arrangements

National Advocate · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 2

At the Bathurst Council on Wednesday Alderman Craig said that at a previous meeting he had a motion carried asking the mayor to call a public…

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­­­The Train Service

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 3

The Council petition to the Railway Commissioners includes many strong reasons for an improved train service to the city. For many years there were only two…

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The Barrier Storm Tom Mann Holds Forth Police Train Several Hours Late a Disappointed Crowd Broken Hill

National Advocate · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 2

The Barrier storm, with the chainlightning language of Tom Mann and the ominous thunderings of the unionists continues. The atmosphere last…

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R[?] Results of Tram Accident. The Case of Mrs. Mackie

Molong Argus · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 5

Nothing but good can result in giving to the public some hint as to the various incidents in which Mrs. Kate Mackie, of No. 2 St[?]ey-street,…

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Hurled From a Motor Car Medico's Close Call a Sensational Experience

National Advocate · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 2

Dr. T. A. Machattie, of George Street, Bathurst, while out motoring near Yetholme on Wednesday, had a very sensational experience…

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A New Railway Cowra to Canowindra Cowra

National Advocate · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 2

For the past twenty years an agitation has been afoot for the construction of a line of railway from Cowra to Canowindra. Parliament agreed…

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The Broken Hill Trouble Large Police Reinforcement. Proprietary Railway Blocked. Statement by Mr. Wade

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 4

The damage done to the Proprietary line at Broken Hill was effectual. No trains will be able to run for the present. Some of the telephone wires on the…

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Attempted Train Wrecking. Melbourne

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 5

While the Korong Vale tra[?] was crossing between the Mclvor Road Bridge and Hunime to-day, the driver was startled by three or four loud…

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Gard-playing in a Train. Charge of Larceny Fails

National Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 4

Mr M. S. Lowe, S.M., had an intereseing case before him at the Burwood Police Court on Thursday, arising out of a card playing episode on a train on New Year's Day…

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