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

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

1,657 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 83

Sydney Railway Smash Carriages Telescope. Fireman Injured. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 2

A smash occurred at the Central Railway Station early this morning, when two runaway engines coupled together crashed into a set of 10 standing em[?]…

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Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 1

A meeting of the executive of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association was held at Clarence Tunnel. Mr. Hugh Gallagher presided…

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A Great Motor

Leader · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 2

A good motor car is always admired, and one in particular is Mr. J. J. Dalton’s handsome red one, which has now become so familiar with…

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That Road-making Plant. (To the Editor)

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 3

Sir,—Mr. Berry's long attack on the Shire Clerk's official return of the result, of the working of the road-making plant furnished under instructions from…

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Our Railways and Defence. Expert Evidence. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 3

Before the Decentrahsation Commission this morning, Major J, Hoad tendered expert evidence as to the condition of the State railways in relation to…

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Strike on Johannesburg Tramways. Withdrawal of Obnoxious Inspector. Johannesburg

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

The conductors and motor men on the local tramways determined the dismissal of an obnoxious inspector and struck, and all the trams were stopped…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Passengers Entrapped. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

At Rhondda Valley, in Wales, a passenger train and a coal train collided. The carriages of the former were telescoped and the passengers entrapped…

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Railway Smash at Adamstown. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

A railway smash occurred at Adamstown, near Newcastle, last night. A train of coal trucks was coming down a gradient when the brakes refused…

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Railways and War

Leader · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

Giving evidence before the Decentralisation Commission yesterday Major-General Head. Chief of the Australian section of the Imperial…

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Welsh Railway Disaster. London

Leader · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 3

The latest particulars of the railway disaster in South Wales show that the collision occurred near Ponty Pridd. A train conveying 300…

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Latest Cables. Daeadful Railway Smash a Welsh Disaster. Many Killed and Injured. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 3

A dreadful smash occurred on the railway at Kopkinstown near Po[?]typrid, Wales, yesterday. A coal train cashed into a passenger…

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Shire Elections Candidates at Sunny Corner Shire Engineer's Motor Car. Sunny Corner

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 1

The Shire [?]otion compaign was opened here on Thursday night by Messrs W. Berry and J. Godfrey, who were supported by Mr. J. J. Sullivan…

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Terrible Railway Accident the Rhondda Valley Collision. Eleven Bodies Recovered. London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 2

Further ghastly details concerning the collision between passenger and goods trains at Rhondda Valley are to hand…

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Tremendous Landslide on North Coast Railway. £39,000 Worth of Damage. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 2

Mr. A. H. Griffith, Minister for Works, received news to-day to the effect that a tremendous landslip had occurred on a section of the railway…

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Terrible Railway Accident. London, Monday Afternoon

Leader · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 3

Further details concerning the collision between the passenger and goods train at Rhondda valley are to hand The bodies of 8 men and 3 children have…

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Aeroplane on Fire. Aviator's Narrow Escape. Copenhagen

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 3

Svenden, the Danish aviator, had a wonderful escape from a burning aeroplane. He was at a considerable height when flames suddenly burst through the…

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Cycling and Bad Roads. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 2

A bicycle ridden by Arthur Hodges, of North Sydney, collided with a motor car last night at Woolahra. The cyclist was seriously injured. The collision…

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Railway Examinations

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 2

Railway Inspector McCarney is at present busy in Bathurst examining firemen and cleaners for promotion to the ranks of drivers and firemen…

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Cab Proprietor Killed. Collision with a Tram Car. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 2

An inquest concerning the death of William Wright (63), cab proprietor, who was killed in Pitt-street owing to a tram smashing into his cab and throwing him…

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Tram and Cab in Collision Tram Driver in Trouble. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 2

The inquest concerning the death of William Wright (63), a cab proprietor, who met his death through a collision with an electric train, was…

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