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

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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Railway Men's Pay. Mr. Miller's Interest

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 January 1912 · page 3

Mr. John Miller, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following, communication from the Treasury Department:—"With reference to your letter of the…

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Latest Cables 6 Killed, 13 Injured American Railway Disaster. Broken Rail the Cause. Sharon (North Dakota)

National Advocate · Monday 1 January 1912 · page 5

The Great Northern train was wrecked last night, Six persons were killed, and 13 injured. The disaster was due to a broken…

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Motor Car Crashes Into Post. Man and Child Badly Injured. Deniliquin

National Advocate · Monday 1 January 1912 · page 4

Barratta, 28 miles to the west of Deniliquin, was the scene of a serious motor car accident on Friday. The car, which was owned and driven…

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Explosion on Motor Boat Party's Exciting Experience. Melbourne

National Advocate · Monday 1 January 1912 · page 3

A boat accident occurred at Port Arlington on Friday night. Mr. MacDonald, of Port Melbourne, went out with Mr. Richards and a young fellow…

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A Bad Road

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 2

Those wishing to negotiate a piece of bad road about Bathurst — and we must admit such a thing is a rarity — should visit the Icely Road,…

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French Spy's Escape. a Daring Motor Ride. Paris

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 3

Further particular have transpired in connection with the escape of the French spy Lux from a German fortress. Lux's friends were awaiting…

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More Railway Discontent. Resignations of Secretaries Demanded. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 3

A mass meeting of railwaymen at Swtansea unanimously resolved that the executives had broken all democratic rules by accepting the…

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Suicide in Train. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 1

John Robert Jones', while travelling in the Winton train last night, cut his throat. An operation was performed at Hughenden, but the man died this…

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Orange Road. (To the Editor "The Times.")

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 4

"Sir,—I do not know which Shire that portion of the Orange road is in between the 136 and 138 mile pegs. The portion in question is hilly, and for…

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"As the Judged Her." Chapter Xxiii. They All Go the Same Road. (Continued.)

Leader · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 1

The next few days were one dream of delight to Lady Lynn. That kiss seemed to have taken her heart from her. The earl was not given to…

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Record Tram Traffic. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 3
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The tram traffic, for New Year's Day constituted a record. 870,000 passengers were carried, being 191,000 more than last year…

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More Railway Discontent. London

Leader · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 4

A mass meeting of railwaymen at Swansea unanimously resolved that the executives had broken all democratic rules by accepting the…

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A Daring Motor Ride. Paris

Leader · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 4

Further particulars have transpired in connection with the escape of the French spy Lux from a German fortress. Lux's friends were…

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Motor lar and Cyclist Collide REV. E. F. Waddy Seriously Injured. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 2

Rev. E. F. Waddy, the well-known cricketer, was riding a bicycle to the city this afternoon, and when near Newtown he collided with a motor-car,…

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Motor Driver Killed. Deniliquin

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 4

A motor accident, which occurred ai Barratta Bridge, 28 miles from Deniliquin, last Friday morning, resulted in the death of Thomas Henry Dean…

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Jumped From the Train. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 4

A little girl, Linda Salmon, was sent on a message from Newport to Richmond yesterday morning. She changed trains at Melbourne, but entered the…

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Mangled by a Train. Singleton

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 4

Upon, the arrival of the Glen Innes mail yesterday morning it was noticed that a footboard near the brakes was splashed with clots of blood. An…

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"As the World Judged Her," Chapter Xxiii. T[?]ey All Go the Same Road. (Continued.)

Leader · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 1

There was just one imprudence from which Sir Lionel guarded himself—he never wrote to her. Perhaps he had in his mind the fate of the hapioss…

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The Railway Telephone

Leader · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 2

Complaints have been frequent and painful and free for a long time past among business people, because of the placid disregard with which the…

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