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

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

2,680 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 134

Shortage of Railway Trucks

Leader · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

The shortage of railway trucks for the cartage of produce is not so acute in the Carcoar district as it is other parts of the State. The…

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Transcontinental Persian Railway. of Concern to Australia. St. Petersburg

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

The transcontinental railway which Russia is endeavoring to have built through Persian territory is arousing great interest…

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Brisbane Tram Trouble General Strike Imminent. Brisbane

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

The butchers and bakers this morning made no secret of their intention to strike, in sympathy with the tram men, to-morrow. It is anticipated that the…

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Darlington Motor Fatality Chauffeur Not T Be Charged Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 5

The Attorney-General has declined to file a bill against Frederick Bushby, the driver of the motor car in which James Hitchcock was killed at…

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Cycle Road Race

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 3

Following are the handicaps for to-day's road race: A. Jarvis scratch; W. Lond scratch; McAuber, Forest Reets scratch; C. Needham, 10 secs.;…

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Queensland Tramway Strike. Brisbane

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

The Minister for Works, Mr. Barnes, interviewed the Tramway manager, Mr. Badger, to-day, and subsequently announced that there was a slight…

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Stop Leading! Railway Degree

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

Stop loading! Such was the nucleus of an order received by the railway officials yesterday from the District Superintendent at…

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A Welcome Rise. the Railway Navvies. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

The New South Wales Cabinet morning decided to raise the m[?] wage of men employed by the W[?] Department on railway constr[?]…

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Brisbane Tram Trouble a General Strike. Brisbane

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. Barnes, Minister for Labor, had another interview with Mr, Badger, the tramway manager, this morning. Subsequently, the latter had an…

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Phone Motor Carage 194

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

In order to cope with the fast increasing trade, Mr. W. J. O'Shea, William-street, Bathurst, has been compelled to purchase a second…

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Tram Wages Board Evidence for Employees. Case for Maintenance Linemen. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 3

Further evidence was given on behalf of the employees at Ocean House, Moore-street, Sydney, before the second section of the Tramway Wages…

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Nearly a Smash. at Medlow Railway Station

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

According to the statement, of an eyewitness, a serious accident was narrowly averted at Medlow, shortly after noon one day last week, by the…

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Cheap Week-end Tickets. Railway Commissioner's Refusal. Office of the Chief Commissioner. Sydney, 27th January, 1912

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

Sir,--With reference to the deputation which waited on the Chief Commissioner on the 5th instant, relative to the request that cheap week-end tickets be issued from…

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Mundooran—merrygoen Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 19

The secretary of the Mundoornn Progress Association (Mr. S. G. Morris) has been informed by the Cobbora Shire Council that the work of…

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Not Justified—Unsafe. No Bridge for Boybean

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 19

Mr. W. G. Ashford, M.L.A. is in receipt of the following communication from the Public Works Department, Sydney.—…

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Sentenced to Death The Glebe Road Murder, The Evidence Reviewed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 4

Campbell Nairn Moir, who was charged with the murder of Henry Trevascus, at No. 1 Glebe Road. Glebe, came up for trial on Monday…

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Industrial Siege. the Brisbane Strike. Railway Men Out. 'Buses Exorbitant Charges. Strikers Orderly. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 3

The general strike continues. Matters are now extremely serious. With thousands of workers on strike in sympathy with the tramway men who insist…

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Negotiations Fail. 300 Railway Men Out. Brisbane, Wednesday night

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 3

The merchants of Brisbane have decided to cease all trade for a fortnight, Commencing on Friday evening, and to such further time as might be decided…

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Cross-country Railway

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 8

Mr. Francis Bailey, of Merriwa, writes to the "S.M. Herald," as follows:— "There of the proposed…

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Dunedoo Railway League. the Rival Routes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 33

A meeting of the Dunedoo Railway League was held last Saturday. The attendance was fairly large. Mr. G. W. New (president) occupied…

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