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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 6 of 134

Railway Strike Continues. Perth (W.a.)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 2

The railway engineers are still on strike. The Amalgamated Society of Railway Employees claim, under the Arbitration…

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Motor Boat Racing. the Interstate Contest. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 2

The contest for the Griffiths Australasian Motor Boat Championship Shield, tool place yesterday afternoon in delightful weather, over a smooth…

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That Cross-Country Railway. Wellington Follows Mudgee's Lead. Holds a Meeting and Does Nothing. Won't Support Gulgong

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 1

A meeting in connection with the proposed cross-country railway, which has been referred to the Public Works Committee for report was…

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Our Railway Line. Increasing Traffic, Some Big Improvements

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 2

Owing to the increased traffic it has become necessary to convert (Julian Bullen into a staff and crossing station. The crossing loop will be…

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Found on the Railway Man's Body Terribly Mangled. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 2

The body of Henry West (56), lately living with his brother-in-law, John Evans, Kogarah, was found on the railway, between Sydenham and Tempe,…

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Death at Keenan's Bridge

Leader · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

Intelligence was received in Orange yesterday that a man named Louie Joseph had expired suddenly at Keenan s Bridge, at the age of 63 years, but…

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Train Windows Smashed Near Orange

Leader · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

While the passenger train going west was about three miles from Orange last evening a blinding flash of lightning lit the sky, and a…

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Fatal Jump From Train. Wollongong

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 1

A boy named Gordon Logan got aboard the 7.20 train at Kiama for the purpose of proceeding to North Bombo to deliver papers. He failed to tell the…

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Shattered by Lightning Train Windows Smashed. Sensation Near Orange. Orange

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

When the passenger train from Sydney was about three miles out of Orange this evening, a flash of lightning burst from the heavens, and almost…

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Dominion Railway Employees. Wellington (N.z.)

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 3

The Government announces its intention of paying the second division of the railway service a minimum wage of 9/ per day…

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Premier's Motor Car Damaged. Engine Explodes. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 4

The Premier's motor car was being driven out of the Police Department yard this afternoon when the engine exploded…

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Argentine Railway Strike. 8000 Men Involved. English Drivers and Firemen Engaged. Buenos Ayres

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 3

The railway strike involves 8000 men. A fair passenger service is maintained. Troops are guarding the…

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Locksley-bathurst Train Service. Complaint From Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 1

Recently a largely signed petition from residents between Locksley and Bathurst, and also in Bathurst itself, was presented to the Railway Commissioner, pointing out…

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Train Passengers' Fright. Windows Broken During Storm. Orange

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 3

Passengers travelling by the passenger train from Sydney last evening had an unusual experience. Just after the train left Orange, a storm burst over the…

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Motor Chaffeur Committed

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

At the inquest to-day on the death of James Hitchcock (46), who met his death as a result of a motor smash at Darlington, it transpired that the driver…

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Mysterious Motor Boat. a Cry of "Police."

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 4

The police (says a wire from Melbourne) hardly know what to think of the mysterious happening on Saltwater River, at Footscray, in the early hours…

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Motor Fatality. Driver Committed for Manslaughter, Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

At the inquest to-day concerning the death of James Hitchcock, 46, who was killed in a motor collision on the Darlington-road on January 11, the…

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The Mysterious Motor Strange Tale of the Yarra. No Sign of Man or Boat. Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 4

The police hardly know what to think of the mysterious happening on Saltwater River, at Footscray, in the early hours of Sunday morning, when…

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Birth in a Train. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 2

During the run of the Brisbane mail this morning, and on its approaching Sydney, a child was horn in the train. The mother and child are both doing…

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Child Born in a Train. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 2

During the run of the Brisbane mail this morning a child was born on the train. Both mother and child are now doing well…

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