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

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

2,601 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 131

Cross Country Railway The Dubbo-Muswellbrook Idea Dubbe Cousins It

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 16

At a special meeting of the Dubbo Progress Association to consider what steps should be taken in view of the Public Works Committee…

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Railway Extension

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 19

The Public Works Committee took evidence at Newcastle regarding the proposed railway from Maryvale to Muswellbrook. Last week the…

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The Cross Country Railway P.W.C. at Cassilis. Important Evidence

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 20

The Public Works Committee paid a visit to Cassilis on the 15th instant to take evidence in reference to the proposed cross-country railway. The…

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Cross Country Railway And Some Criticism

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 18

WITHIN the hist few days certain comments and reports have been published and re-published in district papers anent alleged secret…

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Averted Railway Smash. Driver Interviewed. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 3

Driver David Dickson, who was in charge of the train from Bankstown to Sydney yesterday afternoon, was interviewed to-day, concerning the…

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Toll of the Motor. 310 Deaths in Ten Months. London, Tuesday evening

National Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 4

During ten months, 310 persons have been killed by motor cars, as against 140 by other vehicles. The wreck of a motor bus, which…

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Juggling the Figures. the Main Roads

The Bathurst Times · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 3

The correspondence that has Appeared in the press relative to the attempt of the Minister for Works to take the control of the main roads out of the hands…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr, Marriott, P.m.) Staying Stock on the Railway

Molong Argus · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4

Railway Commissioners v. Rev. Father Lawler, Patrick Kearns, Jas. Quion, Joseph T. Parslow and Robert Winters—allowing stock to stray on the railway line…

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Belgian Railway Smash. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4

A railway collision occurred at Louvain, Belgium, as a result of which two persons were killed and sixty others injured…

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London Motor Bus Fatality. Charge of Manslaughter. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4

Legood, the driver of the motor-bus by which a policeman was knocked down and killed while controlling the street traffic in Ludgate Circus, has been…

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Elopement by Aeroplane

Leader · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

An elopement by a distinctly-novel method is reported from Fort Wayne, Indiana, where Miss Amy Cours, of that city, fell in love with Mr. Arthur…

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Another Aeroplane Disaster. Berlin

National Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 3

Lieut, Schlezel was killed and Lieut. Vonscheele was seriously injured whilst aeroplaning…

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The Molong Express and Western District Advertiser Saturday, January 25, 1913. Main Roads

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 1

An announcement of importance to Municipal Councils and Shires is made by the Minister of Public Works in a letter addressed to the local governing…

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How Homing Prizes Are Won Ingenious Fraud Exposed. Bird Sent by Train From Adelaide to Melbourne. Adelaide

National Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 6

Outside the ranks of homing pigeon fanciers there are probably few people who realise the extraordinary interest evinced in this form of sport. For…

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A New Motor Spirit

Leader · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

More powerful than any other explosive on the market is the claim made for Powerite No. 2, the latest brand of concoctions. The article is…

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Motor Bandits. New York

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

Motor bandits rushed a store, forced all the employees into the back yard, and rifled the cash register, getting J away unmolested…

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Crossing the Alps. in an Aeroplane. Rome

National Advocate · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 2

Signor Brelovusic aeroplaned over the Alps in 25 minutes…

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Railway Transfers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 2

Several changes will shortly occur amongst the railway officials on the Mudgee-Dunedoo line. Mr. J. Whiteman, who has occupied the post…

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Our Railways

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 1

The death the other day of Mr. James Cowlishaw, Brisbane, revived in the review of his life some very notable incidents. One was the opening of the first…

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Bridge Subsidies. Launceston

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

Just before daylight on Saturday morning the new bridge spanning the Scamander River, on the east coast, subsided to the water level for about…

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