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

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

2,481 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 125

Train Arrangements for the Races

Leader · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 2

Trains will leave the Orange railway station to-day for the racecourse at 12.30 and 1.10 p.m., and will leave the course on the return journey at…

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Men Reinstated Hairdressers' Dispute. on Road to Settlement. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 2

In consequence of the decision aid the demands ag[?]d upon at last night's meeting of the Hairdressers' Union, in respect of the action of…

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Waggon—Tram Collision Horse Bolts in City. Man Injured. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 3

Owing to a horse attached to Fresh Food and Ice Co's waggon bolting in King-street, this morning, two of the company's waggons crashed…

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Railway Unrest. Grave Prospects in South Africa. Capetown

National Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 4

It is reported that there are grave prospects of a recrudescence of the strife in the railway workshops of South Africa. The men complain of…

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Feil from a Bridge

The Bathurst Times · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 3

Roy Marlin (8½), on a holiday from Richmond, and staying with Mrs. Green of Busby-street, met with a serious accident at the overhead railway bridge at…

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Recollections of Long Ago. Voyaging and Tramping by Land and Sea. My Third Colonial Tramp

Molong Argus · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 1

"Ah, ah! So you come back to dee old Flat, eh? Well, well, sacnenorn —you know vat I mean. Hang Canoona, eh! Come, vat shall it be—…

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A Long Tramp. Dogs As Food. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 2

The Shackleton expedition to the South will undertake to march at least 1000—possibly 1700—miles. There will be eight depots for the…

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Motor Cars Collide

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 2

At Orange yesterday, a collision occurred between two motor cars, one driven by Mr. P. Donnelly, of Bathurst, and the other by an Orange…

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Tried to Board a Moving Tram. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 3

Daniel White (22), of Marrickville, attempted to board to moving tram in King-street, Newtown, this morning, and fell to the roadway, breaking a…

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New Motor Garage

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 2

At last meeting of the Bathurst Council permission was granted Mr. E. A. Wright to build a motor garage in William-street, on the site once…

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Motor-car Land. the Big Show at Olympia. London, November 21

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 4

I once read a definition of a chauffeur, which described him as "one who is clever enough to drive a motor car, and wise enough not to own one." This has not,…

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Railway Fatality at Wellington Wellington

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred here on Sunday night on the railway lino near Ward's Gates in the town. A goods train which left at 9.37 had got about 60 yards…

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Trams for Mountain Centres. Advocated by American Pressman. Co-operation of Mountain Bodies Urged

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 4

Some time ago a proposal was set on foot for a system of electric trams for Katoomba, and the mountain city was stirred with the arguments of the supporters and opponents…

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Mr. Beeby's Board to Sit on Monday. Claims of Railway and Tramway Officers. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 3

In accordance with a promise made to a deputation by the Minister for Justice shortly before the elections, a Wages Board, under the Chairmanship…

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Tram Smash Bolt Down Hill. Driver Sticks to His Post. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 2

At about 11.30 last night a sensational tram collision occurred on the Watson's Bay line, near tho Rushcutter Bay tram depot…

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Chief Railway Commissioner. Position Soon Vacant. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 6

The Chief Commissioner will in all probability soon be looking for another position. His engagement will expire in March. It has been made…

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Mr. Johnson Going Railway Act to Be Amended. Interim Management. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 3

Although it has not been stated officially, the Chief Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Tom Johnson, will leave New South Sales on January 20…

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City Tram Smash Seven People Injured. Some Amazing Escapes. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 6

A startling tram smash occurred at Rushcutters' Bay, shortly before 11.30 last night. Fortunately there were no serious results, due probably to the…

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Aeroplane in Jerusalem. Bewildered Populace

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 4

JERUSALEM, Friday evening. M. Bonner adrived here in an aeroplane on Wednesday, having flown from Paris. This was the first aeroplane…

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White's Crossing Bridge

The Bathurst Times · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

At a meeting of the Turon Shire Council on Wednesday, next, Councillors McKcnzic, Crossley, and Hodge will support the following: "The recission of…

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