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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 12 of 125

Tram Runs Amok. Melbourne

Leader · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

There was excitement in the Glenferre road to-day when an electric tram left the rails, which had been covered with silt by the heavy rain,…

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From Dubbo to Orange. Serious Shortage of Railway Rolling Stock

Leader · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

The Dubbo "Liberal" says:—"The ordinarily observant person who makes a trip from Dubbo to Orange cannot help noticing that (1) the…

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Train Runs Loose. Bandits Outrageous Freak. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 4

Three bandits, masked and aimed, boarded a passenger train in' Alabama, U.S.A., and stole the mails. They forced the enpinedriver and fireman to…

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Railway Personalities. Orange

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

Mr. John Tennant inspector of locomotives attached to the outdoor super intendent's office,,Orange recently retired from the Railway Department…

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Missed the Train

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 24

Mr. "Harry" O'Sullivan, head of the boot department of Messrs. Marks and Co., Mudgee, spent the recent holiday in Sydney, where, his…

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More Road Plant. Mr. Jennings' Views. Some History. (To the Editor)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 7

Sir.—Please allow me space in your paper to refute some of the very misleading statements contained in the numerous letters written…

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Railway Wages Boards. Sittings Delayed. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 4

The officials of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association are dissatisfied with the delays in the sittings of wages boards under the…

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Dunedoo-coonabarabran Railway

Leader · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

By June next, it is asserted on good authority, the rails on this railway will be laid as far as Binnaway, and it is the intention of the department to…

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Turill Railway League Important Resolutions

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 22

A meeting of the Turill Railway League was held at Turill on Saturday, January 24. The President (Mr. William Stones) occupied the…

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Railway Sleepers. New Depot to be Opened

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 34

Difficulty having been experienced in securing an adequate supply of sleepers for railway construction, the Minister for Works has decided…

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Railway Matters

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 34

The business at the local railway station, is increasing each month, and the local staff is kept full steam ahead. Mr. Benning, the…

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Railway Sleeper Difficulty

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 14

Difficulty having been experienced in. securing an adequate supply of sleepers for railway construction, the Minister for Works has decided to…

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The Motor Car Incident. London

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

The police at Wolverhampton are satisfied that the motor car incident at the Swan public house is not connected with the tragedy…

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Cut to Pieces by a Train

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 4

George Ford, 35 years of age, was working with a gang of men on the railway lino near the Central Station this morning when a train appeared. The other men got clear,…

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Train Sensation. Attempted Assault on Girl. Fremantle

The Bathurst Times · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

The recent railway sensation between Perth and Fremantle, when Minnie Thomas was battered to death by [?] stranger, was added to last night…

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Railway Returns

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

The quarterly railway returns, just published, are straw which shows the way the wind is blowing. There is an increase of £235,000 in the revenue from the railways…

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Railway Carpenters

The Bathurst Times · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

Upon representations being made to the Railway Department by Mr. Claude Thompson, general secretary of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway…

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Local and General. Orange Railway Ambulance Corps

Leader · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

In the current issue of the "Town and Country Journnl," is a splendid reproduction of a photo of the Orange Railway Ambulance class;…

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Dangerous Tram System. Risk of Drivers and Passengers. Hobart

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 4

The frequency of accidents on the Hobart tramway system through electric wires breaking away and endangering lives of drivers and passengers…

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Rivets and Sandpaper. Aeroplane Sensation. . LONDON

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 2

Strange disclosures were made yesterday at the inquest into the death oi Lee Temple, the wellknown fighter, who was killed while flying at Hendon…

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