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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 2 of 125

Road Works

Leader · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

In another column the Canobolas Shire Councl invites tenders for certain road construction works. The specifications are now ready, and…

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Fall From Train. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 4

Frederick Morris, a gunsmith, died from fracture of the skull, caused by jumping off a train which was in motion. As Morris objected to go to the hospital he was taken home. His wife…

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Fire on Orange Road

The Bathurst Times · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

The Bathurst fire brigade received a call at 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon from the Round House, on the Orange road. On reaching' the house named,…

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Woman Loops the Loop. Passenger in Aeroplane. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 3

Miss Trchawke Davis accompanied the airman, Hamel, in a. monoplane flight at Hendon yesterday, when the machine' was made to loop, the loop twice…

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Convicts to Build Roads, Canadian Scheme. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

The Automobile Confederation of ada is petitioning the Dominion provincial Governments to employ ' victs in tho building of roads…

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Our Railways" and Tramways

The Bathurst Times · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

There appears to be every possibility of Chief Railway Commissioner Johnson packing his port and leaving New South Wales for good at an early date…

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Eyesight Test. Plight of Railway Employees. Legislation Advocated

The Bathurst Times · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday. The case of a railway employee retired owing to failure of the eyesight test was considered by the Railway and…

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Unionism. Railway Men at Dinner Non-unionists Classed As " Curs."

The Bathurst Times · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

Reference was made at tho dinner of the Bathurst Branch of the Australasian Society" of Engineers on Saturday to, the success of Labor at the; recent…

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"Following tho Tram Track."

The Bathurst Times · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

A tiny tot of 6½ summery kept member of engineers amused in the Masonic Hall on Saturday on the occasion of the Australia in Society's (Bathurst branch)…

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On the Tram Line. Two Fatalities. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

Henry Turner (84) attempted to alight from a moving tram near the railway station last night, and fell under the wheels, find was killed…

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Shocking Tram Fatalities. Sydney

Leader · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 3

Henry Turnor, 84, attempted to alight from a moving tram near the Railway Station last night. He fell under the wheels and was cut to…

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Railway Freightage. (To the Editor)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

Sir,—For many years we have heard the Railway Department Officials bemoaning their inability to lift freightage, their excuse being…

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Eyesight Test Plight of Railway Employees. Legislation Advocated. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 1

The case of a railway employee retired owing to failure of the eyesight test was considered hy the Railway and Tramway Superannuation Board at its…

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State Motor Cars. (To the Editor.)

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

Sir,—The "Bulletin" par quoted in your recent issue, whilst immensely flattering to the "splendid energy" of the Premier, is slightly…

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American Railways. How Companies Are Controlled. New York, Friday evening

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 4

On account of the agitation throughout the United States against the system of interlocking directorates, by means of which a single firm often…

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Unions and Labor Mr. Durack at Engineers' Banquet. What the Government Will Do for Railway Men. Hearty Sympathy for the Cause. New Member Praisfd

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 4

A feature of the third annual banquet of the Bathurst branch of the Australian Society of Engineers', held at the Masonic Hall on Saturday night,…

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Railway Men's Demands. Mr. Durack's Forecast. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

At the annual banquet of the Bathurst branch of the Australian Society of Engineers, Mr. W. E. Slater (president) occupying the chair, Ald. A. J. Hurford, of Bathurst…

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Capertee. Death of an Old Railway Man. the Need for Rain

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 3

Mr. George Quelch, an old, and respected resident of this district, passed away peacefully on Tuesday last, after several months of suffering, in his 81st year. Mr…

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Trouble in South Africa. Miners Arrange General Strike. Crisis Imminent Amongst Railway Men

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

It is feared that a crisis is imminent among the railway men at Capetown. The miners at Johannesburg have also arranged a general strike to start on Wednesday…

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Privations of Russian Soldiers. While Guarding the Railway Line

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

Soldiers who guarded the railway line from Moscow to St. Petersburg on the occasion of the Czar's recent journey between, these two cities, suffered severely from…

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