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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 3 of 125

Pending Railway Changes

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

It is stated that until the Railway Act is amended (as foreshadowed by the Premier), and a now Chief Commissioner appointed under the new conditions, Messrs…

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Orville Wright's Triumph. Fool-proof Aeroplane. New York

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 4

Orville Wright, who, with his late brother Wilbur, made the first practical aeroplane, has completed his new invention for rendering aeroplanes…

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Mishap to Military Train. Seven Soldiers Killed. Berlin

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 3

A military train near Metz collided with a buffer-stop. A coach was telescoped, and seven, soldiers were killed, and 12 seriously injured…

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Run Over by Tram. Railway Worker's End. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

The man who was run over and killed by a tram at Enfield on Saturday night, is Henry Shaddock (45), of the railway duplication camp at Enfield…

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Buggy and Tram Collide. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

Late on Saturday night, at Ballarat North, an electric car collided, with a buggy in which Edward Downey. Harry White (a one legged man), and his…

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Railway Act. Four Commissioners. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

It is stated that the proposed amendment of the Railway Act will provide for four Commissioners of State, to be divided into three sections, with a…

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New Railway Management. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 3

It is gtaicd that the proposed amendment in the Railway Act will provide for four Commissioners. The State is to be divided into three sections,…

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"In Self Defence" Colored Man on Murder Charge. Railway Man's Death. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

A man named Patrick Sullivan, a railway worker, was picked up on the pathway in front of a George-strict hotel on Saturday in an unconscious…

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Collapsed in a Tram Shed. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

George Jackson, about 40, collapsed in a George-street tramway waiting-shed on Sunday, and died to-day. His address is not known…

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Sheep Incinerated Railway Truck on Fire. Only 20 Sheep Rescued. Nyngan

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 3

To-day, a double-deck truck full of sheep, consigned from Bourke to Flemington, caught fire. The train was stopped at Maroona, but only 20…

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Shackleton's Expedition. Motor or Reindeer? Christiana

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 3

Borsb[?]vink considers that Shackleton would he wiser to use reindeer for sledgework. Motor-driven vehicles, be says, are apt to waste time…

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Sheep Burnt in Train. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 1

Advices received in Bathurst to-night state that to-day a double-deck truck, full of sheep, consigned from Bourke to Flemington, caught fire. The train was stopped…

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Seven Soldiers Killed. Railway Smash Near Metz. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

While a party of German infantrymen were returning by train from Metz, in the province of Lorraine, to their station in Alsace, a serious railway…

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Eight-hour Split. Railway Workers on Their Own Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

The Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association, which the Labor Council refused permission to take part in the Eight-Hour Day procession, on…

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The Railway Commissioners

Leader · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

The proponed amendment of the Railway Act, which will provide for four conmissoners of Railways, Instead of three, in meeting with the…

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White's Crossing Bridge

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 2

Councillor McKenzie's moved at yesterday's meeting of the Turon Shire Council that the motion passed oil August 6, 1913, authorising the erection…

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That Road Plant

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 21

Thus the "Shire and Municipal Record":—"We are asked to state that there, was no 'trouble,' to use the word strictly, between the…

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Main Roads Grant Protest by Turon Shire

National Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 4

The Turon Shire Council, at yesterday's meeting, decided to co-operate with the Hume Shire Council in the direction of making…

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Gulgong Council. Roads and Bridges to be Repaired

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 13

The Gulgong Council met on Monday week when, there were present the Mayor (Ald. Souter), Baldwin, Heard, W. Gudgeon, Naughton and…

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More Road Plant. The President's letter Writing. Cr. Cox Protests. Some "Dirty Linen."

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 23

A month ago the Meroo Shire Council, on the motion of Cr. Jennings, decided to offer the new road plant for sale. At Tuesday…

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