Train Dashes Into a Cart Man Carried on Engine. Hobart
A man named Edward Sykes, of Glenorchy, had a narrow escape from death yesterday morning. He was driving to the abattoirs, and was just…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1916
2,297 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 115
Correspondence. [We do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by our correspondents.] Government Stroke on Council Roads. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—I notice that a very large sum is to be set aside for the maintenance of roads, etc., by the local Municipal Council. This, sir, is a step in the right direction, but, I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Still Another Motor Car
Messrs. Ern and Chud Goodwin, have purchased for the purposes of hire, an up-to-date "Rambler" car. It is one of the largest in the district. It is a 40 horse power, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Railway Accident. Man's Head Crushed. Cootamundra
A fatal accident occurred in the local railway yards last night when an unknown man was knocked down by a shunting engine. His left leg was cut…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Workers and the Cost of Living. Statement by Union President. Sydney
The industrial peace of the incoming year would seem to be threatened by a statement issued to-day by the President of the Amalgamated Railway and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chief Commissioner for Railways. Sydney
Mr. Harper, the Chief Commissioner for Railways, will leave Sydney on Thursday for a holiday in New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aeroplane Attack on Salonika. London
General Sarrail has regarded the German aeroplane attack on Salonika as an act of belligerency, and has ordered the arrest of the Consuls and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mail Train's Narrow Escape. SYDNEY
A heavy landslip occurred at Brogan's Creek, between Capertee and Rylstone, on Thursday night, nearly caused damage to the Gulgong man…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mail Train's Narrow Escape Big Land Slide Near Capertee. Gulgong Mail Blocked. Rylstone
A heavy landslip at Brogan's Creek, between Capertee and Rylstone, nearly caused damage to the Gulgong mail, which was delayed almost five…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial. Sydney Market Report. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 31st December 1915:—
Wool: Holiday conditions are being observed in the Sydney wool mraket, and active operations will not be resumed until the 17th January…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Western Washaway Railway Traffic Delayed. Permanent Way Damaged. Sydney
The Railway Department has received advices from the district superintendent's office at Eskbank, reporting a big washaway which occurred on the…
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Undoubtedly the most important event in railway construction in Turkey to date (says the United States Consul General at Constantinople in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge at Belgrade Reopened by Enemy. Communications with Bulgoturks Restored. Vienna
A bridge was opened over the Save near Belgrade, on Friday, reestablishing railway communication with Turco-Bulgaria…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enemy Consuls' Arrested Sent on Sea Voyage. General Sarrail's Act. Reprisal for Aeroplane Raids. Opinion in Greece. Salonika
The enemy Consuls' and suites, numbering 51, were sent in a steamer for an unknown destination. General Sarrail declares that he acted after full…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Runaway Train Big Smash Near Clyde. Much Wheat Destroyed. Considerable Damage to Property. Sydney
Particulars were made available to-day of an unusual railway smash near Clyde station on Saturday afternoon when a train of 22 trucks broke away…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LOST £760 Dropped From a Motor Car. Bookmaker's Sovereigns and Notes. Sydney
Mr. Percy Pilcher, the well-known bookmaker, living at Kensington, is the loser of £760 which disappeared from a motor car in which he was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Railway Accident Trucks Climb a Bank. and Dash on to Footpath Some Narrow Escapes. Sydney
A train containing 22 trucks of wheat, became detached from the engine at Clyde station, on Saturday afternoon, and broke away, crashing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Repairs
The Turon Shire Council yesterday received a communication from Mr. W. C. R. Sinclair, of Clear Creek, asking that a man be put on for a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gemalla-Tarana Road
The Taruna Progress Association, [?] the course of a letter dealt with at a meeting of the Turon Shire Council yesterday, expressed the opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sofala Storm Heavy Damage to the Roads. Turon Shire Engineer's Report
The Engineer reported to the Turon Shire Council yesterday that a recent storm, which swept over the road in the Sofala District, did Considerable…
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