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

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

2,297 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 115

Killed by a Train. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

Henry Bruce (36) was run over and killed by a train at Berowra early this morning…

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Sydney Fatalities Two Train Tragedies. Taxi-cab Collision. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

Three fatalities were reported today. Sybil Woodman, 10, lately living at Granville, had her body and right leg…

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Tram Smash Many People Injured. Sydney, Friday

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 6

Two trams came into collision at Rose Bay last night, and about a dozen passengers were injured, the majority slightly…

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Rail and Tram Men. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

The agenda paper of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Association contains a motion favoring the compulsion of all servants to become…

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Train Dashes Into Motor Car. Goulbourn

National Advocate · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 4

A motor party had a miraculous escape last night. The party was being conveyed from Goulbourn to Big Hill, and among the occupants was…

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Miraculous Escape. Train Dashes Into Motor Car. Goulburn

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 4

A motor party had a miraculous escape on Friday night. The party was facing conveyed from Goulburn to Big Hill, and among tho occupants was an…

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Train Crashes into Motor Car. Invalid's Narrow Escape. Sydney

Leader · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 5

While a motor car was proceeding from Goulburn last night conveying an invalid, Mrs. Emmerson, to her mother's residence, with several other…

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Allied Forces in Macedonia. an Aeroplane Army. London

Leader · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 4

The 'Daily Mail's' correspondent savs that the Allied forces in Macedonia will number 35[?],000 within the next fortnight. They have also 50…

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Wool Travelling Discontinued. John Bridge and Co., Ltd. Avoiding Useless Expenditure

Leader · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 6

There appears to-day an important announcemnt by John Bridge an[?] Co., Ltd., who have foreseen that ever increasing taxation, and cost of la[?]o[?]…

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Compulsion the British Bill Labor Opposition. Railwaymen and Miners Angry. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

There are 14 pages of amendments to the Military Service No. 2 Bill, better known as the Compulsion Bill. The Government itself has put in a…

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Railway Men's Opposition

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

The railwaymen's executive has carried a resolution urging Labor to unitedly oppose the Compulsion Bill, which, it says, involves the…

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Canowindra—eugowra Railway

Leader · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

The Government, having passed the Eugowra-Canowindra Railway Bill, have decided to proceed with the construction of the line with as little…

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The Orange Railway Yard

Leader · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 6

Referring to our paragraph of last week, in which we drew the attention of the public to the carelessness at the local railway yards, "Jumbo,…

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Egyptian Railways Control. London

Leader · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 4

A Cairo message states that the military authorities have taken over the trunk lines from Cairo to Port Said, Suez and Ismailia…

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Railways in Egypt. Cairo, Friday Night

National Advocate · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

The military authorities have taken over all the Cairo, Port Said, Suez, and Ismailia truck lines…

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Against Compulsion Railway Men's Opposition. Confiscation of Wealth. London, Friday Night

National Advocate · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

The railwaymen's executive has carried a resolution urging Labor to unitedly oppose the Compulsion Bill, which it says, involves the…

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We stern Railway Traffic a Marked Improvement

National Advocate · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

The Bathurst Railway Station on Saturday morning was quite brisk, with officer vying with each other as to the best means of clearing up…

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Near East German Aeroplane Downed Salonika

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

British guns brought down a German aeroplane flying over the Allies' lines. Both airmen were killed…

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Run Down by a Train. Fettler Killed, Cootamundra

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 3

Edward Smith, a railway fettler, while travelling on a railway tricycle from Frampton to Cootamundra last night was run down by a special goods…

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Greek Bridge Destroyed Eastern Macedonia Isolated. Allies Precautionary Measure Causes Sensation in Greece. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent at Salonika says that the destruction of the railway bridge at Demirhissar caused a sensation in Greek circles, as it almost…

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