Compulsory Trainee Killed. Knocked Down by Motor Lorry. Sydney
An unknown compulsory trainee was knocked down by a motor lorry at Newtown shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon, and died a few minutes later from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1917
1,889 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 95
Railway Returns
The earnings for the local railway station for January, 1917, show a slight increase in the coaching revenue, and a slight decrease in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Accident Harry Beckett Killed. St. Marys
A motor accident occured this after noon on the Western Road near Minchinbury vineyard. A car driven by Mr. Harry Beckett…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →RAILWAY v. Vale of Clwydd
Commenced on Pottery wicket. Kirkwood won the toss for Railway and hatted. T. Rickard and H. Rickard opened to the bowling of Wilkinson and Walker. The batsmen were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Western News Blayney and District Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain. Flooded Cheeks and Roads
Thunderstorms, accompanied by heavy rain, passed over the whole district on Saturday. In parts the erceks, watercourses, Bud roads were flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Baby's Body Found in a Basket. Ghastly Railway Discovery. Melbourne
The decomposed body of an infant was found in a dress basket at the lost property office at the FLinders-street railway station to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drunk on the Railway
On a charge of being drunk in a railway carriage on Saturday, James Stephen Flynn, 24, laborer, pleaded guilty at the Bathurst Police Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Men Demand More Pay. the British Lines. London
A mass meeting of railway men at Birmingham protested against the companies' refusal to instal a sliding scale to meet the cost of living…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Inspection
Yesterday afterooon the representatives of the Lyndhurst Shire Council and the local Ratepayers' Association, made an inspection of the town roads…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Down on Denison Bridge
A soft rustling in the branches, accompanied by a murmuring brc[?]ze in the tree tops, and a snatch of song from the birds already astir in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General News Abercromble Bridge
In regard to the Abercrombie bridge, which was recently, washed away by flood waters, the Oberon Shire Council, at its last meeting,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ruenalt in Train Again
Ruenalt is in work again after a Spell. The son of Ruenalf came in from the paddock looking very ragged, but is building up well. Cookoo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oberon Roads Contract System Adopted
At the monthly meeting of the Oberon Shire Council the question of road maintenance was debated. It was resolved on the motion of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Main Road Grant Reduced
The main road grant to the Oberon Shire Council has this year been reduced from £1000 to £650. The reason given by the Department for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Weather a Repetition. Further Damage to Rail-road
Last night there was a repetition of the storm, in Bathurst, rain beginning to fall heavily shortly after seven o'clock and continuing, unabated, for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monday's Storm 251 Points in Bathurst. Train Held Up at George's Plains
The torrential rain which fell in the Bathurst district on Monday evening resulted in 251 points being officially recorded in Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Poor Men on the Land" They All Have Motor Cars. Gilgandra
One of the interested parties in a big transfer case, which occupied six days at the Gilgandra Land Court, and was then adjourned for a month…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burglars' Booty Railway Office Robbed
Burglars broke into the stationmaster's office at Caledonia Station, near Cessnock. They forced the cashtill and carried an iron sate,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Re-union of Railway Men. at Mount Victoria. " One Big Railway Union."
Members of Mount Victoria branch of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association held their annual smoke reunion in the public hall on Saturday night. Mr. D…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Noisy Motor Cycle Nuisance
Clarence Horne did not appear to answer a charge of haying on February 11 failed to prevent a noise from his motor cycle. The case was heard ex parte…
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