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

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

1,092 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 55

Fatal Fall from a Tram

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 34

Henry Thomas Styles (44), a commercial traveller, fell from a tram on Friday night and was killed. He was on the back of the tram, and…

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Robbery From Railway Station. Lewis Williams Sent to Gaol for a Month

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 22

Lews J. Williams was charged with that, on December 24, 1918, at Mudgee, he did steal one hamper containing wearing apparel, the…

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No Tallewang Weighbridge. Railway Commissioners Persist in Refusal

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 16

Mr W. G. Ashford, M.L.A., has received the following farther communication (February 14) from the Chief Railway Commissioner on the…

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John Bridge & Co.'s Report

Molong Argus · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 1

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 15th February, 1919:— Wool.—Brisbane wool appraisements will be held as soon as quarantine…

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Sydney Market Report John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 15th February, 1919:—

Leader · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 1

Wool.—Brisbane wool appraisements will be held as soon as quarantine arrangements can be satisfied by the Government appraisers…

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10 New Cases Three More Country Cases Another Death Train Travellers to Be Examined. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 2

[?] Ten new cases of pneumonic influenza were reported to-day and also three suspected cases from the country. There was also a death at…

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Railway Shunting Accident

Leader · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 6

Still another accident at die ill-fated buffer stop at the Summer street railway crossing, which makes one more to add to the long list of…

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Motor Ambulance Wanted Enthusiastic[?] Public Meeting

National Advocate · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 3

The necessity of a motor ambulance was discussed and agreed upon at a public meeting, convened by the mayor at the Town Hall last night…

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Motor Cycling

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 4

Lithgow Motor Club promises a good afternoon, on Wang racocourse to-morrow. Half the proceeds are to go to Lithgow ambulance, which should induce, a big attendance…

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Rail and Tram Men. 29Th Annual Conference

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 6

Owing to the epidemic restrictions the 29th annual conference of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association was held in the open air on Monday last. Mr…

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Rall and Tram Men 29th. Annual Conference

National Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 4

Owing to the eppidemic restrictions the 29th. Annual Conference of the Amalgamated Railway & Tramway Service Association was held in the…

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Waterways and Railways London

National Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 1

A communication from Paris states that the inter-Allied special committee concerning ports, waterways and railways, discussed tho drafts on the…

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No Road to Clarence. Direct From Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

In response to requests from settlers in the vicinity of Clarence and Bell the Blaxland shire engineer, with Cr. Langlands and a couple of roadmen, endeavored on Friday to…

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At Orange. Shunting Accident. Train Crashes Into Dead End

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 1

A shunting accident occurred in the Orange railway yards, when a passenger carriage containing four second and three first-class…

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Goodyear Motor Trucks

Leader · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 1

Two three-ton motor trucks of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., recently made a successful journey from Boston to San Francisco and return,…

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Bush Fires. Some Narrow Escape. Woman's Awful Experience. Motorist Caught in the Flames

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 4

In a bush fire at Mount Sabine (Victoria) Mrs. Garrett (she is the wife of a returned soldier and their home was destroyed) had an…

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RAILWAY v. WALLERAWANG

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 3

Played on Pottery wicket. Railway, first innings, 252. Bedford 98, Petty 56, Kirkwood 45 (not out), Gale 37. Bowling for Wallerawang: Hill 5, White 3, and McPhail 2…

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For Returned Soldiers. Several Proposed Railways. Geurie

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 1

At the first meeting of the Cobbora Shire Repatriation local committee and executive, Mr. J. M. Whiteley was elected president and Mr. F. E. Morgan secretary. The following…

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Snorting Notes. Motor Cycling. Rages at Wang

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 3

The Lithgow Motor Cycle Club held an afternoon's racing at Wallerawang on Saturday and the venture was most successful. Half proceeds are to go to the local branch of…

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Scene at the Railway Station Man Falls Between Train and Platform. a Case Op Assault

The Gulgong Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 6

At the Gulgong Police Court on Wednesday last before Mr. A. E. Brid[?]nn, J.T., Laurence Milling[?]n was proceeded against on three charges of…

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