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

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

1,388 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 70

Over Lithgow. Our First Aeroplane

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 4

Owing to Lithgow being located in what may be described as a pocket of the mountains, it is not particularly easy for an aeroplane to make a circuit of the town. This,…

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Gap-road Tragedy. a Verdict of Suicide

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 6

The tragic circumstances surrounding the death of Cecilia Ellen Jones, aged 16 years and 8 months, on December 13, were investigated at the Lithgow courthouse by the…

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Two Barrels of Beer Railway Men Attacked. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 2

Telegrams received by the Railway Department appealed for police protection for the railway employes at Chelsea and Carrum. The telegram…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land Farm Engineering. The Motor Tractor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 7

When during the war tho necessity of increasing the home food production faced the British Government, the motor tractor came as a solution of the difficulty with some of the…

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The Road to Fortune

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 1

The road to fortune is the road to health. Success, and the ability to enjoy it. can only bo the property of those who keep their bodies fit and…

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Railway Line Under Water

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 2

The Bathurst railway authorities to-day received a telegraphic advice from Gulgong stating that several miles of railway line were under…

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The Motor Age

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 2

It seems to be only a matter of time when the horse-and-cart method of delivery will be a back number with the bigger commercial businesses in…

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Motor Bandits a Bank Robbed. Vancouver

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 2

A message from Omaha states that six armed bandits railed the Farmers' National Bank and stole £30,000. They escaped In automobiles…

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Coolah Bridge-Coolah S[?]

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

Mr. W. G. Ashford, M.L.A., [?] received the following communication from the Railway Commissioners [?] With reference to your letter [?]…

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That Aeroplane. What Might Have Happened. Had It Been Hostile

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

One wonders whether any person in Lithgow thought what might have happened had the aeroplane which visited the district on New Year's Day been an enemy bomber. It…

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New Zealand Train Accident Wellington (N.z.)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 3

Two person were killed and a number of others were seriously injured as a result of a train running off the mills near Wellington…

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Molong-dubbo Railway

Leader · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 4

It is plain that a commencements is to be made at the earliest possible moment with the construction of the Molong-Dubbo railway, and that…

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Rail and Tram. Increased on

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

The increased railway and tramway fares came inte[?] operation on Thursday. The railway increase are:—…

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Railway Workers' Minimum. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 3

The Government has agreed to pay the lowest grade railway workers a minimum of sixty shillings a week, with proportional…

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Ghastly Fatality. Mangled by Tram. Woman's Death

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

What is described by the police the [?] effort. and the city [?] per men who should know—as the most [?] tram…

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Railwaymen Annual Re-union. Successful Gathering. Interesting Speeches

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

The members of the E.D.F. and C. Association rolled up in strong force to the annual re-union on Saturday night at the Oddfellows' Hall…

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Railway Unionism Dispel Bitterness and Recriminations. Gen-sec. Ainsworth's Advice

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 3

In thanking the Committee for its invitation to be present at the annual re union, Mr. Ainsworth, Gen. Secretary), said that he trusted it was a…

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Not Satisfied British Railway Workers. London, Monday Night

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 2

At mass meetings in East London AEondda Valley, Northampton, Carlisle and Newcastle, the railwaymen unanimously rejected the…

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Mr. T. a Melrose Railway Officers' Farewell

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 1

Mr. T. A. Melrose, Divisional Engineer for the Western system of the N.S.W. Railways, who entered on his retiring leave on January 1, was, last…

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Motor Smash Woman Killed. Goulburn

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 4

A motor car, driven by Robert Shepberd, and containing Mrs. Irene Disna Stewart as passenger, passenger, plunged into a hole caused by a washaway in…

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