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

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,432 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 17 of 72

The Leader and Stock and Station News. Wednesday, March 2, 1921. Local and General. Motori Car Fatalisy

Leader · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

Mrs.Phelan,wife of Mr. N. Phelatt of Capertree,was killed almost instantly, whilst her daughter sustained a broken collar bone,as the result…

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Railway Commission Question of Prosecutions. Remarks by Judge Edmunds. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

Mr. Justice Edmunds, who was appointed to inquire into the circumstances connected with, the 1917 strike continued his inquiry to-day…

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Postponed Indian Railway Strike. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

Nobody is on strike here. At a meeting held on Sunday under the chairmanship of Mr. Jones, secretary to the Railway Workmen's Association…

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Railway Union and Preference

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

The N.S. Wales branch of the Australian Railway Union has carried a resolution urging the Government to provide for preference to unionists in the railway and…

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Main Roads Bill

National Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 2

The Bathurst Council at its fortnightly meeting last night, received a letter from the Secretary of the Local Government Act. enclosing a copy…

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Goods Train Runs Into Horses

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 6

The goods train from Mudgee on Tuesday night ran into four horses about three miles from Lue, with the result that three of the horses…

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Cudgeg[?] Council. Cycle Road Racing. Council Sanctions. Slaughter Houses and Abattoirs

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the Cudgegong Council was held on Tuesday afternoon. Present: Alderman May (major), Oram…

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Telegrams. Attempted Train Wrecking. Drastic Measures with the Milk Strikers. Rumored Federal National Split. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 10

An attempt was made yesterday to wreck a train on the Milson's Point line. The assistant signalman fortunately noticed the…

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Cricket. MUDGEE V. Sydney Tramways

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 6

THe match between the above teams played on Tuesday resulted in a draw. The game was interesting throughout, and owing to…

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The Case for the Country Making Country Life Attractive. the Necessity of Good Roads. a Rural Telephone System. Cheap Power and Labor-saving Devices. No. 6

National Advocate · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 1

One striking cause of the drift to the city is the lonely and laborious character of rural life. It is hard on the man harder on the woman…

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Railway Loco. Sheds

Leader · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 6

In response to his correspondence in the subject, Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick M.L.A., has received the following intimation from the Secretary for…

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New South Wales Government Railways. Excursion to Sydney Sunday, March 20

The Bathurst Times · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 3

Excursion Tickets at Single Fare for the Double Journey (Minimum Rates 8s 9d First Class and 5s lod Second Class) will be issued [?]…

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Railway Inquiry Better Work Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 2

Mr. Justice Edmunds to-day continued his inquiry into the 1917 strike. Mr. Sherstone, Works Manager of…

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Aeroplane Badly Damaged Casino

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 2

A Bristol aeroplane owned by Messrs Robinson Bros., of Graf ton, which was making passenger flights here came to grief. One of the…

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The Road to Fortune

National Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 1

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

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The Main Roads Bill

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 2

Cr. Richards took the opportunity to ask Mr. Dooley at Oberon on Friday for a Government grant, to put the bridge over the Fish river in order. Mr. Dooley suggested…

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Car Falls Through Bridge Auckland

The Bathurst Times · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 3

A large touring car containing 31 passengers to a race meeting, on the West Coast, fell through an old bridge 15ft into a stream…

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Bridge Collapses 'Bus Falls Into Stream. 21 Passengers Imperilled. Auckland

National Advocate · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 2

A sensational motor 'bus accident occurred near the city to-day. A 'bus containing twenty-one passengers crashed through a bridge, falling 20…

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Railway Bugs

Leader · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 4

Following on our paragraph of last week, referring to the bags which have taken possession of our passen [?] trains, comes the following from…

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Local and General Railway Travelling

The Bathurst Times · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 2

The passenger revenue received at the Bathurst railway station for Feb­ruary totalled £2,580 10s. compared with £2,296 for the corresponding…

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