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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 4 of 72

Motor Launch Disaster Ten Bodies Recovered. Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

The bodies of ten have been recovered in connection with the fatality at Warrambool yesterday, when a motor launch became uncontrollable…

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£36 for Motor Hire E. MUGRIDGE v. E. R. Suttor Case at Bathurst Small Debts Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

In connection with the case of Edwin Mugridge v. Edward Roxburgh Suitor, in which a verdict for £36 (money due for motor hire) with costs…

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Railway Employees Committed

Leader · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

Keen interest has been taken by railway employees all along the western line in the placing of the charges Against Thomas Edward Carpenter…

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No Negotiations. in W.a. Railway Strike

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

There have been no further developments in connection with the railway strike in Western Australia. The Premier (Mr. Mitchell) says the union's proposals for…

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Prominent Sinn Feiners Ordered to Repair Roads London

National Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

At Tallamore, the military ordered prominent Sinn Feiners to repair the roads around the town, where trenches, had been dug by the Republican…

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A Fruit Train Success North Coast Fruitgrowers' Association Twelve Months' Fruit £275,266

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

It is interesting to note the growth of the North Coast Fruit Growers' Association in Queensland, and to see what hey have done and are still…

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Queensland Railway Collision Brisbane

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 12

A head on collision between & shunting entitle ami a mixed train occurred yesterday near Cairns. Both engines were interlocked…

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Cheap Motor Cars

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 14

Austin's Garage announce by advertisement that through judiciously purchasing for forward delivery Buick and Chevrolet motor cars at…

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Railway Notes

Leader · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 8

Mr. J. Collins, of Sydney, recently conducted an examination of candidates for awards in ambulance for the year ending December, 1920, when the…

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The Molong Railway

Molong Argus · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

The route for the great Western railway appears to have always provided an anxious question for Wellington (says the Dubbo 'Liberal'). When the agitation…

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"Absolutely False" Newspaper Scare Reports Contradicted Railway Mishaps Officially Explained

The Bathurst Times · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

Commenting on the report in a Bathurst paper this morning relating to railway accidents at George's Plains and Tarana Quarries, Mr. W. N…

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Through the Points Two Bathurst Railway Accidents

National Advocate · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

Two railway accidents of a more or less serious nature, occurred in the Bathurst District during the past 48 hours, both being due to engines…

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Railway Interest From Land Values. To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

Sir,--Portia George's letter in the "Mercury" bristles with points which I think a little consideration will show are beside the issue. Charging freights on quantity, rather…

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Railway Authorities Blamed. Public Pays for Official Mistakes Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 3

Many complaints are being made locally regarding what is alleged to be a railway extortion. For instance, a parcel is consigned from Sydney to Bathurst, and the…

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Sporting Notes. Motor Cycling. Lithgow Club Active

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

At a well attended meeting of the Lithgow motor cycle club held on Wednesday night the following officials were elected for the club's annual motor cycle carnival:…

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Troop Train Derailed London

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 2

A large body of Sinn Feiners is supposed to have derailed a troop train in, County Donegal and opening a heavy fusilade…

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Molong-eurimbla Road. (To the Editor)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 13

Sir,—After the residents of Eurimbla approaching the Amaroo Shire Council for six months, and receiving numerous promises…

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What Mr. Johnston Is Doing Blackheath Railway Crossing

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 1

Mr. C. W. Johnston, M.L.A., for Bathurst who has been flighting for an additional gate-keeper at the Blackhealth railway gates, has received the…

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Ireland Military Clerk Shot. Sinn Fein Dugouts. Train Derailed. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 6

Three men seized Kennedy, a military [?] who was standing behind the stalls in the Empire Theater. Dublin, and dragged him…

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A [?] Train Success. North Coast Fruitgrowers' Association. Twelve Months' Fruit £275,266 Doing. What Co-operation Is

Leader · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 3

It is, interesting to note the growth of the North Coast Fruit Growers' Association in Queensland, and to see what they have done and are still…

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