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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 5 of 72

Sydney Motor Show

Leader · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 2

The Standardised Motors Limited, Sydney, extend a cordial invitation to country visitors to Sydney during the week beginning 22nd January, to…

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Bathurst Motor Cycle Club

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 2

The B.M.C. reliability trial to Blay[?]ey, Milthorpe. Orange and return to Bathurst yesterday proved most successful. There were eleven starters…

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Rabbitskins Missing From Railway Trucks Employee Committed for Trial Case in Bathurst Police Court

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 2

Thomas Carpenter (30), a glandpacker in the Railway Department, was changed in the Bathurst Police Court this morning, before Mr. F. W…

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The Railway Services. a Serious Situation. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 10

The executive of the National Union of Railwaymen has issued a manifesto declaring that a serious situation has arisen on the…

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Railway Mishaps. Two Neah Bathurst. Bathurst

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 1

Two railway accidents, unattended by any personal injuries, but involving substantial damage to the permanent way, have…

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Railway Defeats Wang

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 3

Concluded at Wang and won by Railway by 18 runs, on the first innings. Scores:-- Railway first innings 207, second innings 122. Coyte 32. Brown 25. Parsons 14…

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Boy Killed at Bathurst. Collision with Motor Car

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 2

Hunter Neil, aged 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Neil, of Rankin-street, Bathurst, was knocked off a bicycle and killed by a motor car in Kendall, avenue yesterday morning…

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Motor Fatality How Young Neil Died. Evidence at Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death Horn Should Have Been Blown. Comment by Mr. Crane

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 2

Although the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Alexander Hunter Neil, the 13-years-old boy who was killed in a motor…

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First Aeroplane Over Kosciusko Cooma

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 3

Lieutenant Harper flew in an Avro plane from Jindabyno to the summit of Mount Kosciusko at a height of 7400 feet. He is the first aviator to…

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Train Alight 68 Lives Lost the Dancer of Benzine Helsingsfors, Tuesday Night. I

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 2

A train carrying a quantity of benzine between Luga and Norgorod caught fire and exploded. The wreckage burned fiercely, and…

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[?] More Railway Thefts

Leader · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 2

The railway detectives at Bathurst being kept exceedingly busy in [?] being down the thieves who have [?] on making depredations on goods…

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'Nearly Manslaughter' Motor Cyclist's Close Shave Death of a Woman Goulburn

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 1

"I think you were driving that motor cycle altogether too fast," remarked the Coronor (Mr. Arnott) at the close of the inquiry into the…

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Reduced Wages British Railwaymen Conforming the Cost of Living London, Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 2

It is officially announced that if the decline of ten points in the cost of living is maintained till the end of the month the railwaymen's wages…

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South-north Railway. a Queensland Objection

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 3

Mr. Theodore, Brenner of Queensland, who is in South-Australia, strongly criticises the proposed route of the south-north railway. He urges the deviation of the line through…

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The Railway Houses. the Rent Problem

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 2

The first pair of houses on the railway housing area adjoining Vale-road have been completed and are both occupied. Tho houses are very compact, and well finished both…

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Improvements on Coolah Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 12

One of the main obstacles on the Cassilis to Coolah road, viz. The Gap, will soon be a thing of the past, and the splendid work…

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Senator's Death Injuries in Tram Accident Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 2

Senator Guthrie, who was injured in a tram accident in Melbourne last night, died this morning…

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Water Supply Locksley Gravitation Scheme Negotiations with Railway Department Keeping Things Dark

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 2

The discussion at last night's Municipal Council meeting on the question whether the press should be allowed to remain while Mr. Hudson,…

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Too Much Notice. Motor Driver Fined Albury

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 8

At the Police Court to-day, Fuderick Delbridge, a herbalist, was fined £3, with costs, for making unnecessary noise on the alarm of…

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Bathurst Boy Killed. Collision with Motor Car. Bathurst

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 6

Hunter O'Neill, aged 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. O'Neill, lately residing at 260 Ranken-street, was knocked off a bicycle and killed by…

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