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

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

1,466 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 74

Train Alterations

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 2

Commencing from to-night the tourist train that has run from Sydney to Bathurst every Saturday night has now been extended to Orange…

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Railway Football Club

National Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 2

At a well attended meeting of railwaymen called for the purpose of forming a railway football club, it was decided to form a club and to enter…

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Cycling. Bayley Annexes Road Race

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 12

Although no face was arranged for Saturday last, on account of the sports being held on Thursday, the riders thought they could stand…

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Railway Institute V. Gaol Staff

The Bathurst Times · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 4

Railway Institute won by six runs. Their total score was 137, to which Sheehan contributed 76. The successful trundlers for the Gaol officers…

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Fire Among Motors Damage £1500 SYDNEY

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 2

Damage amounting to £1500 was caused by a fire which occurred among about 60 motor bodies awaiting repairs at Propert's Motor…

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Road to Bankruptcy

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 1

The political and economic conditions in Soviet Russia compel the Government to make certain concessions both internal and external…

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Good Roads Nearly 28,000 Miles Built in U.s.a. [?] 1921

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 1

Road building in the United Slates has recovered from the setback received during the [?]ar, and prospects are bright for the future…

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Tram Turns Over Thirteen Injured Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 1

An engine and steam tram from Newcastle to West Wallsend left the rails at a crossing near Wallsend yesterday afternoon, ran down an…

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Cricket Railway Traffic Averages Some Good Figures

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 2

The Railway Traffic Cricket Club which is displaying remarkably good form in the junior competition this season has, so far, many fine…

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Clever Ruse Fails a Railway Station Incident Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 2

The police are investigating the report of an ingenious but unsuccessful attempt to steal a suit case from a girl at the Central Railway Station,…

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Tram Smash at Newcastle

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 2

Thirteen people were injured in a tram smash at Newcastle late on Monday afternoon. The 4.30 p.m. tram, consisting of an engine and three carriages, from…

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Cycling. Saturday's Road Race

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 12

The Bicycle Club will conduct the usual ten miles road race this week-end from the Imperial Hotel. Mr. Les Peters, the popular…

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Main Roads Grants Turon Seeks Increases Bathurst Refuses Co-operation

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 1

The Turon Shire, in a letter to the Bathurst Municipal Council last night requested co-operation in an endeavor to secure more adequate Government…

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Football Railway Club Active

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 3

An enthusiastic meeting of the newly-formed Railway Football Club was held in the Institute rooms on Tuesday night, the president Mr. J…

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The Motor in Australia Olympia and White City Motor Show Number

Leader · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 8

The greatest exhibition of motor cars the world has ever seen was staged at Olympia and White City, London, during November last. The…

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Lithgow Motor Cycle Club

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 6

A meeting of the above club was held in Mrs. Knight's rooms on Wednesday night, when Mr. Geo. Smith presided over an at tendance of 16. Among the correspondence…

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The "Standard." Railway Gauge

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 6

The discussion as to the establishment of a uniform railway gauge throughout. Australia and that gauge the 4ft 8½ in raises some very interesting questions…

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[?]N and Around Sydney the City Railway

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 8

The country is strongly of the opinion that uncompleted railway lines in the country should be completed before heavy expenditure is incurred on the city railway. But…

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South African Strike Railway Dynamited Capetown. Friday Night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 2

A message from Johannesburg states that the railway from the Spring's to Whitbank was .dynamited last night…

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Railway Monthly Returns

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 2

Returns compiled at the Bathurst railway goods sheds office show that during January 30,378 bags of wheat were received by rail and 93 by road…

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