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

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

1,384 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 70

In Ireland Train Held Up and Destroyed London, Thursday Night

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 3

A goods train was held up by armed men four miles from Dundalk and the crew ordered off. The rebels pouhed petrol over and set fire to the…

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On January 14 48 Hours for Railway Men

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 2

The men engaged on the Loco, branch of the Bathurst railway will have their hours increased from 44 to 48 hours as from January 14 next…

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Irish Rebels Cause Train Collision. London

Leader · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 2

Armed men held up a goods train at Rebeny, and uncoupled an engine. Not heeding the warnings of the danger of a collision, they sent off the…

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Cables. Rebels Wreck a Train. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 12

Irish rebels wrecked a train. They stared an engine and sent it at full speed towards Dublin, where it collided with a passenger train…

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More Train Wrecking Nine Passengers Injured London

National Advocate · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 2

The Irish rebels train wrecking was carried to another stage when they started an engine from Raneny to Dublin, which met a train from…

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Earlier Cables Is the Entente Doomed? Bridge Disaster in America London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 2

The consensus of opinion in the French press is that tho doom of the Entente has boon reached owing to the failure of" tlie Paris conferesee. The Turkish delegates…

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Motor Car Repainted

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 13

Cr. James Roach has his Buick car re-painted by Mr. A. G. Leresche of Mudgee…

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Merriwa news. Motor Cycle Trial

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 13

The competitors who were engaged in the motor cycle reliability cont[?]st had a short [?] in Merriwa on Saturday last, where…

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Motor Cycling

National Advocate · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 2

The Bathurst Motor Cycle Club held an acceleration test and hill climb on the O Connell-road on Saturday afternoon for the aggregate…

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Railway Coal Contracts. Full Steam Ahead at Lithgow. the "Coal Vend" and Cut Prices

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 2

A Sydney paper declares that the Coal vend refuses to tender for railway supplies of coal at a reduced rate and, in consequence the Commissioners have decided to…

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Jambed Between Two Trams. Sydney

Leader · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 2

A horse and cart became wedged between two trams in Shaw street, Marrickville, yesterday, and three men and a boy were Injured, while…

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Limekilns Road

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 2

In his report to the Turon Shire Council yesterday relative to the Lime kilns road the engineer (Mr. J. O'Neil) stated that this road was in…

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Shire Roads and Bridges

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 2

At the meeting of the Tuorn Shire Council yesterday the Clerk was given instructions on the motion of President Prior and Cr. Garrard that…

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The Municipal Estimates. Substantial Roads Allocation

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 2

Some interesting, details were contained in the estimates for the year presented at the meeting of the Lithgow Council on Monday night. Chief interest, of course…

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The Spit Bridge Commonwealth Bank's Offer Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 2

The Commonwealth Bank has offered to advance the Manly Council £150,000, at 5½ per cent, repayable in fifteen years, for the purpose of…

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Turon Shire Roads Where Should Money Be Spent Animated Discussion at Turon Shire

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 1

The Under Secretary, Department Local Government in a communication to the Turon Shire Council yesterday requested the Council to kindly have…

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Railway Commissioners Adamant

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 2

The Premier has written to the Railway, Commissioners regarding the coal question. He suggests, that the reconsider their attitude of not placing contracts with the…

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Orange Railway Station Conge[?]tion

Leader · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 2

There must have been a disgruntled Molong newspaper man in the race crowd at Orange railway station on New Year’s Day, judging by the wall…

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Rabbits on Roads

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 26

The Meroo councillors considered at length yesterday the vexatious question of rabbit warrens along the highways under their…

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Dabee Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 4

Cr. H. L. Taylor made out a strong case at the council on Monday in favor of Dabee road and Brown's lane being repaired. He…

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