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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 9 of 70

Turned Down Wambool Road Proposal

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 3

The Wambool Road deviation through Mr. Locke's property near Yetholme, which has been before the Turon Shire Council for the past ten…

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Main Western Road. Conference at Katoomba. Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 1

Representatives of western municipal bodies and principally those of the Blue Mountains, met in conference on Saturday, to consider the question of Constructing…

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Main Roads Contract V. Day Labor Turon Shire Favors Maintenance Men

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 1

The question as to whether the Turon Shire Council is to adopt the contract system in expending the Main Roads Grant or to do the work with the…

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Glenroy Stockade a Relic of the Old Western Road

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 1

The ruins of the old Glenroy Stockade, at the junction of the Lett and Cox Rivers, in the Hartley district, form a very interest link with the past, as at [?]s…

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Sunday Tram Fares Reduced

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

At a meeting of the State Cabinet yesterday it was decided to reduce Sunday tram fare from Sunday next…

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Easter Motor Cycle Races

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

The Sydney Bicycle and Motor Cycle Club made application to the, Turon Shire Council yesterday for permission to again hold road races at…

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Motorist's Narrow Escape. Mount Victoria

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

A man had a narrow escape from death on Sunday afternoon whilst driving a car up the [?]old pass. Thinking he was on the wrong road, he put his passenger out, and…

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Another Motor Car Destroyed. Fire in Oakey Park Shed

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

The fire brigade was called to a fire, at 3.40 yesterday morning, in a shed containing a Dort motor car, owned by Mr. William Horne, Durie street. Oakey Park…

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Motor Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 22

While returning from Sydney in his Dodge car on Thursday evening last, Mr. C. Haffenden, Mr. S. E. Lewis and Mrs. A. H. Stevenson…

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Tarana-oberon Railway Extension

National Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 2

A meeting of delegates from the various Leagues interested in an extension of the Tarana Oberon Railway line, assembled at the Club House…

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Sunday Tram Fares Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 2

At a meeting at the Executive Council this afternoon approval was gives to the Railway Commissioners by law reducing the Sunday tram fares…

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Motor Kills Woman New Owner's First Drive Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 2

Mrs. Annie Hunter (56) was run over by a motor car in the city on Thursday last and died in the Sydney Hospital the some day…

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Direct Electric Lighting of Motor Cars

National Advocate · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 1

The benefits of electric lighting on motor cars are obtained at the expense of putting up with the drawbacks of accumulators. Inventors in…

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Motor Crash Near Gilgandra Gilgandra

National Advocate · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 2

A motor accident happened near the town when two cars, driven by Mr. Rankmore and Mr. Tomlinson, collided. Mr. Rankmore was thrown…

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Fatality Near Gemalla. Train Kills Laborer

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 2

Early yesterday morning, according to advice received by the railway district superintendent's office, a laborer named Richard Jaques (47), was found dead on…

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The Letter Bag Road Maintenance. To the Editor

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 9

Sir,—Now that the time has again arrived when we are demanded to pay our yearly too (for the offence of trying to get a…

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Killed by Train Fatality Near Gemalla Ex-digger and Military Medalist Killed

National Advocate · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 2

About 6.30 a.m., yesterday' Ganger Coulson, found the dead body of a man named Richard Jaques on the railway line near Gemalia. It is…

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Motor Smash Lung Pierced by Bone. Gilgandra

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 7

A motor accident occurred about one and a half miles from Collie, when two cars driven respectively by Mrs. Rankmore and Mr. W. E…

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Another Serious Motor Smash. Sydney

Leader · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 2

A motor car crashed into a yeran[?] post on Canterbury Road, C[?] bury, at 11 o’clock last night, and three persons were hurt, two of them…

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Motor Tyres

Leader · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 6

CO-OPERATION simplified join the TYRE— [?]a year——[?] Any make of tyre supplied. A [?] simple…

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