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

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

2,440 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 122

Motor Spirit Explodes

Leader · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

Mr. [?] met with a very [?] accident in Wellington, last week, which [?] his removal in the local hospital, Mr…

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Abercrombie Shire Monthly Council Meeting. Caves Road

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Abercrombic Shire Council was held on Saturday, Cr. Quin (President) occu pying the chair. There were…

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Motor Death Roll Man Killed. Collision with Wagon. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

Yet another tragedy was added to the long list of can accidents when a car driven by Frank O'Grady, of the Coogee Bay Hotel, collided with…

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Young Girl Assaulted Midnight Motor Ride. Business Man Charged. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

The sequel to a mid-night motor ride on November 15 was the appearance at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day of Harold Legge, a…

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Motor Cyclist Fined

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

In the Bathurst Police Court yesterday morning before Mr. Walter Scott S.M., Malcolm Steele Donald, of South Kensington, who did not…

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Motor Tyres Reducing the Expense a Boon to Motorists

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

A motor tyre made new at a third of the original cost to the average motorist appears too good to be true. And yet such has been made possible…

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Main Road Board Members Appointed Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

A late meeting of the Cabinet today completed the appointments to the Main Roads Board. Mr. J. Garlick formerly under secretary for Loc…

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Italy to Australia Wireless on Express Train. Rome

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 3

By means of a two valve set arranged on a new principle with one of the electric light wires as an ari[?] the express train to…

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Blaze at Blayney Four Motor Cars Destroyed. Garage Gutted. Blayney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

Shortly after 10 o'clock to-night a fire broke out at Messrs. Muir and Weal's motor garage, in Adelaide street. When the Blayney fire…

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Not Guilty Midnight Motor Ride Case Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

The case in which Harold Legge (aged 26), was charged with haying assaulted Doris McKeown, with intent, at Maroubra, on November 15…

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Motor Accident

Leader · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

Sydney Hughes of [?] met with a nasty accident on Monday. He was riding a motor cycle, when It [?] and threw him heavily to the…

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The Passenger Motor Service

Leader · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 4

Since the [?] of the big [?] coloured motor [?] in Orange[?] of residents have availed [?] of the opportunity [?]…

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Excursion Train

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 7

Excursion tickets at single fare for the double journey to Sydney, and back, will be issued at Merriwa and intermediate stations for…

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That Hospital Road

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

The city engineer (Mr. L. B. Watson) reported to the Bathurst Council last night as follows: 'Howick street to Hospital: I have had…

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Road Racing 10 Miles Road Race Won by Alex Bayly

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 8

Alex Bayly, the virtual scratchman, had very little difficulty in winning the M.B. Club's ten miles road race on Saturday, which…

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Coolah Bridge School Inspector to Furnish Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 26

Mr. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Department of Education:—…

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Dead Infant Found in Train Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

The body of a three-weeks-old male child was found in a train which arrived from Muswellbrook last night. A young woman, who travelled by…

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Work in Hand Road to Hospital

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

"Frequent reference to the most deplorable state of Howick-Street from Hope-street to the hospital, and continued requests to the council to have…

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Cost of Road Engineer Replies to Councillor

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 28

Mr. W. J. Duffy, engineer to the Cudgegong Shire, writes:— It is not my practice to reply through the Press to any…

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Road to Hospital Work Now in Hand

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 3

At the meeting of the Bathurst Council last night the secretary of the Bathurst District Hospital wrote as follows: "Frequent reference to…

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