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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 16 of 122

Blow-out on Engine. Fireman Pulls Train Up Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 9

While the trans-Australian train was some distance from Tarcoola the boiler tube blew out completely extinguishing the fire in the…

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Motor Prosecutions

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 17

A. W. Richardson, for driving a motor vehicle at night without having the tail light alight, was fined 5/ with 8/ costs…

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Tram Derailed Collision in Pitt Street. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

A tram was derailed in Pitt street, near Martin Place this afternoon, when it crashed into a dirt laden lorry. The presence of mind of…

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Visit of Railway Commissioner

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

At the meeting of the Bathurst Council last night, a letter was received from Mr. F. Williams, the Western District Railway Commission…

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Dead Baby Found in Train. Sydney

Leader · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 6

The body of a male child, about three weeks old, was found In train which arrived at Muswellbrook yesterday afternoon. A young woman…

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Train Murder Infant Found Dead Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

The body of a three weeks old baby was found in one of title carriages of a train arriving at Muswellrook yesterday. Later a young woman was…

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Motor Bandits Daring Jewellery Robbery Woman Killed London, December 10

The Bathurst Times · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 1

A grey-pa[?]med motor car in which three men were driving away at high speed alter robbing a jewe[?]er's shop in New-street, Bi[?]mingham, ran over…

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Railway Change Bathurstians' Satisfaction Commissioner's Important Statement

The Bathurst Times · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

The new policy of the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners in making their officers more accessible to tho public, was referred to by many speakers at the…

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Fractured Skull Tram Hits Boy Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 3

Divid Williams, aged 9, of Miller's Point, was knocked down by a tram at [?]rcular Quay this morning. He susained a fractured skull…

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Railway Derailment

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

A truck of wheat became derailed between Springwood and Fauleonbridge at 2.15 a.m. yesterday, and four trains to Sydney were delayed for an hour and a half…

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Motor Notes. Racers of To-day. Modern De[?] Indicative of Present High Efficiency

Leader · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

If any tangible proof were [?] of the wonderful [?] which have been made in [?] of the [?]…

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Orange Motor Bus Arrangements

Leader · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 6

For the convenience of early church goers In the Eastern portion of the town, the Orange motor bus service will leave each Sunday from the East…

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Last Quarter’s Railway Earnings. Sydney

Leader · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 6

The railway earnings for the quarter ended December [?] last were [?] more than for the corresponding quarter of 1923. Passengers…

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Rabbit Destruction on Roads

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 8

In reply to a query by the Executive Council of the Primary Producers' Union upon the question of the liability of landowners for the destruction of…

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The "Times" Special Motor Section Rhine of N.S.W. Land of Punts and Rivers

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 2

"Meet you at Windsor at ten—br-rr-rr—" said a faint, distant voice; and then, in its own inimit[?] way, the telephone went "off." It was the…

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New Motor Truck Graham Bros.' Enterprise

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 8

In the marketing of their new one-ton truck, Graham Brother have filled a long felt want, and its arrival has created extraordinary interest amongst…

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Motoring Trials of the Old Days

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 5

Motor owning at the dawn of the present century was no unmixed pleasure, and those hardy early motorists who first braved public…

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Chinese Railways Protest Against Interruption Shanghai

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 2

Reuter's Peking correspondent states that the Diplomatic Corps to-day Bent a Note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, drawing attention to…

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Motor Cyclists Trial Through Bathurst

The Bathurst Times · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 3

The Northern Suburbs Motor Cycle Club conducted a 24 hours' reliability trial during the week-end. The riders left Sydney on Saturday…

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