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

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

2,198 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 110

Penny Tram Sections Disapproved Of. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

The Minister for Railways Mr. Flannery to-day made available the Railway Commissioner’s report on penny from sections The Commissioners…

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Motor Car and Rail Motor Collide. Melbourne, [?]

Leader · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

A motor car and rail under train col[?] at a level crossing mar Franks [?] this morning, and W Cook and [?] Cook were severely Injured…

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Railway Station Garden Competition. Western Area, 1925

Leader · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 6

The [?] station [?] competition to the Western area has resulted in the following awards:— Special Class ([?] larger…

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Great White Train

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 14

It is a practical certainty that the Great White Train will visit Kandos for one day. The Progress Association has made strong…

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Great White Train

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 10

Groat interest is being taken in the visit of the Croat White Train to the town next Friday. The different storekeepers are straining…

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The Great White Train

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 28

SINCE the Great White Tran started on its six months tour on November 11, it has been thronged with eager sightseers at every stopping place. By the end of the year close on 90,000 people had marvelled at the surprising range of Australlan-made exhibits aboard and…

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At Last. Repairs to Bridge

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 24

A gang of men have pitched camp in the railway yard, their mission being to overhaul the bridge that spans the line on the…

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Great White Train. Programme at Mudgee Pictures, Broadcasting and Searchlight

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 20

The Great White Train, with Mr. R. B. Orchard as manager, will arrive in Mudgee Wednesday, January 13. At 1 p.m. there [?]…

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Motor Transportation Better Than Railways Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 26

In as address last [?] Chief Secretary Mr. Lazzarini. said that motor transport offered the most suitable means for…

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Saved the Situation. Glorious Rain Throughout District. Railway Washaway Near Worobil

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 22

A change came o'er the scene this week, and right throughout the district glorious rain has fallen, filling the dams, reviving crops and…

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The Motor-cycle Nuisance

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 28

FROM twenty-five to-thirty, casualties, including several deaths and many very serious injuries, occur on an average every week-end in Sydney as the result of motoring accidents. Nor, as would naturally be supposed, is it in the congested city streets where most of the…

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Drunken Tram Driver 6 Months Gaol Sentence Suspended on Sureties Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 3

I regret that a man of your long service and good records should be found guilty of such a serious offence" said Mr. Giles Shaw to…

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The Main Roads Board

Leader · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

At last Tuesday night’s meeting of the Orange Council a circular from the Grafton municipal body was considered, wherein the Main Roads…

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Orange — Kerr’s Crrrk. Road

Leader · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

Not until the councillors of the Canobolss Shire travelled over the above road, on Wednesday morning last, did they realise what an…

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The Kerr’s Creek Road

Leader · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

Additional subscriptions to the Kerr’s Creek road came to hand yesterday. when Mr. F. F. Hubbard gave £25 to the Canoholas Shire, and the…

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The Great White Train. Coming to Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

The "great white train" which is to visit Lithgow on the 16th, 17th, and 18th of this month, is a travelling, exhibitions of Australian made goods. It is supplementary…

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Stopped the Train Man Asleep on Line Rockhampton

National Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

Queensland train have been subjected to delays from a variety of causes recently, but it was a distinctly novel one that held up a train on…

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Railway Revenue

National Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

The revenue received at the Bathurst Railway Station for the month of December of last year totalled £3450 0s 1½d. This represented an…

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Motor 'Buses Cabinet's Proposal Commissioners Considering Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

There is a probability that the State Government will shortly, take over the whole of the motor bus system in the County of Cumberland and…

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Just Missed Collision Between Two Trains Queensland Railway Sensation Brisbane

National Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

Fate dealt kindly with hundreds of passengers aboard the northern bound Townsville mail train and the south bound Gymple train, last night. The…

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