Toll Roads
Although motorists in Great Britain are the heaviest taxed in the world, road users have to pay tolls on 55 roads and 88 bridges…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1929
2,446 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 123
Attempt to Derail Train Trucks Off the Line. UINNAWAY
Two attempts were made to derail a train near Coonaharabran, last night First, a number of trucks were deliberately run off at the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Council. Water Meter at Railway
The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday night, when there were present: The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For the Motorist. Timing High Speed
A new method of accurate timing in races and record attempts has lately been introduced in France which has the advantage…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Assault Charge Fails Fight on Railway Station "You Robbed My Mate"
Before Judge Thompson at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions yesterday John Dent was charged with having on January 18, at Bowenfels,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →4 Injured Motors in Collision Melbourne
Four members of the Air Force were injured early this morning in a head on motor collision on the Geelong Road near Laverton. A. C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreckers Goods Train's Escape
The second of two efforts at train-wrecking near Coonabarabran railway yards failed on Friday night. It was apparently intended…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Accident on Mill. Thorpe-blayney Road. Millthorpe
A motor accident occurred at the railway gates on the Millthorpe-Blayney road, to-night, at about 10 o’clock, when a car driven by Mr. P…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train-wreckers at Work. Binnaway
Two attempts were made to derail a train near Coonabarabran, last night. First, a number of trucks were [?]erately run off at the catchpoints,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Turon River Bridge. to Be Built at Sofala
An important work which is now being pushed through by the Public Works Department is the construction of a 50 feet reinforced concrete…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Merriwa News Road Surfaces. Last Century and This
In the official report of the Merriwa Shire Council, the engineer (Mr McDonald) states that until 1897, a motor car could only travel…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Main Western Road Five Mile Section Ten Thousand a Mile
The main western road over the Blue Mountains is gradually being reconditioned. Mr F. H. Stewart, of 'bus fame,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Main Western Road Contract for Cementing. Good Progress Being Made
Matters are now moving fast in the reconditioning of the Main Western-road from Mt. Victoria to Bathurst. Apart from the suggested important…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water Fails Shortage at Cootamundua. Buying From Railways
The water shortage in Cootamundera is becoming serious. The municipal supply is practically exhausted, and the town is faced with obtaining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Baby Survives Mother Killed by Motor an Unusual Birth
A child was born to a dead woman in a Hackney (London) surgery, recently. The mother Mrs Neille Easton, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manslaughter Charge Tamworth Motorist
At Tamworth Quarter Sessions, before Judge Mocatta on January 28 Arthur Godbold appeared charged with the manslaughter of Edgar…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Traffic
In fining a defendant £2 at the Mudgee Police Court this morning, for failing to negotiate a silent cop, the P.M., Mr. H. H…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods at Taree Railway Traffic Held Up SYDNEY
The Railway Department to-night received advice that the North Coast line, north of Taree is still blocked by flood waters and land slides. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lithgow Police Court. Friday, February 8. (Before H. H. Farrington, P.m.) Motor Offence
Leslie McLachlan, who did not appear, was convicted, after evidence had been taken, of having ridden a motor cycle in Main-street at 10.55…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne's Red Roll. Motordrome Fatality. Melbourne, This Morning
Nathaniel Brown, the rider of the machine which skidded across the "saucer" track of the Motordrome on Saturday night and killed two…
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