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

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

2,446 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 123

Runaway Goods Train. 21 Tracks Break Away. ADELAIDE

Leader · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

Twenty one trucks and a guard’s van broke away from a goods train at Mt. Lofty early this morning, and, after dashing down a slope for four…

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Perthville Road Smash Inquest on A. G. Brown Story of the Collision Tributes to Winslett's Sobriety Open Verdict Recorded

National Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

The death of Alfred George Brown of Eugowra, as the result of a fractured skull received in a motor car smash on the…

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Portland Police Court Thursday, January 10. (Before H. H. Farrington. P.m.) Motor Traffic Act

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

Waller G. Tweedie, of Cullen Bullen, was fined 12- with 8- costs for failing to return expired certificate of registration. It was stated that the…

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The Motor Show. Some Cars on View

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

The motor show opens in Sydney to-day and concludes on Saturday week. The following include some of cars which will be on show:--…

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Motoring and Cycling Notes 24 Hour Car Race

Leader · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

It is anticipated that one of the finest races ever seen in England will Lake place in May next, when the Junior Car Club is to hold a…

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A Pedestrian’s Paradise. Spain’s Drastic Motor Law. MADRID

Leader · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

One stroke of Signor de Rivera’s pen has made Spain a pedestrian’s paradise, by enforcing the Immediate arrest of any motorist who knocks down…

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To Prevent Railway Accidents

Leader · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

During the last few days some of the [?] of the British railway have visited a laboratory in the West End of London to inspect one of the…

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Railway Commissioners Tour

Leader · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

Mr. F. J. Williams, Western Area Commissioner for Railways, will visit stations from Spring Hill to Cowra on Monday next, Noonblunla to Grenfell…

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Army Aeroplane Crash. Fire Soldiers Killed. PENNSYLVANIA

Leader · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

Five soldiers were killed and three seriously injured, when an army transport airplane crashed bare to-day…

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For the Motorist. Wire Efficiency

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 3

Ignition wire efficiency is not always determined by the thickness of the insulation. This is particularly true of secondary…

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The Railways

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

The question of reformation in the Railways and Tramways has been under consideration for some time, but beyond the talkative or…

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Molong Motor Case

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

Despite the fact that a charge against a Sydney motorist, named Arkins, was dealt with at the Molong Police Court, some time…

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A Motorist's Pipe Rack

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 3

The practice indulged in by pipe-smoking motorists of knocking the ashes out of their pipes through tapping on the paint…

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Motor Lorry Collision

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 14

A head-on collision between two motor lorries, a Ford find a Dodge, occurred at Cumnock on Tuesday afternoon. As a…

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Unpopular Premier Counted Out at Motor Show SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. Barin the State Premise, was m[?] on [?] the Snow this [?] d[?]eries in official c[?] vise [?]…

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Sydney to Bathurst a Summer Day in a Railway Carnage

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

We are off! As we journey contentedly through the costal district a balmy summer breeze tempered with a slight…

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Turon Shire Council Motorists' Camping Ground. Tributes to Clerk

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 3

At Yesterday's meeting of the Turon Shire Council the President (Cr. Crossley) brought up the matter of providing a suitable camping ground…

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Paddington Blaze Many Motors Destroyed Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 5

A large number of valuable motor cars were destroyed in a fire which consumed, a large wooden building at Paddington at midnight. The…

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Motor Hogs Annoyance to Public Lithgow Council Moves

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 17

As a result of the annoyance occasioned the motoring public during the recent holidays by the p[?]ce on the road of a number…

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Jenolan Caves Motors. Katoomba Council Criticises Bureau. Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

The Katoomba Council has rejected a proposal made by the director of the Government Tourist Bureau that the council should co-operate with the…

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