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

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

2,239 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 112

What Motorists Pay Another Petrol Tax?

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 5

State Premiers will meet in Canberra this month to discuss to discuss the imposition of an additional petrol tax to meet road construction costs…

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Railway. Deficiency Is Estimated at £700,000

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 4

It is expected that a huge, loss will be shown on the State Railways at the close of the financial year. According to a Ministerial…

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Damage to Roads Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Booth moved that as a matter of urgent necessity the House should forthwith consider a motion "That…

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Fell From Train Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

Attempting to alight from a train as it ran through Dulwich Hill station this morning, Ira P[?]ddow (10) of Garnet Street, Dulwich Hill, fell…

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Train Accident Girl's Shocking Injuries SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

Iris Beddow met with a shocking accident yesterday afternoon. Finding she was being overcarried from Hurlstone Park, it is thought she…

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Motor Collision Claim for Damages Verdict for Plaintiff

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 18

A claim for £100 damages as the result or a collision between two motor cars at the intersection of Keppel and Stewart streets on…

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Dirt Track Mile Championship. Motor Cycling

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 15

At Clarement Speedway, W.A., on January 18, Arthur Atkinson, riding a Rudge motor cycle, won the West Australia one mile dirt track…

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Appeal Upheld Motorist's Conviction

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 11

Before Judge Thomson at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions the appeal of George Patrick Hosking, of Binnaway, against his conviction at…

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Mountain Smash Fixing the Blame Allegations Against Railway Employees PENRITH

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

There was an air of expectancy at the Penrith Coroner's Court to-day when the Coroner continued his inquiry into the deaths of…

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Friction Railway Commissioners and Cabinet Big Business Deal Blocked Sydney Thursday

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 4

After an extra £100,000 has been spent, on Wynyard Square City railway station, the State Government intends to block a deal between the…

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Black Time Ahead Extraordinary Railway Depression Wholesale Dismissals in New Works Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 1

It is reported that 1300 workmen employed on the construction of new railway lines will be given a week's notice to-day and 700 others will be…

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MOTORING and CYCLING N.R.M.A. NOTES Some interesting Items

Leader · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. is beginning the free display in country tonne of high-class moving pictures dealing with travel, of special interest to motorists. The…

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For the Motorist. Vacuum Tank Pipe Connection

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 18

On some ears there is a good deal of relative movement between the engine and the dashboard, due to frame flexion. When…

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1300 Railway Men Received Notice Yesterday 700 on Part Time a Black Outlook Sydney Friday

National Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 2

Over 1300 workmen on the construction of new railway lines will be given a week"s notice to-day and 700 others will be put on part time…

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Committed for Trial Flagman and Pilotman The Mountain Railway Crash PENRITH

National Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 4

That the driver and fireman who were hilled in the wreck at Warrimoo on January 27 were partly to blame for the disaster…

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Two Men Missing Aeroplane to Search

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 2

Two men, Norman Job, 25, and Walter Case 22, both of Windsor, who up to Saturday last had been camped for a week in a cave in the bush about…

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Bathurst Road Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death

Leader · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 4

The Deputy Coroner (Mr. S. Wh[?]) Conducted an inquiry, on Friday last, at the Orange Court into the circumstances surrounding the [?]…

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Road Plant Cudgegong Shire Work. Some Interesting Figures

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 11

Mr. Mattick, engineer, submitted the following interesting report at the meeting of the Cudgegong Shire Council, on February 11, of the…

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Road's Red Toll Four Killed, Five Injured MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 2

Four people were killed and five injured when the motor car in which they were travelling was struck by a train at a level crossing near…

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Motor Smash Man Seriously Injured. Police Court Proceedings. a Serious Charge

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 2

Mr. W. Davies, riding a motor cycle , and accompanied by his sister, Miss Ethel Davies, was going to Kandos on Saturday night when a collision,…

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