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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 5 of 112

Car Overturns Smash on Sydney Road Two Ladies Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 2

When a motor car in which they were journeying from Bathurst to Sydney skidded and overturned on the Sydney road about nine miles from…

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Suva Cyclone Motor Launch Lost Suva

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 1

During a cyclonic storm at Makogai Leper Islands on Saturday the Fiji Government's motor launch, Lady Escott, was blown from her…

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Thrown From Lorry a Tramp Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 2

Losing his balance on the back of a motor lorry when it jolted on a rough piece of road near the Denison Bridge, yesterday, John Pitcher, 29,…

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Railway Retrenchment Serious Position in Bathurst Notices to 14 Employees

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 2

It is years since work at the Bathurst railway yards was as slack as it is at present. The outcome is that many employees of fairly long…

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The Aeroplane! the "Human Bird."

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 4

Dedicated to Captain Grosvenor, Briggs, and Ewen, and all the gallant Airmen who died in the cause of aviation…

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Rylstone Council New Member Welcomed. Limiting Works Programme. the Sunday Train

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 8

The first meeting of the Rylstone Shire Council for the year 1930 was held on January 9 when Cr. J. Neale Taylor, president, occupied the chair,…

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Road Tests Reveal Striking Value. Points of Excellence in Whippet Six

Leader · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 8

One of the main features which the Su[?] Whippet fours and sixes in traduced is that of finger-tip control It has proved au exceedingly…

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'Must Agitate' Railwayman's Message SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

The president of the A.R.U., in a message to members says, "We must agitato to recover the right of collective bargaining with all…

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Motor Car Reported Stolen

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

It was reported to the Bathurst police last night that a minor car had been stolen from a garage in Havannah Street. Inquiries were made and it…

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Railway Retrechment Messrs. Chifley and Kelly Active

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

Regarding the proposed retrenchment and transfer of railway men form Bathurst Messrs J. B. Chifiel M.H.R. and C. A. Kelly M.L.A interviewed…

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Eaten by Sharks 5 Lives Lost Motor Boat Overturns Capetown

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 4

Five lives were lost in a motor boat disaster at Tamarind, on the west coast of Mauritius. The boat was used for shark fishing. It was being tested…

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Sugar Industry Utilising By-products Will Reduce Motor Spirit Importations

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 3

If the claims put forward by the Minister for Mines in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland can be substantiated, the time is at hand when,…

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Local and General News. Unregistered Motor Lorry

Leader · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

For driving un unregistered motor [?] on Christmas Eve, Alber[?] Victor Winded was fied 10% [?] [?] at the Orange Court. on…

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Motor Boat Tragedy. Five Men Taken by Sharks. CAPETOWN

Leader · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

Five. lives were lost in a motor boat disaster at Tamarind, on the west [?] of Mauritius. The host was used for shark flailing, and was being…

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Noisy Motor Cycles

Leader · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

Once again attention has to be drawn to the motor cyclist who races through the residential areas of the town without a silencer on his…

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Iron Weight Falls Motor Driver Injured SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

The driver of a motor lorry was injured, but not seriously, and a few motor cars damaged when the iron balance weight suspended from the…

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51,500 IN U.S.A. Motor Car Death Roll Chicago

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

The National Safety Council has announced that dentils due to automobile accidents in 1929 totalled 51,500 in 31 States. More than half the victims…

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The Motor World Capturing the World British Traders' Optimism

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 5

Optimism is apparent in every succeeding report and publication dealing with the growth of motor manufacturing in Britain. In the nine months…

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A Long Road

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

VICTOR SEGHETTI astride the bicycle he pedalled from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to New York. He took 20 months, and used 16 sets of tyres on…

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