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

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

1,731 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 87

Cullen to Tyldesley Road Sadly Needs Repair

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

Residents of Tyldesley are concerned at the failure of Blaxland Shire Council to honor a promise, stated to have been made 12 months ago, to…

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Motor Registration Half Yearly. Payments Suggested Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 3

Asked by Mr. Jarvie in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon whether he would favorably consider a scheme for the payment of motor…

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Motor Cyclist's Death Collisicm with Lobby Goulburn

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 5

After Lingering for nearly three weeks with a fractured skull and other injuries, James Farrell (43), died at the Goulburn District Hospital last…

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Man Badly Injured Hit-run Motorist SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

Athol Paviour (28) was fohnd lying night suffering from a probable fracon the roadway at Kogarah late last ture of the skull, and Injuries to the…

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Railway Cut Mr. Kelly Active Mr. Lang Expresses Ignorance Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. C. A. Kelly (Bathurst) asked the Premier whether he was aware that the Railway Commissioners had issued…

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Railway Commissioners "Save" Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

The 10 per cent, cut decided upon by the Federal Arbitration Court will result In a big saving to the New South Wales Railway Commissioners,…

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Railway Workings. Points of Interest. Lecture by Mr. Fitzpatrick

Leader · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

Following the transaction at the general business at the [?] the Orange Chamber of Commence [?] on Wednesday night, Mr. L…

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Motoring and Cycling Care of the Car. What to Do and How to Do it A Quarter Century of Motoring Without Accident

Leader · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 3

A week or two age we bad the [?] of passing an evening with [?] of Australia’s motor pioneers, a[?] who for [?] than 25 years…

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Shire Road Work. Done: And To Be Done

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

Particulars of road work, passed, but not completed, were submitted to Amaroo Shire Council on Monday by the Clerk, as under…

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Railway Employees Will They Be Affected? Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

Doubt exists as to whether railway employees will be affected by the Federal Arbitration Court's wage reduction of 10 per cent. As soon as Mr…

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Road Work Dispute Men Hold Meeting Majority Favor Resumption

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 10

A meeting of the men concerned in the dispute on the relief work on the road from Kandos to Clandulla was held on Wednesday afternoon…

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Some Sentence ! Drunken Motorist's Last Drive London, Sunday Night

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

Thomas Owen, a farmer, of Llangerview, Denbighshire, was at Llanwrst fined £5 for being drunk, in charge of a motor-car and…

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New Motor Toon Service

Leader · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

Commencing from to-day (Monday). Orange Tsars will inaugurate a high-class motor service between Orange and Sydney. Their can will leave…

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Hazelgrove News a Motor Trip to Toglow River Hazelgrove

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 1

A party was organised here for a trip through on to the Tuglow River, beyond Ginkin and your humble servant was included. The morning broke…

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New Season's Wheat Increased Railway Business Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners stated today that between September 16, 1930 and last Saturday the railway department loaded 3,149,721 bags of new…

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The Railways How to Make Them Pay Mr. Lang Threatens Drastic Action Reply to Nationalist Whisperings FORBES

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 2

A hint that the Railway Commissioners will be emplowered to issue an ultimatum of "all or nothing" to traders using the railways was given…

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Road Work to Start

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 2

The Main Roods Board, as stated, will immediately commence the work of making the main southern highway (No. 54) through Bathurst. Tenders…

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Pilot and Passenger Killed English Aeroplane Crash London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 1

The engine of a two-seater aeroplane, piloted by the owner, Sidney Hargraves, who only recently learnt aviation, stopped while flying over…

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Midsummer Railway Excursions

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 2

Country people are given opportunity for cheap railway travel in a series of excursion trains which will run during the second week in February…

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Rationing Railwaymen Complain Goulburn

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 1

A request that rationing in the railway service should be on a uniform basis was made by a deputation of Permanent Way branch employees to…

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