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

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

2,029 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 102

Some Railway Figures December's Transactions at Mudgee Yearly Returns Compared

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 6

For the month of December, 1931, the goods revenue at the Mudgee railway station totalled £1535 8s 4d. and the live stock revenue was…

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Railway Rationing Mr. Kelly Active

National Advocate · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 1

Mr. Gus Kolly, M.L.A., for Bathurst, has received the following communication from Mr. J Lang. Premier: Sir,—with further references…

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Cricket Railway Wins Outright Macquarie Easily Beaten Graziers Defeat Mbthodists

National Advocate · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 3

By scoring an outright win against Orton Park on Saturday, Railway has secured a substantial lead in the Bathurst District…

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Dreadful End. Railway Fatality. JUNEE

Leader · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 3

The discovery of a torn cardigan jacket on a lamp bracket on the Melbourne Sydney exprees yesterday…

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Fell from Motor Car

Leader · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 4

The small son Of MR. and Mrs. E. Gosper, of M[?] had [?] able [?] from [?] weak when he was thrown out of…

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Did It Gently Train Derailment in Sydney Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 1

When the Sydney bound North Coast mail train was travelling at about 50 miles an hour near Lewisham this morning the leading wheels…

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New Guards Fiat Premier Will Not Open Bridge Petition to Dissolve Parliament

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 4

In a broadcast address at Lane Cove, Mr. Eric Campbell said that the New Guard intended to present a petition to the King. This, he said,…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. is continuing to press for legislative action to prevent the adulteration of petrol and oil. Furthering the Association's…

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Trams in Collision Passengers Escape Auckland Tuesday

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 2

In a head-on collision between two passenger trains near Auckland station to-day the engines were lifted a considerable distance into the air…

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Cold Blooded Deed Plucky Youth Shot Dead Gunman at Railway Station SYDNEY Tuesday

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 2

Cecil Baker (19) was shot dead early this morning at Yagoona, a small railway siding between Bankstown and Lldcombe…

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Ser[?] Motor Accident

Leader · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 4

When Be[?]rere Redding, a 16 year [?]ld youth, was riding in to [?]ow, on Friday night on a bicycle, be [?] with a [?] our, and was thrown…

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Big Road Jobs

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 4

THE Muswellbrook Shire will, with the Main Roads Board, expend £3300 on road maintenance during the coming year. It is proposed to…

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Let Us Name the Bridge

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 4

ARGUMENT waxes heated anent tho naming of the bridge over Sydney Harbor—that colossal structure which rears Its noble (and debt-laden) head 496ft.. or thereabouts, into the murky air above "The most beautiful harbor In the world"—…

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Road Spies Sir Thomas Henley's Defiance SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 2

"The New Guard is our only protection," emphatically stated Sir Thomas Henley at the Drummoyne Council meeting last night when Ald…

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Motor Drivers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT writes to ask how many motor car drivers there are in this country. The "Guardian" would say about one in…

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Dying of Thirst Tramp Rescued ADELAIDE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 1

A young German [?] Max Brunner, naked and dying from thirst, was found in the desert, many miles form port Aug[?]…

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The Motor World N.R.M.A. News and Notes

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. is continuing to press for legislative action to prevent the adulteration of petrol and oil. Furthering the association's campaign, a…

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Road Accidents. Testing the Driver

Leader · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 4

As interesting [?] has been [?] overseas by a professor of [?], with a view to providing [?] to [?] the faults…

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Lorry Through Bridge Driver Injured and Lambs Drowned Auckland (N.z.)

National Advocate · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 3

The driver of a motor lorry was seriously injured and about 100 lambs, which were loaded on the lorry drowned, when the structure of a bridge…

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Young Couple's Troubles Wife Found Unconscious Echo of Vale-road Discovery Husband Is Summoned

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

The matrimonial differences of a young local couple were ventilated at Lithgow court yesterday, when Clifford Simons was charged with…

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