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

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

2,033 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 102

How to Keep Motor Brake [?]

Leader · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 5

During the [?] of a [?] motorists should take [?] avoid directing a high [?] straight on to the brake [?] a good…

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Turon Shire £304 Expended on Roads Engineer's Report

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 4

Last month the Turon Shire spent £304/17/9 on maintenance and construction work. According to the report of the Engineer, Mr. J…

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Turon Shire Council £200 For Relief Work Rabbits and Roads

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 1

Turon Shire Council yesterday accepted on additional £200 from the Unemployment Relief Council as half grant and half loan for…

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Motor Oil Reduced by M. Gallon SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 5

Principal oil companies to-day reduced the wholesale price of first [?] car lubricating oil by 3d per [?]. Retallers will fix the price to…

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Railway Heads £250 Per Year Less Decision of Traffic Board SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 6

It was stated to-day that the salaries paid to the heads of the civil engineering, locomotive, electrical and traffic branches of the Railway…

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Madman and Motorists Anthony's Condition Still Serious SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 4

George Anthony (73) who was shot by a demented man at Clovelly yesterday, is still in a serious condition. James Dennett (68) who fired the shot…

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"Jump Off Bridge" Lithgow Girl's Threat

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 8

A note of a startling nature was left addressed to her mother by a 15-years-old girl, who disappeared from her home in Lithgow last…

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The Bell Cup Competition Railway Club in the Lead Dubbo

National Advocate · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 3

The Bell Cup will be resumed again teams will meet at the oval, and the two hard wickets. Railway will meet Boothenbine at the oval, and the game…

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Bathurst Cricket Methodists Hit Out Railway's Recovery W. Schofield's' Fine Innings

National Advocate · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 1

When the competition cricket was resumed to Bathurst on Saturday it saw the commencement of only two first grade games, Railway meeting…

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Lady Howse in Danger Sensational Motor Crash Orange

National Advocate · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 2

Lady Howse, wife of the late Sir Neville Howse, who was motoring from Melbourne to Orange accompanied by her son. John, who was at…

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Motorists Fined Trader's Plate Case

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 1

For having driven an unregistered motor lorry on the Mudgee-Queen's Pinch road on December 3, Arthur Brown, of Bocoble, was…

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Happy Motoring Pros and Cons of High Pressure Greasing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 6

One of the most useful accesso[?] which forms part of the service equipment of modern garages is the high pressure greasing…

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Motor Registration Quarterly Scheme Satisfactory

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 2

Indications are that the system of quarterly registration of motor vehicles is proving highly satisfactory. At the end of December…

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Lady Howse in Motoring Mishap

Leader · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 2

Travelling to Orange on Thursday. Lady Howse, her daughter. Miss [?] Howse, and her son. Mr. John Howse, were concerned in [?] motoring…

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Railway Picnic Committee the First Meeting. Dubbo

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 3

The first meeting of the Railway Picnic Committee for the year was conducted in the Railway Institute this morning with Mr P. Colahan…

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Motor Breaches Cases at Police Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 4

Breaches of the Motor Traffic Act were responsible for the appearance of several motorists at the Bathurst Police Court yesterday…

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Dubbo Railwaymen Support for "National Advocate" Printing Tender Accepted DUBBO

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 3

The printing for this year's railway picnic created quite a stir at this morning's meeting of the Railway Picnic Committee. Secretary…

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The Railwaymen Why They Should Unite Address at Dubbo Dubbo

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 3

In the Railway Institute this morning, a meeting of the Dubbo Branch of the A.F.U.L.E. was addressed by Mr. Stan, McDonald as to "why they…

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Averted Trans-continental Railway Trouble Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 4

The secretary for Railways to-day received advice that the threatened industrial trouble on the Trans-Continental railway had been averted…

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Canobolas Shire Council Towac Road Deviation

Leader · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 1

A meeting of the [?] Council was held on Monday [?] Those [?]…

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