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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 4 of 102

Proposed Roads Government's Wrong Attitude Explanation to Be Made

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 3

At Monday night's Council meeting letters were read from the Deputy- Premier (Mr. Bruxner) stating that the Government did not at present…

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Main Road Work Reconditioning on Extensive Scale

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 4

The work of reconditioning sections of the Main Western Road on the 45-mile stretch of road (omitting the concrete portion) from Mt. Victoria…

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Do It Now! Minister Jackson's Demand Lithgow and Roads Engineer

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 1

A communication of a rather peremptory nature was received by Council on Monday night from the L.G. Department…

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Railway Appointments Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 2

The Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport Mr. Bruxner, said to-night that he was well pleased with, the way that the general public and…

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To Railwaymen Commissioner's Message

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 5

In the course of a message which is just now being sent to every railwayman in the State, Mr. J. Hartigan Commissioner of the staff,…

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Motor Notes Wiping Down a Wet Car

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 4

One of the practices which will have a most beneficial effect in prolonging the life and lustre of the bodywork is that of wiping down the car every…

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Latest in Motors Facts and Points Dunlop, Perdriau Co.'s Bulletin

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 5

Considerable strides are being made in Europe in the evolving of carburation systems that will enable heavy fuel oil to be used in, conjunction wit…

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Relief Works Employment of Motor Lorries Protest by Unemployed

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 3

At last night's meeting of the Bathurst Citizens' Unemployed League, a strong protest was made against the employment of motor lorries and…

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Lithgows Railway Guards Are Efficient Ambulance Men Successful Smoke Concert

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 6

Commendatory reference to Lithgow's ambulance and hospital services was made at the smoke social held in the Union Offices…

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Special Stock Train

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 3

On Tuesday of last week a special stock train consisting of twenty-five trucks of bullocks, arrived at Coolah. The…

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Gap Road Blaxland Shire Council's Suggestion

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

At its meeting yesterday Blaxland Shire Council decided to ask the Main Roads Board to have the Little Hartley Brown's Gap Lithgow route…

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Coolah District News (Incorporating the "Coolah Advocate") Coolah Hospital Deputation Re Maternity Ward Hospital Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Board of Directors was held at the School of Arts on the 9th instant. Mr R. Johnson. chairman of the beard…

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Adelaide Railway Men. Trouble Threatening ADELAIDE

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 1

Declaring that all avenues of economy had been enquired into the Commonwealth Railway Commissioner (Mr. Ganan) to-day said he would be…

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Railway Heads Many Positions Eliminated Hartigan's Re-organisation Scheme Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

Enquiries from the Railway Administration to-day elicited the information that the re-organisation scheme introduced by the Chief…

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Railway Figures Wheat and Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 10

The fact that shearing is practically completed accounted for the big drop in the amount of wool despatched from the Mudgee railway…

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Dare Devils The Speeding Motorist

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

THERE are a few dare devils among Mudgee motorists, and if they keep going they will surely come to grief…

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Dodging, the Taxi Motorists Who Beat the Collector Twenty Thousand Sealers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 14

ACCORDING to the Minister for Transport there are many cute motorists in the country. Replying to a…

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Railway Service Elimination of Some Higher Posts

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 4

The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) has decided to eliminate a number of positions in the higher grades of the railway service…

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Motoring Notes New Transparent Wax

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 5

Laboratories at Detroit, after extensive tests, have perfected a transparent wax that is proof against the ultra violet ray, and affords a hard…

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