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

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

1,946 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 98

News in Brief De Valera's Troubles; Toll of the Road; Spooner Is Determined, Etc

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 2

It is stated that Mr. de Valera is confronted with the, threatened disruption of his own party because of the disastrous condition of agriculture…

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Better Conditions Railway Figures' Evidence More Wool Trucked

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 7

FURTHER evidence of economic improvement in the Mudgee district during the past year is provided by figures supplied by the…

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Motor Accidents

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 4

THERE were a couple of minor motor accidents in Mudgee at the week-end, but fortunately no one was seriously injured…

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New Motor Power

Leader · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 2

According to a writer in the Lithgow “Mercury,” a resident of that town, who is renowned for his Inventive genius, but is receiving relief pay, has…

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Over the Bridge Another Victim SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 2

Another man went to his death from the Harbor Bridge to-day despite efforts to prevent him. The body was subsequently recovered…

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One Killed Motor Fatality on Western Road Five Others Injured — Three Critically Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 3

One person suffered fatal injuries and five others, who were members of a Cremorne family, were injured, three critically, when a…

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Newnes Road Repair Grant Requested But Refusal Should Not Be Accepted

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 4

The following letter to Mr. Knight from Mr. Tye (Secretary of the Unemployed Relief Council) is not encouraging:--…

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Railway Employee Injured DUBBO

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 3

While working on a small bridge at Warrigal, near Nyngan, on Saturday last Mr. P. Reynolds, a railway bridge carpenter and resident of…

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Help for the Motorist the Dynamo Fuse

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 6

It is by no means an infrequent occurrence for a driver to be held up on the road by sudden failure of the electric lighting system, thanks to a…

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Drunken Motor Drivers

Leader · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 4

No penalty can be too severe for a driver who is under the influence of strong drink when to charge of a car. The danger is not only to himself but…

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Australian Motor Industry. Bright Outlook for 1914

Leader · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 8

That conditions have taken a turn for the better throughout the [?] industry of the Commonwealth is reflected in the fact that the[?]…

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Motorist Before Court. Sequel to Accident

Leader · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 6

Arthur Uren, 23, was before the Orange Court, on Monday, on two charges-having drawn a car while under the influence of liquor, being…

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Up-to-date Aerodrome

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 4

ON Monday last Messrs. G. Littlejohn and P. Moore McMabon, of the N.S.W. Aero Club, inspected a new runway on the…

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Hannah's Bridge Busy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 12

FRIDAY last was an unusually busy day at the local railway siding. Three trucks of sheep, six trucks of wheat and one of lucerne…

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Special Stock Train

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 15

A SPECIAL stock train with a large consignment of sheep for John McMaster Ltd., Binnia Downs, arrived in Coolah on Saturday last…

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Main Roads Funds Council Protests Against Government Proposals

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 3

The Granville Council invited the support of the Bathurst Council last night in a protest to be made to the Government against the proposal to…

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Jumped From Train Child Injured SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 1

WHILE an electric train was passing through Carlton station at 40 mile an hon Elsis shors (11) jumped from an open doorway of…

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The Pandora Gap New Road Sought

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 15

AN attempt is to he made by the Coolah Shire Council to locate a better route than the existing steep pass over the range to…

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Infested with Rabbits Gulgong-Wellington Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 13

TO last meeting of tho Cobboral Shire Council the Dubbo P.P. Board drew attention to the fact that portions of the…

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Old Landmark Is Now Occupied Hassan's' Walls-road Veteran Dwelling

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 2

It is interesting to note that one of Lithgow's oldest landmarks, one of the first houses erected in the town-- at the west corner of Main-street and…

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