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

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

1,940 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 97

Railway Works £1,256,000 Plan Stocks and Tracks Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 1

Additional employment will be given in many industries from July 1, when the big plans of railway improvement will be accelerated by…

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Railway Expenditure Big improvements Planned. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 3

Add[?] [?] well in [?] from july [?] when the has plans of [?]way impro[?] will be [?] by expende[?]…

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Fettler Mangled Run Over by Electric Train SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

CHarles Lee (40), a fettler, of Cootamundra, was shockingly Injured when run down by an electric train close to the Town Hall railway…

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Storm at Orange Over Two Inches in Few Hours Business Places Inundated One Shop Washed on to Road ORANGE

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 3

orange to-day was inundated by swirling waters as a result of what is regarded as the greatest flood since 1889. After a rough…

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Railway Men Conference Regarding New Award SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

On being informed that conferences were proceeding between the Australian Railway Union, the Federated Iron Workers Association and…

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Compulsory Purchase Of Railway Picnic Tickets Dubbo Committee's Plans Dubbo

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 3

The picnic committee for Western Railways District No. 5 to-day expressed an opinion in favor of making it compulsory for employees to…

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Oberon Shire Council £5,000 Grant Sought Repair and Drainage of Roads

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 3

At a meeting of Oberon Shire Council on Saturday the engineer recommended that grants total line £5000 bo applied for in…

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Bell Road Minister Will Receive DEPUTATiON at Lithgow on

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) wil visit Lithgow for an hour on Saturday morning. He will arrive at 9 o'clock, and will…

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Railway Employee Hurts Hand

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. C. Joburg, a fitter employed in the Bathurst railway workshops, sustained a painful injury yesterday when a finger was crushed under a…

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Smithy Ill Affect of Pacific Flight No More Single Motored 'Planes HONOLULU

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 2

I am so run-down as a result of my trans-Pacific night. I have been more or less under the care of doctors since…

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Railway Unions Meet Honoring Employees Who Retire Complimentary Smoke Social Proposed

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 5

A meeting of representatives of practically every union operating within Lithgow railway district was held on Monday night in the Trades…

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Motors and Wireless Huge Increase Last Year

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 3

At the end of December last motor vehicles registered in New South Wales numbered 238,912. This total was only five per cent, below the…

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Help for the Motorist Screwing in the Plugs

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

Now having set your gap right, before screwing your plug into the valve cap or body of the engine, slightly smear the threads of the plug with a…

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Motorists in Trouble Sodwalls Creek Crossing in Flood Causes Mishaps and Inconvenience

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

A sudden rise in the creek caused considerable inconvenience to motorists, including a number of Lithgow residents, at the Sodwalls Crossing…

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Blaxland Shire Council Road and Bridge Grants Sought Noxious Weed "Drive" Arranged

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 2

Blaxland Shire Council yesterday approved of an application to the Government for a grant to carry out bridge construction and…

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Hannah's Bridge Cricket

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 8

THE local cricketers were at home to "Enfield," Leadville, on Sunday last. "Enfield" batted first, but there was a delay after the…

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Special Stock Train

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 6

A LARGE special stock train was despatched from the local railway yards on Saturday last with consignments of fat cattle and…

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Coolah-mudgee Train Rumor of Speeding Up

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 6

THERE is a rumor current that the department intends to accelerate the train service between Mudgee and Coolah, also on the…

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Bilpin Road Is Dangerous to Motorists Expert Opinion Condemns It Has £40,000 Been Wasted ?

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 2

So far every effort to have the Bell to Oakey Park road put through has proved abortive. Perhaps, however, the deputation on Saturday may prove…

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Impassable Roads Follow Floods in North SIDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 1

Flood conditions existing in the northern areas have resulted in the town of Boggabilla, which has 300 inhabitants, being completely isolated…

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