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

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

2,184 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 110

See It Working. The Ford Vs Engine at Rural Motors

Leader · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 2

There are few who all comfortably behind the wheel of a Ford Vs motor car and realise. Its speed and power who know anything about the…

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Orange Road Car Crash

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 2

A serious accident on the Orange [?] a few miles from Bathurst, on September 8, in which two cars were involved and nine of 11 travellers…

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Help for Motorists Cure for Brake Judder

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 6

Although it does not often occur, when it does brake judder is not easy to cure. From reliable information to hand,…

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Road Grading System Favored

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 13

THE question of the grading of roads was discussed at last meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council at which several of the…

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Fell From Train Accident Near Clandulla

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 6

ON Monday, a man who boarded the train at Kandos after having purchased a ticket for Cullent Bullen, fell from the train while…

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Toll of the Road Car's Record Somersaults SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 2

When a sedan car rolled over about 15 times down a slope near Dorrigo and crashed wrecked against a tree about 250 feet below, a passenger…

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Dunedoo News Dunedoo Tennis Railway Institute Club

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 6

NO less than sixteen couples were present to indulge in a day's tennis, at the local courts on Sunday last. Play commenced at 9 a.m., and…

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Help for Motorists Magneto Maintenance--1

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 5

Although the majority of new cars are provided with coil and battery ignition, there are many cars on the road on which magneto ignition is…

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Proposed New Railway

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 5

The Government has decided to call for additional reports on the proposed Mary Vale-Sandy Hollow railway, which it is claimed, will be of…

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King Travels by Train. Unfavorable Flying Weather. LONDON

Leader · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 2

Unfavorable weather prevented King Edward flying in Sandringham this afternoon, and he travelled by train with the Duke and Duchess of…

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Railway Diggers' Social Activities

National Advocate · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 2

The Railway Diggers' social activities for 1936 commence at the Institute Hall to-morrow night. The various socials which will be held…

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Rolled Down Bank Narrow Escape of Motorists Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 4

When a sedan car rolled over about 15 times down a slope near Dorrigo, and crashed against the trees about 250 feet below, a passenger, Miss…

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Motoring News and Notes

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 2

Sixty per cent of farmers in America run one or more cars per family: Yet only 12 per cent. of the population have running water in…

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For Trial Capertee Railway Officer Charged

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 4

At Capertee police court to-day, before Mr. W. F. Britz, P.M., Cecil William Hoadley Bosworth, described as a railway night officer, was…

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Help for Motorists Magneto Maintenance--2

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 8

It is these various brushes of the magneto which as a rule cause faulty working, because naturally they must wear away slightly in use, and…

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For the Motorist. Checking B[?]t Driving Habits

Leader · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 4

Among the various efforts being made in this country to minimize trai[?] accidents, sons holds greater promise this education. The press,…

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Motoring and Cycling Care of the Car. What to Do and How to Do It. Sidelights’ on the Science of Lubrication

Leader · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 4

The layman who seeks to understand the [?]ast amount of technical publicity which is disseminated by the various oil companies and [?]…

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Dangerous Bridge

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 4

THE OLD BRIDGE over the Talbragar River near Dunedoo, which is in a very dangerous condition…

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America's Super Road

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 4

After 22 years of work, an all-weather, hard-surfaced road now stretches for 3300 miles across the Continent of America. The last section, 34 miles of…

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Shire of Coolah Tenders for Road Machinery

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 1

SEPARATE tenders are invited for the supply and delivery of the undermentioned Road Machinery on the deferred payment plan…

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