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

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

2,049 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 103

Rebel Train Blown Up Insurgent Naval Activities Madrid

National Advocate · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

The Defence Committee issued a communique that a rebel train of 25 coaches, carrying troops and ammunitions to the Madrid front from…

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Indemnity for All Motor Accidents. Explanation of the New Queensland Legislation

Leader · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

Advance has [?] Mr. A. (g. Bill manager of the [?] server [?] Royal [?] [?] of [?] that the [?]…

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Motoring and Cycling. for the Motorist Motor Cycle Speed Record

Leader · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

Germany, through the agency of F.. [?]enne, has held the world’s motor cycle speed record [?] 1930. but at last after [?] effects the…

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Killed by Train Victim Identified SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 1

The man killed by a train near Penrith yesterday, was identified to-day as William Patrick. 21, single of Lawson Street. Lidcombe…

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Railway Institute

National Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 2

Patrons are reminded of the usual Railway Institute Social Club dance at the Institute Hall to-night. There will be the usual home made super…

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Struck a Dog Motor Cyclist Injured Dubbo

National Advocate · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 2

When a dog [?]an under his front wheel while he was riding hs motor cycle this afternoon. Roy Williamson, 19, of Macquarie Street, was…

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Motor License Trouble Retired School Teacher's Appeal Commissioner Opposes Magistrate

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 1

An echo of a case dealt with at the Bathurst Court on November 16 was heard Yesterday when George Edwin Johns, a retired school teacher, of 14…

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Cycle Race Tactics "Develop Road Sense" Rogers

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 4

In his third series of articles written for this journel. All round cyclist Len Rogers, urges young riders to make a close study of race tactics in…

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"Herald" Transport Fast Motor Delivery to Western Towns

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 1

In the steadily increasing support which the Herald" has for many years found with its country readers improvements in its transport…

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Railway Passengers Treated Like Stock Stand From Dubbo to Sydney Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 5

The people of Dubbo and the greater part of the western districts have for some time been demanding something better in the way of…

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Big Plants Idle Motor Men on Strike 39,600 Men Idle New York

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 5

A summary with regard to the strike of the automobile industry shows that [?]ight General Motors plants are [?]sed by the strike and six partly…

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Help for the Motorists a Contact-breaker Hint

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 5

In cars run with magneto ignition, when the platinum points of the magneto contact-breaker have burnt or pitted so as to require trimming with…

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"Herald" Transport Fast Motor Delivery Will Enable Breakfast Time Reading Here

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 5

In the steadily increasing support which the "Herald" has for many years found with its country readers, improvements in its transport services…

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[?] Sport Shorts. Motor Cyclist Loses Leg

Leader · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 4

Me[?]y[?] Anderson of Toowoomba, one at the most prominent motor cyclists and a porting riders in Australia, has had a [?] amputated above…

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Train for Dunedoo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 7

WHEN it was known that the train had at last come to Dunedoo there was great rejoicing. Some inquisitive person asked when it…

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Neglect of Roads "Not a Fair Thing"

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 6

It will be remembered that the "Advertiser's" recent "Better Roads" campaign was at the time favorably commented on by "Uncle…

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Subsidised Works Further Coolah Programme £5000 on Roads of Access

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 16

THE Coolah Council had before it at the last meeting a letter from Mr Spooner, Minister for Works and Local Government,…

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More Railway Excursions To and From Sydney Word has been received from the

National Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 2

Secretary for Railways of another series of excursion trains to Sydney, that is, in addition to the facilities provided every week-end. During the…

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Petrol Tax Protest by 800,000 Motor Owners Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 3

"Just how long the motor owners of the Commonwealth numbering nearly 800,000 will endure the Federal filching of their sectional taxation is a…

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