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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 7 of 103

£3,000 SCHEME No Finality Yet Wyaldra Shire Roads

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 18

The Ministre for Works (Mr. Spooner) referred to last meeting of the Wyaldra Shire Council the proposal for £3,000 road's…

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Train Smash Seven Carriages Derailed Passengers Injured AUCKLAND

National Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 4

A goods train c[?]the Auckland New Plymouth express [?] was waiting as a platform. three ca[?] of the express were…

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No Drinking To Reduce Road Accidents PERTH

National Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 4

As a means of [?] street accidents the [?] Australian W.C.T.C. has decided to [?] a [?] the [?]…

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Bell Road Is Best for Lithgow (To the Editor)

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 4

Sir, In a recent issue of the "Mercury" you published a letter regarding the Hassan's Walls-to-the-Gap Road from Mr. G. Langlands…

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Good Times Always Motor-maker's Optimism London

National Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 1

Addressing the Federation of British Industries at Manchester to-day. Lord Austin, the motor manufacturer, said: "I do not see why good times…

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In the Air Man Clings to Tramway Wire Sydney Street Sensation Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 3

An overhead linesman to-day clung for several seconds to an overhead from wire carrying 600 volts. His mate, working with him on the…

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Motor Notes [?]Heat Treating of Steels

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 15

A statement issued by the engineering department of the Oldsmobile Motor Works draws attention to the increasing importance of…

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Railway Case

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 4

AT the Mudgee Police Court on Monday, Rayn[?]ond Winnell (25) was fined £1 in default two days on a charge of having wilfully…

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Wild Motorists

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 4

SOME of the wildest motorists in the country are to be found about Mudgee. The way they dash across intersections is nothing short…

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Motoring News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 7

Up till now petrol has cost in Germany 37 to 38 pfennigs per litre, but modern roads cost money and, in order to raise funds for the new…

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Help for the Motorists Running in the New Car-- 2

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 6

Having gone over the new car in the manner I have already suggested, the next thing to do is to see that all the parts which require lubrication,…

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Boy Dead on Road Victim of Hit-run Motorist? Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 2

The dead body of a boy, aged 13, was found on Prince's Highway, 10 mites from Geelong, yesterday. The boy's skull was shattered and…

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Stone Through Train Window Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 6

A guard on the 8.45 train last night from Sydney to Melbourne reported to the police that, between Beral[?] and Villawood, a stone had been…

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Train Hits Lorry Farmer's Remarkable Escape MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 8

Run lown a goods train when he was driving his car across a level crossing near the Launching Place railway station to-day Maurice Ewart…

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Thousands Late for Work This Morning Unusual Electric Train Accident SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 1

When portion of an electric train left the rails between Campsie and Canterbury this morning, one carriage broke completely in two and…

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Help for the Motorists Running in the New Car--3

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 5

A question that every purchaser of a new motor vehicle--car, truck or cycle--should ask himself at the outset, is, "Do I want my new 'bus to…

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“Oppy” and Ford Vs. Mixes Cycling with Motoring

Leader · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 4

[?] all over Australia [?] Pre[?] cyclist [?]…

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Buckinbah Bridge

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 16

A letter from the Main Roads Board with reference to a refund of the deposit lodged with contractor Mansfield's tender for the erection of the…

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Harbor Bridge Traffic

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 18

An average of 99,751 passengers and 16,601 motor vehicles crossed Sydney Harbor Bridge each day during the financial year ended last June. The total…

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Showground Road

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 16

Some little time ago, the Amaroo Shire, in answer to a request from the Yeoval Show Committee, promised to carry out improvements to the road…

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