Mail Train Three Hours Overdue
The Sydney to Baradine mail and passenger train, which was scheduled to arrive in Dunedoo at 9.7 a.m. on Saturday (Xmas Eve)…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
2,105 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 106
By Car From Cairns To Mudgee 2000 Miles of Good Roads, Bad Roads and No Roads The Vast Stretches of the North
HAVING accumulated a few months' leave or absence from my job of trying to help reduce the cost of sugar production in the far north as an officer of the Queensland sugar experiment stations, I set out in a spirit of adventure to take…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Motor World Car Hints And Some Notes on Rough Road
Drive with ease over rough or broken surfaced roads. An attempt to speed puts undue strain upon the car, and is likely to crack a spring…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →What About Mudgee? Not Mentioned in Aerodrome Stakes Still Waiting on Minister
ACCORDING to Mr Spooner, Minister for Works and Local Government, new aerodromes are to be provided at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Newnes Road Agitation to Continue
The holidays passed quietly here. Most of the workers went away for a change, but there was a fair number of visitors to the valley-- some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Safety the Four Absolutes
Here are what might be called the four "absolutes" for checking oneself in an effort to solve the human factor in the accident problem…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Death Trap" On Uarbry Road Repairs Needed
AN accident was only narrowly averted on the road from Dunedoo to Uarbry. about half a mile from Denison Town, last Week,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train Crash Orange Sensation Man Severely Injured Hurtled on to Engine Van Wrecked in Stock Train Collision Orange
Hurtled from a stationary guardsvan, where he was sitting, on to the top of the engine of another train, a drover in charge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chocks on the Road May Endanger Human Life
THAT thoughtlessness can endanger human life is revealed by a traveller who recently completed a tour of the State. He reports that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Exams for Motorists
In conformity with the new system introduced in the metropolitan area yesterday, the Bathurst police from now on will conduct an oral…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Smash Near Ilford Man's Miraculous Escape Pinned Under Car
MR H. J. Tuckey, of Petersham, had a miraculous escape from death on Sunday last. He was motoring to Sydney after…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Railway Excursions This Month
FOR the convenience of these who were unable to take advantage of the excursion trains run in connection with the Christmas and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety the Four Absolutes
Here are what might be called the four "absolutes" for checking oneself in effort to solve the human factor in the accident problem…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train Smash[?]ctim. Bowman’S Con[?] Fair
A late report from [?]ange false Hospital last night w[?] the effect that Kenneth Bown [?] drover, of Coonamble, who was [?]ly injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed in Crossing Smash. Orange Man. Train Runs Down Lorry. Near Parkes Railway Station Son of Dead Man Injured
Crashing with terrific force [?] lorry at a level crossing, [?] half a mile from the Parks railway station last night, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Orange Train Smash Drover's Condition Improved ORANGE
Kenneth John Bowman, of Coonamble, the stock drover who was seriously injured in the train collision at the Orange East Forks shunting yards…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Orange Train Crash Stock Drover's Condition Improved ORANGE
The stock drover who was seriously injured in the train collision at the Orange East Porks shunting yards in the early hours of yesterday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glen Davis Road Employment To "Outsiders" Minister to Consider
The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) has written to Mr. Hamilton Knight M.L.A., following protests raised by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Tragedies Coroner's Plea and Bruxner's Warning Inverell
"If appalling tragedies are to be averted, every driver should act with the greatest consideration." This comment was made by the Coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Father Killed Son Severely Injured Car Collides with Train On Way to Parkes Dogs PARKES
A well-known Orange resident. Mr. George Packham, a sawmill proprietor, was killed instantly in a level crossing smash l alf a mite from…
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