Train Smash Victim Hung by Feet. In Scalding Steam. Both Legs Fractured. Guard’s Van Complete Wreck
Asleep in [?] bunk a few feel from the point of [?]mpact, a man was thrown into the air and caught by hit feet in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
2,105 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 106
The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A Camping Fee Condemned
The N.R.M.A considers thai the action of the Warringah Shire Council in charging campers a fee of £1 for putting up a tent on private…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Unusual Committal Charge Against Motorist Who Was Not in Car of Manslaughter Through Negligence
As was briefly reported in yesterday's issue a man was committed for trial at Lithgow on that day on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring Car Hints And Some Notes Frost and Ice
Drive with particular care when the roads are frosty or ice-covered, avoiding sudden changes of speed or direction. Remember that sudden brake…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Works Line Extension From Gwabegar
The State Government has approved the construction of a railway line of 18 miles from Gwabegar to Pilliga, which will give access to the Pilliga…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Thefts Inquiries By Detectives
Goods valued at £15 were stolen recently from railway trucks on the Mudgee line, and Railway Detectives W. K. Robertson and D. Sweeney are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wellington Road Smash
At about a quarter past four on Christmas Eve when Mr. M. J. M. Black, of Potts Point, was driving along the Wellington road near the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Modulated Musings Road Safety
THREE years ago the Express suggested the construction of a dwarf concrete wall a few inches high in the centre of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →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 6 →More Railway Excursions This Month
For the convenience of those who were unable to take advantage of the excursion trains run in connection with the Christmas and New Year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Start on Bridge Work
Messrs. Sullivan Bros., of Sydney, contractors for the £2989 bridge to be erected over the Talbragar River at Dunedoo, to replace the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Collision Truck and Train
A WELL-KNOWN Orange resident, Mr. George Packham, was killed instantly in a level crossing smash half a mile from Parkes on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thought of Dog in Train-lorry Smash
Semi-conscious from the shoc[?]ng accid[?]nt In which hi[?] father was fatally injured when their l[?]rry co[?]ded with the For[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goods Train Derailed. Petrol Waggon Dunged. Parkes Line Blocked
Travelling to Parkes on Saturday afternoon, ten trucks of a goods train ware derailed between [?]umberry and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Snatched From Death Orange Woman's Fall From Harbor Bridge SYDNEY
A young married woman, Mrs. Robin Foster, 25, of Orange, who for the past two months had been living with her sister, a Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor-cyclists Spill
Colliding on his motor- cycle with a fence-post near his home on Saturday a young man, Mr. A. Knight of Yetholme, suffered extensive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General News Motor Cycle Offence Alleged
A young man will appear at the Bathurst Police Court this morning to answer a charge of driving an unregistered motor-cycle without having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Picnic Reforms Half Holiay Abolished Decision of Dubbo Railway Men Dubbo
Many reforms have been decided upon by the 1939 Railway Picnic Committee for Western District No. 5, which held its meeting at Dubbo…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unusual Suicide Tragedy Near Oberon Motor Mechanic's Determined Act OBERON
In extraordinary circumstances tragedy was revealed at the end of [?] journey by the Oberon Po[?] yesterday to a wild and isolated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Helped Him Out Motorist Finds a Friend
DRIVING along past a country gaol a motorist noticed a Seedy looking individual who obviously wanted a lift. Being kind…
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