Three Killed Victorian Road Tragedies Thirty-second Death Melbourne
Victoria's deathroll from violent accidents mounted on Saturday with a further fatality. When a motor car collided with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1940
1,583 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 80
Railway Disaster Italian Shambies ROME
A last passenger train collided with troop train at Torre Annunziapa station. Forty bodies were recovered, and…
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Coun[?]ship, s[?] operation were the ke[?] the dinner held at Hea[?] Ca[?] day evening tendered by the [?]tant…
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Three persons were injured through accidents to motor cycles during the weekend. On Saturday night, Mr E. Droughty, of Goldsmith Street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Constable's Heroism Saved A.I.F. MAN Dragged From Path of Train SYDNEY
Early this morning Senior Constable William C. Plummer saved the life of Sergeant John D. Honey, of Ingleburn Camp, by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lithgow Aerodrome Acting Minister's Reply Is Not Satisfactory
Senator W. P. Ashley has received the following letter from the Acting Minister for Civil Aviation (Mr. H. E. Holt) in regard to the proposed…
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Christmas passed quietly, although there were many visitors to the town and the business people did a good trade over the period. The weather…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rejected! Farmers' Requests. Railways Answers. SYDNEY
The Postal Department has replied to a number of resolutions carried by the last conference of Farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coolah Roads Good
SEVERAL motorists who travelled extensively over the north-west during the holidays made special reference to the splendid roads met…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hannah's Bridge Christmas Tree
The local children had their usual Christmas tree Just before school broke up for the Christmas vacation. There was a good…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Madman's Threat Yarra Bridge Incident MELBOURNE
Climbing [?] a railway bridge and threa[?]ning that he would jump 40 feet into the Yarra River at Burnley today a man gave…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rylstone Shire Gounod Glen Davis Road Again Important Reserve Matters Fixing the Rate for 1940
AT the last meeting of the Rylstone Shire Council there was a full attendance of councillors, and the president (Dr. Darton) occupied the chair. The shire president reported…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Roads In Better Order Claim by Shire President "Finances Are In a Very Sound Position" Bitumen Surfacing Work in 1940
TO the December meeting of Wyaldrs Shire Council the president (Cr. D. E. McGrath) submitted the following report,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Horns Use to Be Limited An Anti-Noise Campaign SYDNEY
The Commissioner for Road Tran port (Mr, Neale) announced today that motorists who made unnecessary we of motor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World Car Hints And Some Notes
The latest model cars are so low built that in many instances it is no easy matter to slip a jack beneath the rear axle in case of need to change…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Monopoly Condemned by Mr. Curtin PERTH
The leader of the Australian labor Party (Mr. J. Curtin) today accused the Federal Government of partisanship, in granting the motor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blaring Motor Horns
The decision of the Government to check the practice of "tooting" the horns of motor vehicles for trivial reasons is welcomed in N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring News and Notes From the N.r.m.a
An English car driver was fined for exceeding the 30 m.p.h., speed limit. His defence was that it was safer to do 38 m.p.h. on a wide main…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Xmas Bad Time. Motor Cyclists' [?] Luck
The victim of one of the two street accidents in Orange during the recent Xmas-New Year period was linked by a strong bond of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truck Hits Bridge Orange Accident ORANGE
What might have proved a fatal accident early his morning was averted by the fact that the utility truck in which they were traveling crete pillar of the bridge. The impact caused all three occupants to be thrown heavily against the widscreen. William receiving a…
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