Motoring Miscellany
The Dutch Government has prohibited the export of cars. There is an acute petrol shortage in Stockholm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1940
1,583 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 80
Australian Army Motor-minded
On many Australian roads now can be seen thousands of the army's motor vehicles; transport in the service has been revolutionised almost in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railwaymen's Transfer
The Secretary of the Bathurst Chamber of Commerce (Mr. S Savage) has received nothing beyond a formal acknowledgement of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jumped Culvert Crashed Into Tree. Motor Cyclist Hurt. On Bathurst-Lithgow Road. BATHURST
Swerving to avoid an oncoming car on the Bathurst-Lithgow Road this afternoon, Jack Wright was severely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work on Forest Road Near Mendooran
FOLLOWING on the continual requests from the Mendooran Chamber of Commerce, work on the Mendooran side of the Forest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hit by Train Woman's Amazing Escape GOSFORD
A young woman had an amazing escape from death at Cowan railway station, late last night. Miss. Kathleen Ruther (25) of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tram and Car Crash Tug of War Follows Sydney
A motor car and a tram were locked together after a collision in Rediern Street, Rediern opposite the Post Office, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Accident
A serious motor accident happened at a street corner in Cassilis on Saturday evening. December 30, at approximately 9.30 p.m., when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lithgow Accidents Many at Week-end Motor Cycle Crashes
Lithgow ambulance had a number of calls during the week-end, when three victims of accidents were admitted to hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill Strike May Result in Railway Closure
The State secretary of the A.R.U., Mr. Lloyd Ross, said last night that he did not expect the threat of the Railway Department to close down…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Double Motor Fatality
The second victim of the accident whe[?] shocked the Young community. Mrs. Ruby Agatha Heinrich, passed away on Thursday in the Cowra…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General News Two Boys Injured in Motor Smash
Jack Eddy [?] and his brother William [?] on Friday were adu[?] to the Base Hospital following a motor smash on the Forest Ree[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motorists' Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes By "Carbon" Sunday Petrol Ban
The topic every motorist is discussing at the moment is, of course, the proposal to close garages on Sunday. It is by no means a new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Removals
In reply to a, letter to the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) regarding the proposed removals of men from the Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Finns' Victory Serious Russian Setback Another Division Destroyed Invaders Railway Une Cut Joyful Demonstrations London
Finland is wild with jublation over the third and greatest conquest of the campaign, namely, the crushing defeat of the 44th Russian division of 18,000 men near Suomussalm, which resulted in the capture of fourfold the amount of raw materials secured after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railwaymen's Social Five Presentation A.r.u. and A.f.u.l.e. Function
The annual smoke social of [?] A.R.U. Shop Committee and A.F.U.L.E. was held in the Trades Social Hall on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Statistics Varied and Numerous SYDNEY, This Afternoon
Figures just made available by the Railway Department reveal that N.S. Wales steam locomotives travelled more than 28,274,000 miles last year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For the Motorist. Over 70,000 New Cara in 1939
A[?]nigh complete figures covering the [?]tive [?] in Australian of the [?]ton of 1939 arc not yet [?] date are in hand…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Millthorpe News. Railway Returns for December
The [?]ds tonnage for December or hay. straw and chaff was 9[?] trucks 639 bags of wheat, totalling 246 tons: the outward tonnage was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hannah's Bridge Red Cross
The local branch of the Red Cross held its meeting at "Dunolly" on Friday, January 5. There was an excellent attendance…
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