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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

1,583 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 80

Charmed Life Baby's Fall From Train Extraordinary Incident BRISBANE

National Advocate · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 1

A remarkable incident has been reported to the police. A mother gave birth to a child in a train speeding along in the country, and…

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Railway Pay. Delivery Per Motor Bike. Teacher Can Travel Now. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 1

Pay for Broken Hill railway strikers is to be delivered by Mr. J. Ferguson, State organiser of the A.R.U., riding…

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Motor Notes Official R.A.C.A Notes Bluff Artists

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 4

You lead an interesting life when you represent the senior motoring organisation in Australia, and you'd be amazed at the number of…

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Road Workers Conditions Condemned Capertee-glen Davis Construction

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 4

Referring yesterday to the conditions under which relief, workers were employed on the Capertee-Glen Davis, road, Mr. Hamilton Knight,…

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155 Miles Gun 200 KILLED German Weapon Doubted By Scientist MELBOURNE, Monday. Train Disaster In Japan New York

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 1

Referring today to the report that Germany was building a, gun which would fire a shell 155 miles, the Assistant-Professor of Physics at The American Associated Press Tokio correspondent says that 200 passengers were trapped and burned to death when a…

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Girl Injured in Motor Cycle Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 2

A Sydney girl received painful injuries when a back tyre of a motor cycle blew out yesterday at Raglan. She was Miss Melba Marshall, of…

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Fatal Road Accident Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

When two cars collided on the Hume Highway, at Picton last night Mrs. Myrtle Thefs, a resident of Peakhurst, was killed and four others injured,…

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Missiles From Train Rail Commissioner's Warning SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 1

The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) to-day issued a special warning against the dangerous practice of throwing missiles from…

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Motorists' Slated "Reckless Behavior" Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

Only amazing good fortune prevested the weekend road toll from being increased tenfold, because of the reckless behavior of some motorists in…

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Railway Transfers Bathurst Protest Reply to Bathurst Chamber of Commerce

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

The Acting Secretary for Railways (MR. S. Nicholas) in a letter to last night's meeting of the Bathurst District Chamber of…

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Motorists Reckless R.A.C.A Bush Fire Comment. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

Only amazingly good fortune had prevented the week-end road toll from being Increased tenfold, because of the reckless behavior…

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Local and General News Orange, Parkes, Forbes Railway Services

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

The Co[?] s[?]oner for Railways Mr. T.J. Haringan said last week that from advices received, it appeared that members of the public were not fully…

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For the Motorist. Auto Chasses Import Plans

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 4

In view of the publicity given to the subject of further restrictions on imports of automobile chasses from U.S.A and Canada with the view to…

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Roads Complaint

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 9

Mr. Warren Roberts, Dapper, wrote to last meeting of council, complaining of the bad state of the roads from the Dapper mail box to…

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Hanna[?] Bridge Suckers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 9

One hundred and twenty crossbred [?] consigned to [?] last Thursday week on account of E. show realised 16/10,…

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Hannah's Bridge Red Cross

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 8

The attendance at the "Home Nursing" lecture was not quite as good as last meeting, owing to the very hot weather. The next usual…

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Progress of Forest Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 9

Work generally on the construction of the road from Mendooran through the [?] gandra is progressing favorably…

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Work on Developmental Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 9

The Department of Main Roads has advised council that funds have been allotted for developmental works in its, area. The works are…

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Inspection Plan Streets and Roads Mapping Out Programme

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 12

ADVOCATING that the council adopt a more business-like system of expending funds on roads and streets and on…

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Charmed Life Baby's Fall From Train Extraordinary Incident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 10

A REMARKABLE incident has been reported to the police at Brisbane. A mother gave birth to a child in a train…

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