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

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

1,399 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 70

Hampton Heavy Motor Traffic During Holidays

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 2

As usual Hampton saw during the holiday period thousands of tourists who were holidaying on the mountains and. travelling through to…

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Wallerawang Railway Bridge Two Motor Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 4

Two more accidents, have occured at the local overhead railway bridge --one late on Saturday night and the other on Sunday afternoon. When a…

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Blocked Road Cleared

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2

The Wattle Flat-Sofala Road, which was completely blocked during the week-end by a landslide has now been cleared for traffic. Turon Shire…

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Bathurst Camp Road

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2

Work on spreading emulsion of the Limekilns Road to the Bathurst military camp has commenced. Rain during yesterday held up work for a…

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Shirk Road Damage

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2

Damage to roads from the rain and storms of the last few days is still being inspected in the Abercrombie Shire. It is not as bad, however,…

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Road Laws Should Be Easily Learned Commissioner's New System Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 1

The Comissioner for Road Transport (Mr. C. N. Neale) explained today that the system of oral examination of applicants for motor drivers'…

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British Forces Move With Speed On Tobruk Aerodrome And Planes captured Daring Greek Naval Raid French Warships Filter to North Africa British Shipping Losses Are Down

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 1

The Army of the Nile is moving [?] remarkable speed towards its next objective, and has occupied the port's aerodrome, situated some distance south. A large number of damaged planes has also been taken. The…

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Roads Impassable

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 10

Many of the district roads were rendered impassable by the heavy rain during the week-end, and a number of travelling motorists…

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Road Improvements

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 8

Dunedoo [?] of the [?]…

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Saturday's Road Racing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 4

THE two Mudgee Bicycle Clubs, senior and Junior, will conduct two road races on Saturday afternoon next, with Mrs. Carroll's…

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Train Explodes Sofia

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 1

A GERMAN munitions train collided with another train while on the way to Rumania. The collision occurred on the…

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Road Complaints Council Kept Busy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 7

IF councillors of Cobbora Shire were statistically-minded, and presented the number of complaints they receive each year from…

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Main Road Proclaimed Used for 20 Years

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 8

A ROAD in the Wond[?]…

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Part That Roads Play In Making Gulgong A Commercial Centre

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 12

It has often been said that roads play a very important part in the development of a town such as Gulgong…

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Glen Davis Road To Be Macadamised This Year

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 11

THERE is now a good road to Glen Davis. The construction of an all-weather road between Capertee and the…

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The Motor World New And Notes From The N.R.M.A. Petrol Rationing

National Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. is taking yields to obtain figures and information from reliable sources regarding the effect of rationing upon the consumption of…

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The Motorists' Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes By "Carbon" White Lines

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 11

You have probably been mystified by the appearance of white lines on curves, and although nothing has been published regarding them as…

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Motorists and Haste

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 8

In the [?] of s[?] from Du[?]…

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The Motorists' Corner "Carbon" Goes Bush and Tells What Happened

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 5

Well, to the intense surprise of everybody, including illustrious self, I am back in comparitive civilisation, more or less intact. Sundry people…

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Blayney Road Work

National Advocate · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

Work on the Fitzgerald's Mount deviation scheme on the Blayney road is in full swing again after the recent heavy rains, staed the…

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