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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 3 of 70

Straying Cows and Barred Roads

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 12

At the Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night, Mr. Tom Carney asked permission to address the aldermen on behalf of some of the residents of West…

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Bathurst Storm Damage; Roads Street Suffer

National Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 2

Streets and roods. in the municipality of Bathurst were badly scoured by stormwaters as a result of Thursday's night heavy rain…

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Motor Car Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 7

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Pocknall and their Son, who was driving at the time, had a lucky escape from injury when their motor car skidded in loose gravel,…

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Road Deviation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

THE undermined bridge crossing on the main western road out of Mudgee near the Wllbetree turnoff has not yet been attended to,…

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Northern Floods Food by Aeroplane BRISBANE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 1

PRIVATE planes have been dropping rations to many homes in flooded West Queensland areas…

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Abercrombie Shire Councillohs See Damaged Roads

National Advocate · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 5

An inspection of storm water damage in the Abercrombie shire was made on Saturday immediately after the council meeting…

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Road Accidents Carious Parallels

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 4

[?] by the Road Shir[?] council of New South Wales. WHEN the [?] road accident [?] are horrible for [?] in…

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Sydney to Mudgee Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

REPORTING on the main road from Sydney to Mudgee the N.R.M.A. Touring Department states that splendid paved surface…

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This Week Of War Nearer the End of the Road

National Advocate · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 6

January 4 to January 11 were as important dates as any since the outbreak of war…

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"Shape of Things to Come!" Our Post War Problems Discussed at Combined Railway Unions Social Informative and Emphatic Speeches by Parliamentarians

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 3

DECLARATIONS that a New Order for the people should be ushered in during the war, and not after it were made at the annual smoke social on Saturday night of the Combined Railways Unions in Lithgow. MR. J. B. CHIFLEY, M.P., said that talk of a New Order after the war…

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Stole Clothing From Motor Cars in Early Hours of Morn

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 1

A seventeen years old youth appeared before the Bathurst Children's Court yesterday on five charges of stealing, three charges…

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Survey of Road Damage

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 2

A survey of roads in the Turon Shire is at present being made to estimate the damage caused to rods and culverts, etc. The rain last…

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Oakey Park Railway Platform Wanted

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 4

Sister M. Delores, of St. Joseph's Convent, Helensburgh, who has been spending a week's vacation at the Lithgow convent paid a visit to…

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Turn Out Warplanes. Big Motor Chiefs’ Plans. LONDON January 15

Leader · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 2

It is [?] that the Ford. Chryster and General Motors companies will concentrate on building 3,600 [?] a year between them, as…

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Saturday's Road Racing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 4

TWO more most successful road races were run off by the Mudgee Bicycle Clubs on Saturday afternoon last, with Mrs. Carroll's…

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Next Saturday's Road Racing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 4

IN collaboration with Mr. George Brereton, the newly-arrived licensee of the Royal Hotel, the Mudgee Bicycle Clubs, Junior and senior,…

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Toll of the Road Pedestrians Who Are Killed

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 6

Pedestrians who were killed in road accidents in New South Wales last year totalled 167, and of these nearly four-fifths were either over the age…

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Three Men Killed Eleven Others Injured Railway Tunnel Collapses Tragedy Near Kcrrabee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 4

AT 10.45 last night a shocking tragedy occurred In the tunnel on the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway, known as No…

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Railway Men Loyal Co-operation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 9

THE Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, issued the following Christmas and New Year message to the great staff of…

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Victorian Railways Want Lithgow Coal But Cannot Pay Price Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 2

It was announced to-day that it the Victorian railways are unable to obtain coal by sea transport from New South Wales, substantial cuts…

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