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

Railways, roads & transport, 1942

888 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 45

Train on Fire Melbourne Express in Danger Major Disaster Narrowly Awerted ALBURY

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 2

Only good fortune averted n major disaster early to-day when two carriages on the second division of the Melbourne…

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Desert Railway Suspension Indefinite CANBERRA

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 1

The suspension of thee Transcontinental railway from Kalgoorile to Adelaide was indefinite said the Minister for Transport (Mr. Lawson)…

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Motor Car Fees Dubbo Farmers Want Them Reduced DUBBO

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 4

Dubbo and district farmers are moving to have car registration fees reduced by at last 50 per cent. Actuating the action, reached at a well…

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Careless Motorists Pay For Their Negligence SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 2

At the traffic court to-day 190 charges were heard against motorists who, contrary to the brown out regulations, had left their vehicles…

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Road Racing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 17

THE popular "Pop" Heslehurst's Court House Hotel will be the venue for two road races, Juniors and seniors, next Saturday…

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Glen Davis Council and Its Roads

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 13

IN the planning and making of the roads at Glen Davis township the Blaxland Shire Council had no say yet the Council is now asked…

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Staggering Tests Tank "Road Blocks" They Must Be Tough

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 9

DETAILS of how America is tackling the job of blocking highways against the advance of enemy tanks and how the…

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Littleton's Road Starvation To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 6

Sir,--In your issue of 25th March you give a list of road expenditure in Lithgow for 1941, totalling nearly £11,000. At the head of the statement…

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Offensive Tactics Only Road to Victory Allied Aid for Australia CANBERRA

National Advocate · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 1

In the House of Representatives the Opposite Leader. Mr. Fadden, said that the domman [?] in [?] to-day was to be on…

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DECENTRALISATION Allegations Against Railway DUBBO

National Advocate · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 6

The railway authorities are, not doing all they, might to encourage decentralisation, according to statements made by the manager of…

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Motor Lorry with 450 Gallons Oil Stolen. Sydney

Leader · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 3

While an employee of the Va[?] O[?] Co. was making a delivery at a garage in En[?]eld this afternoon, his lorry, which be had left outside, and‘…

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Road Racing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 6

THE Mudgee Bicycle Clubs ran off two more very successful road races on Saturday afternoon last, with the Court House Hotel the…

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Easter Train Traffic

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 6

THERE have been many enquiries at the local railway station concerning travel at Easter, and traffic from Mudgee is expected to…

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Polish Anti-Aircraft Gunners Train in England

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 8

Lieut General Sir Frederick Pile. Bart.. Commander-in-Chief of the British Anti-Aircraft Command [?] with General Zajac. of the Polish Forces, were photographed watching a Bofors gun detachment during a demonstration of gun-drill. Polish gunners are now…

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Holiday Train Service Information For Lithgow Travellers

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 3

With few alterations, the ordinary weekly train services will be running over the Easter week-end as far as Lithgow is concerned. No special…

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Concrete Sleepers For Britain's Railways

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 8

CONCRETE Sh[?] are being tried out to replace some of the [?]…

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Littleton Cottages Stood Test--But Roads Suffered

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 2

From all accounts it appears that the recently-erected munition workers' cottages at Littleton, numbering 200 in all, in their first real test…

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Mishap to Train Newcastle, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 2

Little damage was caused last night when the under-carriage of one of the cars on the Brisbane Express caught fire when the train was nearing…

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New Au[?]t to [?] Road Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 2

The Milk [?] will [?] to [?] on April [?]. The [?] that [?]…

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Motor Vehicles Hire Purchase Restrictions

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 3

The action taken by the Federal Government to regulate and control more strictly instalment sales of new and used motor vehicles throughout…

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