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

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

883 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 45

Forde Pays Tribute to 16Th Bridge (Second Edition, Yesterday)

National Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: A high tribute to the 16th Brigade, AIF, which is to march through Sydney's streets on Tuesday was paid tonight…

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53 Years Service Veteran Railwayman Retires Formerly Stationed at Bathurst

National Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: That he had hiked, triked, or trolleyed over every mile of the railway wstem of N.S.W., is the claim of Mr. George King, Chief…

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New Year Motoring Prospects

National Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 2

Discussing motoring prospects for 1944, the general secretary of the NRMA (Mr. H. I. Johnson) said that despite persistent rumors it…

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Motor Vehicle Care

National Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 2

[?] motor [?] in [?] avoid breaking [?] replaced…

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Railway Diggers Annual Meeting

National Advocate · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 3

In his address to the annual meeting of R. and [?] and [?] yesterday [?] Mitchell stressed the need for a [?]…

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Battle for Coast Road Weather Hampers Italian Campaign. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 2

The battle in Italy north of Ortona continued yesterday still in the most appalling weather. Today's Allied communique…

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Fall From Train Baby's Lucky Escape

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A five months old baby, Grahame Johnson, of Dee Why had a lucky escape today when he fell from a moving train between…

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Tram Stop Alterations

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday; The Transport Department s making changes in the stopping places alone some tramlines. Conditional halts are to be cut out…

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Traffic Danger on Bridge

National Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

At last night Bathurst Council meeting Ald. Henderson drew attention to the menace offered to horse and other traffic on Denison Bridge…

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Air Line Better Than Road New York

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

An American Associated Press despatch from an American air base in north-east India reports that the 600-mile "hump" air line…

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Spring Guns Speed Motorist Fined LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 12

Sir Malcolm Campbell, famous speed motorist, was fined £5 for the technical offence of setting spring guns or his English…

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Two Dead Train and Car Collide

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday: Following head on collision between a motor car and a train on Bowan Bridge at Lutwicat last night, a woman was…

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Vital Railway Captured Germans in Sore Straits. LONDON

Leader · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

The capture of Berdidhev, a vital railway Suction 34 miles south of Jitomir, was announced by Marshal Stalin in an…

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Shire Road Jobs

National Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 2

The acting engineer's report stated that owing to storm damage, work had to be carried out twice on the crossing at Kelloshiel Creek, near…

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Railway Workshop Doings

National Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4

Mr. S. Leis [?] returned to us front Coff's Harbor, Stel had gone there as a c[?] in the railway refreshment rooms but not finding the…

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Abercrombie Shire Main Roads

National Advocate · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads advised Abercrombie Shire Council that the current main roads programme had been revised to include…

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Bathurst-goulburn Road

National Advocate · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

The supply of slag for the resealing of the Bathurst-Goulburn Road, between Bathurst and Perthville, was partly completed, reported the Acting…

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Like Sardines The Joys of Train Travelling

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 7

Trains arriving in Lithgow last week were crowded to the roof, and travellers found it extremely difficult to get out of the carriages…

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Railway Head Elated But Travellers Not So Pleased And No Wonder

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 3

People who were jammed, crammed, squashed and trampled on in trains during the holiday rush will no doubt be…

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Railway Men Position of Railway Workers Away From Home

National Advocate · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday It is under stood that the Minister [?] Senator Kea[?] of railway employers [?] are away…

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