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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 11 of 45

Mudgee Railwayman Badly Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

A railway employee had his left foot severed when a loaded truck crashed into a stationary goods truck at Mudgee loco, depot yesterday…

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Railway Rounds and Rumors

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 3

Staff Clerk Rendall looking very fit, resumed duty last week after a fortnight's annual leave. Mr. Rendall spent quite a lot of his leave on…

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Railway Men's Taxation Extension of Time Granted

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Railway Department has arranged with the taxation authorities for an extension of time to June 30 to be given to railway…

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Country Roads Finance and Machinery for Shires

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Stating; that the acquisition of coastal boats had thrown excessive weight on to many country roads because goods formerly…

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Road Making Machinery Release Urged by Mhr

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA Tuesday: Stating that lack of labor and road making plant had resulted in a serious deterioration of roads. Mr. Corser (Country Party…

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Tramway Strikers Court Cases Adjourned

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Cases against 73 tramway and omnibus employees charged with having absented themselves from work on January 27 which…

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Federal Parliament Wider Powers Bill a Marathon Debate Uniform Railway Guage

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Prime Minister's announcement about the setting up of a Parliamentary Committee on censorship took up the first hour in…

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The Rocky Road From the Railway

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 15

This an apt name for the road that runs from the passenger side of the Gulgong Railway Station along past the stationmaster's…

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Road Camp Robbed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 7

During last week-end despicable thieves rifled the camps of shire employees and haulage contractors at the "Yellow Cutting" on the…

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Oberon Shire Council Post War Road Work

National Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 4

OBERON, Wednesday. The March meeting of the Oberon Shire Council was held at Council Chambers on Saturday, all Councillors were…

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Motor Boats Clash in Dover Straits Sha[?] Follow Geman Dawn Raid

National Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Friday:—In the early [?] of yesterday morning, RAF mines spotted a strong [?]ice of German [?] boats heading or the…

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Abercrombie Shire Roads Engineer's Report

National Advocate · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 3

In his report to Saturday's meeting of the Abercrombie Shire, Mr. R. T. Hole, engineer, stated: Council's tractor has been repaired…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Monthly Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 5

The engineer submitted the following report to the last meeting of the Cudgegong Shire Council:— Speed Patrol: The following…

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Panic in Rumania Roads Blocked LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 1

The panic in Rumania grows with every hour. The breakthrough into Bessarabia by Russian forces on a 40-mile…

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Re[?]ealing of Road. Abercrombie Shire Contribution

National Advocate · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 2

Abercrombie [?] Council on Saturday decided to [?] of [?] road in the vicinity of South Bathurst at…

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C.c.c. Worker Injured in Road Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 2

After he had been knocked off a lorry, on which he was riding, by the load slipping as the vehicle pulled up an incline Mr. Wallace Sullivan…

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Passing the Buck Sandy Hollow Railway

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 6

Mr. J. P. Abbott, M.P., wrote to the last meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council stating that he had referred the council's request…

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Fight for Rome Germans Lose Railway Station London

National Advocate · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 2

The Allied communique said troops continue to advance against prepared enemy positions. We now hold all the town except the extreme western tip…

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Railway Juniors

National Advocate · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 2

Railway Junior Football Club will hold a meeting in the Railway Institute at 7.30 next Wednesday night…

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Unusual Railway Tunnel Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 2

An accident regarded as unique by local railway officials, took place in the Carcoar tunnel yesterday when hree men were scalded by steam…

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