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

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

980 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 49

Train Victim Progressing

National Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: [?] Coleman of the RAAF who was hurt in a fall under a train at Hurstville yesterday is making satisfactory progress in St…

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Germans Destroy Supplies. Roads Choked with Vehicles, LONDON

Leader · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 2

Great fires were burning on the west bank of the Rhine last night as the Germans burned supplies before pulling…

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Train Crash on Richmond Line SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 1

Eighteen, civilians and about 25 R.A.A.F. personnel were, injured when a Sydney bound train crashed head on into a stationary Air Force…

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Railway Thieves Mr. Solling Gives Them Gaol

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 5

"I feel that I would be failing in my duty if I allowed these men out on bond in view of the pilfering which we read is going on from…

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Railway Staff Changes

National Advocate · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 2

Following is the latest list of railway staff changes as notified by the District Superintendent's Office in Lithgow : R. Cruikshank, ASM,…

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N.S.W. RAILWAYS. Status of Ex-Servicemen

Leader · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 2

The [?] for the Railways writes to the “Leader”:— In a special Federal Court [?] the [?] for Railway was…

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Train Crash Airmen and Civilians Hurt

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday: In the railway accident in Clarendon, near Richmond, this morning when one train ran into another. Thirty-five…

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Wet Weather Motoring. (lssued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Leader · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 4

Wet weather does more than find the leaks in the roofs of houses. It influences to a serious extent the types of road accidents that occur…

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COSTING £30 a Day Water Train To Grenfell

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

The cost of the water train to Grenfell is over £30 a day. This train has been in operation now for some months, and the total…

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Burnt Yards Wants Bridge Hold-ups at M'durama Creek

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 3

Burnt Yards residents are still agitating for improvements to the Mandurama Creek crossing. In a letter before the February…

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Railway Crash. Zorra (Ontario)

Leader · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

Eighty persons were injured when nine cars on the Canadian Pacific Railways train from Montreal to Chicago were derailed…

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"Sleepers" on East-West Train

National Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Sleeping [?] will be [?] on the special [?]…

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Condition of Glen Davis Road To The Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 2

Sir,--During recent months I have had occasion to visit Glen Davis regularly and the state of the road from Blackman's Flat to Glen Davis…

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EX-SERVICEMEN Status in N.S.W. Railways

National Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 6

The Secretary for Railways writes: In a Special Federal Court recently the Commissioner for Railways was fined on two charges involving the…

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Train Trapped on Flooded Bridge. Disappears Over Side. BRISBANE

Leader · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

Trapped in a flood when a goods train broke down on a bridge across the Burdekin River, two people are missing…

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Wet Weather Motoring (Road Safety Council Article)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 6

Wet weather does more than find the leaks in the roofs of houses, It influences to a serious extent the types of road accidents that occur…

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Train Trapped Floodwaters Bullocks as Lifesavers

National Advocate · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday: Trapped in a flood when a goods train broke down on a bridge across the Burdekin River seven persons had a thrilling…

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Man Killed by Train at Bogan Gate

Leader · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

Stanley Page, aged 58. attached to the garrison at Bogan Gate, was run over by a train at 9.50 a.m. yesterday, and died later in the Parkes Hospital…

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COSTING £30 a Day Water Train To Grenfell

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 9

The cost of the water train to Grenfell is over £30 a day. This train has been in operation now for some months, and the total…

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