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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 2 of 49

Grafton Railwaymen's Threat Grafton, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 2

South Grafton branch of the Australian Railways Union has threatened a 24 hours strike, as a protest against grievances…

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Motorists Do Own Repairs

Leader · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 4

Owing to the difficulty of securing garage service, many motorists are now doing their own simple car repair Jobs, particularly decarbonising…

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Advice to Motorists

Leader · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 1

Motor users must avoid running tyres beyond the repair stage, as [?] re-capping and retreading service is always available much…

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Sir Earle Page's Charmed Motoring Life

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE. MONDAY: While motoring is southern Queensland today Sir Earle Page escaped injury when the [?] of his car broke. The…

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Army Truck for Sale Distribution Through Motor A Retailers

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Monday: the commonwealth Disposals commission announced today that Army desert trucks were availtble to private buyers…

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Road Contracts

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 9

The Coolah Shire Council is inviting tenders for the construction of the first section of developmental road 1189, Weetaliba to…

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Packed Out Poor Train Services

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 18

Trains leaving Dunedoo during the past few weeks have been hopelessly overcrowded, as insufficient carriages have been…

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Hot a Fair Go Country People Penalised Train Curtailment

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 13

At the meeting of the Graziers' General Council in Sydney Mr. A. J. Craig moved the following resolution, submitted by Narromine…

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Some Early Surprises. Railway, Banks and Pinnacle Batting

Leader · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 4

The Initial games in the second round have opened with a bunch of surprises. The league leaders of the moment. Railway, are definitely up…

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Local Train Services

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 8

Trains will arrive in Kandos from Sydney on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings, and depart for the city…

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Alteration of Train Service

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 10

Train services from Sydney to Coolah will be changed as from Saturday, January 13. Coolah will have a direct…

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Three Injured in Peel-road Accident Narrowly Escape Death

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

Three people were injured and narrowly escaped death late on Tuesday night when a sulky and military truck collided…

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Railway Smash Belfast

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 1

A motor train ran into a stationary passenger train near Belfest—18 people are known to have been killed and 40 injured. Several are…

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Gulgong Locals Motor Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 16

A motor lorry driven by Mr. Wal Evans was travelling north on Ulan road over the level crossing on Friday evening last, when it…

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Well Stung Why Motorist Cursed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 18

One night last week a Nowra man who proposed an excursion into a dry area of this district left his automobile parted all alone in one…

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Railway Robberies Porters Sent to Gaol

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Two railway porters were sent to gaol today for stealing goods from Darling Harbor William Caldon (22) was given three…

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Porters Gaoled Thefts From Railway

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Two railway porters were gaoled today on charges of having stolen confectionery and other goods from railway…

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Motor Engineer Fined

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: For giving false information in an application for spare motor parts. Robert Muphine, a motor engineer, of Manly was fined…

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Inspection of Motor Vehicles

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

In a letter to the Bathurst Council last night the Department of Road Transport stated that "in 1939 Council agreed to an officer of that…

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Train Passenger Fined

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

Leslie Thomas pea[?]onm of Byng-[?] wins, did not appear, was fined £1 with £[?]costs at the Bathurst Court yesterday on a cha?ge…

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