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

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

1,453 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 73

Tragic British Train Collision London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 1

Fifteen dead have been counted after a four-hour search of the wreckage of a train unloading passengers at Lichfield station in…

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Railway Bridge Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 2

Only prompt action by several fettlers assisted by civilians, saved the railway bridge over the Macquarie River at the lower end of…

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15 Killed Train Crash in England

National Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: Fifteen people were killed and 22 were Injured when a fish train crashed into a stationary passenger train at…

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Fifteen Dead in Big British Train Smash London

Central Western Daily · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 3

Fifteen dead were counted after a four hours’ search of the wreckage of a train which was unloading passengers at Lichfield…

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Railway Gauge Unification Broken Hill-Port Pirie line First

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 2

The Broken Hill-Port Pirie line probably would be one of the first widened in the unification of gauges, the Minister for Transport…

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Bushfires Stop Motor Cars

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. reports that many motor vehicles are being brought to a sudden stop on the road on excessively hot days, particularly near bushfires, because of…

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Motor Camp at Canberra

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. has been informed that the Department of the Interior has completed arrangements for a temporary…

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Illegal Use of Motor Vehicles Soldiers' Christmas Week Capers Prove Costly Cases at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 1

The taking of a motor cycle of Ptc. Geollrey Scott Sandlands [?] of Bathurst racecourse without and consent of the owner, proved…

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Motorist’s First Accident in 25 Years

Central Western Daily · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 4

A man who had never previously had an accident in 25 years of motor driving, yesterday backed his utility truck into a window…

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Train From Molong This Sunday Night

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

For this Sunday only, a passenger train to Sydney will depart Molong at 9.10 p.m. There will also be a passenger from Sydney on Saturday…

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Gosfordwoy Woy Train Again Gosford, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

A train from Gosford to Sydney was delayed for some considerable time this morning while railway officials induced passengers to get off…

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Bushfires Stop Motor Cars

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 9

The N.R.M.A. reports that many motor vehicles are being brought to a sudden stop on the road on excessively hot days, particularly near bushfires, because of…

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Railway Gauge Unification Broken Hill-Port Pirie Line First

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 9

The Broken Hill-Port Pirie line probably would be one of the first sections widened in the unification of gauges, the Minister for Transport…

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Britain Preparing for Post-war Motoring

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

Roadside bays for lorries and a great increase in the number of car parks, to eliminate the danger from standing vehicles and the congestion…

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Train Reservations Restored. Sydney

Central Western Daily · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 4

Reservations seven days in advance of the day of travel may be made on interstate expresses from Sydney for Melbourne Saturdays…

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Heavy Train Travel

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 2

No official notification of the easing of the present restricted rail services has yet been received. Large crowds boarded trains to…

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Spring Hill Main Road

Central Western Daily · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 1

Omitted from the 1945 programme of works because of restricted funds, the surfacing of the main road through Spring Hill will be…

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Another Road Smash Two Men Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Two young men were badly hurt when the car in which they were travelling capsized rounding a bend at Dundas tonight…

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Orange Man Badly Injured In Road Smash

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

Mr. Robert Gold, fettler, of Eyles street, Orange, is In a critical condition In Orange Base Hospital following a…

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