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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 6 of 73

Work on Country Railways C.P. Question In Ass[?]

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly [?] the deputy leader of the Country [?] (Mr. Drummond) asked the Premier [?] were correct that work casting [?]…

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God Help Railways When Cars Come Back

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 13

"God help the railways when cars are able to come back on the roads. They'll have plenty of spare accommodation then…

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Motor Cycle Record Broken Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 3

Riding his championship machine Jack Carruthers, knocked 3 2 5 seconds off the four lap world record at the Sydney Sports Ground tonight…

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Railway-nashdale to Fight Out Big Orange Game

Central Western Daily · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 3

The Orange A Grade competition has reached a vital and interesting stage, because in the next round of games, commencing on Saturday, the top half teams, and potential champions, are due to meet each other…

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Inquest on Cowra Road Smash Victims

Central Western Daily · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 4

The inquest into the deaths of Winifred Jackson, 24-year-old nurse and Lindsay Toole, 20-year-old soldier, who were killed…

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"Best Link," Says Cr. Webb Euchareena-Triamble Road

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 9

The proposed road from Euchareena to Triamble (a continuance of the Molong-Euchareena Road), suggested by the Macquarie Regional Development…

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Train Service Now Almost Normal to Sydney Every Day Except

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 3

With the exception of Sunday night's train to Sydney, which still does not run, the service both ways is almost back to…

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Racehorses Escape Death in Cowra Road Smash, But Many Passengers Hurt

Central Western Daily · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 1

The racehorses, Panstar and Detract and their attendants, had amazing escapes from death in a road smash 23 miles on the Blayney side of Cowra on Wednesday night, when an Army track flushed into the float on…

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5 Years Gaol Young Solder Sentenced Sequel to Western Road Hold-up

National Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 2

Richard Arthur Webb (18), soldier, was sentenced to five years' hard labor by Judge Shortland at Bathurst Quarter Sessions…

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Confine Burning Off to Safe Hours Molong Graziers' Request To Railway Department

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 1

"That the Association ask the Railway Department to confine the burning of firebreaks to the same hours as applied to local landholders," is…

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Molong Railway Gate Service

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 2

A tribute to the improvement in the Railway gate service is paid by a resident, in a letter to the "Molong Express," as follows:…

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Lithgow Car Fatality Charge Against Driver Fails Railwaymen Acquitted

National Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 1

Without retiring. a jury found Leonard Bede Evans (26), railwayman of Lithgow, not guilty to a charge of manslaughter at Bathurst…

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Motorists Driving at High Speed

Central Western Daily · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 3

Evidence that care-free motorists are maintaining too high a speed for conditions on country roads and that many are…

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Broken Glass on Roads

National Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 2

A further vigorous campaign to minimise the evil of broken glass on metropolitan roadways, will be carried out by the N.R.M.A., following a…

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Flyer’s Creek. Bridge

Central Western Daily · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 3

Canobolas Shire Council’s request to the Government for a grant towards the construction of a new low level bridge over Flyer’s Creek…

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New Road Passenger Service

Central Western Daily · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 3

From Monday, February 11, South-Western Bus Lines will operate a service between Goulburn and Bathurst,…

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New Road to Mudgee to Be Considered

Central Western Daily · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 2

Construction of a new road to Mudgee by converting the shire roads and tracks between Orange and Hill End to a main…

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Orange-mudgee Main Road Likely Consideration in Regional Review

National Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 4

Reconstruction of the shire roads and tracks between Hill End and Orange to provide a classified main road between Orange and Mudgee is likely to tbe…

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Assault Charges Fail Fracas on Capertee Railway Station Bathurst Quarter Sessions Case

National Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 1

Sequel to an incident on Capertee railway station on the night of August 9, involving a public constable and a publican on one side and two Glen…

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Road Accident Not Guilty of Manslaughter

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 1

Without retiring a jury found Leonard Bede Evans (20), railwayman at Lithgow, not guilty to a charge of manslaughter at Bathurst…

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