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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 9 of 73

Railway Theft Three Months Gaol Bathurst Railway Man Sentenced

National Advocate · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 1

Rejecting an appeal for lenience the SM (Mr. Soiling) at Bathurst Court yesterday sentenced a railway employee, Ernest John Harri…

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Tomorrow’s Motorbus

Central Western Daily · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 3

Tomorrow’s motorbus was visualised at a meeting of the Society of Automotive Engineers, as follows; A vehicle with pressurised…

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Tonight's Railway Dance

National Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1946 · page 2

The Railway Spoils and Social Club is leaving no stone unturned in an effort to make its Saturday night social more enjoyable than ever. There…

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Sydney Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 3

The Main Roads Beard is tog excellent progress with the re-construction, work on the Sydney road. Several large camps have…

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Nrma Enters Road Safety Contest

National Advocate · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 2

The NRMA has entered its fleet of motor cycles and sidecars operated by its metropolitan patrol staff, in the "Safe Driver competition being…

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Toll of the Road Five Injured When Tree Hits Car

National Advocate · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Five people were injured, one of them seriously, when a tree fell on a car in which they were travelling through National…

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Railway Staff Changes

National Advocate · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 2

Staff changes as listed by the railway Superintendent's office at Lithgow are as follows F. C. Bryant, ASM. Wallerawang to Goulburn…

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Railway Football Club Annual Meeting

National Advocate · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Bathurst Railway Football Club held at the Railway institute yesterday morning opinions expressed by members and…

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Children Play at Motoring

National Advocate · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 2

That road safety will be learned rapidly by the rising generation is the firm opinion of both the NRMA and RACA in view of reports…

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More Trouble in Java Troops Fire on Train

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 2

BATAVIA, Monday: It is reported that the arrival of a train carrying prisoners of war and internees from Central Java, had been held up…

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Motor Cyclists Tour District for Competition Sites

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 2

On Sunday members of the Orange and District Motor Cycle Club toured the district on a social outing, with…

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Another Railway Strike Imminent in Sydney Sydney

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 1

Unless negations between the Australian Railways Union and the Railways Department succeed 1,000 employs at a…

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Woodward Street As Main Road

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 2

Orange Municipal Council’s request to the State Government for the classification of Woodward Street as a main…

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“The Road Back” For War-Torn Italy Is Rocky Pathway

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 4

ROME, Tuesday.—Leone Cattini, the Minister for Public Works in Prime Minister Acide de Gasperi’s new Government, recently told Italians that he proposed to…

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Many Complaints for Railway Commissioner

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 2

Criticism that Lithgow's railway service was inadequate and that the trip from Sydney in some instances was far too slow, was made at…

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Railway Commissioner Denies Delays at Woodward St. Crossing

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 1

Official denial has been given practically every complaint, including the delay of an ambulance, against the railway-gate level crossing on the Woodward Road…

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Elimination of Trams in City Sydney

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 1

New South Wales would probably follow the overseas practice and gradually eliminate trams in the city in favor of buses, the…

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Modern Road House for Blackheath

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 2

Unless licensees of hotels begin to pay more attention to the accommodation of travellers they are likely to lose considerably in the years…

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All Bitumen Soon Bathurst-Blayney Road

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 1

The Bathurst-Blayney section of State Highway No. 6 is to be made an all-bitumen road later. At present, only half the road has been…

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"In Terrible State" Mandurama-Neville Road

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 4

"The Mandurama-Neville Road is in a terrible state," said Cr. A. H. Denton at last meeting of Lyndhurst Shire Council…

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