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

Railways, roads & transport, 1947

1,455 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 73

Motor Cycle Thefts Youth Arrested

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 4

Det. Sgt. E. E. Mabbutt and Plainclothes Constable, W. J. Heron, on Monday afternoon, arrested a 20 years old youth who, after being…

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£25 Million Railway for Sydney East Sydney

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 1

One of the early measures to be considered when the Stale Parliam[?] meets at the end or this month will be bill authorising…

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Why Motor Cae Styles Have Not Radically Changed

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 4

One reason why there is not likely to be any radical changes in the design and styling of popular types of new motor…

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Oberon Road Damage

National Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 2

Bathurst Council at last night's meeting, on a motion by Ald. Henderson and Hansard, decided to approach the Main Roads Board…

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Proposed New Highway Review Of Main Roads System

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 19

Mr. R. B. Nott. M.L.A., has received the following letter from Mr M. O'Sullivan, Minister for Transport:—…

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Twenty-One Dead in Crack Train Smash

Central Western Daily · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 4

ALTOONA (Pennsylvania), Wednesday.—Casualties in the wreck of the crack passenger train, “Red Arrow,” now total…

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22 Killed in U.s. Train Smash

National Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wednesday: At least 22 persons were killed and 124 others injured in a luxury train crash yesterday…

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Portland News Continued Portland Road Should Be M.R.B's. RESPONSIBILITY

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 4

Every endeavor is being made by Blaxland Shire Council to have the 'Wang-Portland-Cullen Bullen road classified as a main road and,…

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Railway Trouble Men's Drastic Demands SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1

A meeting of railway men yesterday condemned the attitude of the executive in regard to week-end work and pay…

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Motor Patrol Grader For Coolah

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 19

The Coolah Council has purchased a Caterpillar Motor Patrol Grader through the Commonwealth Disposals…

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Department of Railways, N.s.w

National Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 5

Attention is directed to the notification published in Government Gazette No. 18 of 31st January 1947 respecting the acquisition of land for railway…

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Congestion at Albury Railway Bottleneck

National Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1

ALBURY, Wednesday: Goods traffic between Victoria and NSW is piling up at Albury because of labor shortages. Albury is the break of…

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Railway Patriotic And Welfare Fund

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 5

Mr. S. G. Harding, Traffic Superintendent, was elected president, of the Lithgow working committee of the Railway Employee's Patriotic and…

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Grazier Falls From Train

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

Patrick Louis Vecch, a grazier of Quambone Station, Coonambie, narrowly escaped serious injury when he foil from a train (the Bourke…

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Urgent Gravelling Programme Secondary Roads In Amaroo Shire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 8

Regravelling of a number of important secondary roads with Amaroo Shire has commenced. They include Cumnock-Yeoval…

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£200 for Sandy Creek Road Storm Damage To Be Repaired

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 10

Amaroo Shire Council will spend more than £200 on repairing storm damage to the Sandy Creek Road…

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RAILWAY Vs. Molong Council Much Ado About An Agreement

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 3

The Department of Railways seems determiaed to get Molong Municipal Council to sign an agreement for common use of the…

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Boon, to Lithgow Motorists Process to Prevent Misting of Windscreens

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 6

During the war, one of the problems that the British aviation experts had to solve was the formation of heavy condensation on the…

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Over 200 Killed in Road Accidents

Central Western Daily · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Last year there were 2452 accidents on country roads, with 214 people killed and 2249…

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Miller and Brown Scored Dashing Centuries Against Motor Traders

Central Western Daily · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 5

N.S.W. Police XI batsmen gave bowlers a thrashing at Wade Park yesterday in the Police-Motor Traders match. Tom Brown and Vic Miller both scored cyclonic centuries. Police scored 389 runs for…

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