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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 4 of 73

Railway Remanded Ok Serious Charge

Central Western Daily · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

Charles Claude Simmons 47 examiner was remanded until January 28 at Lithgow Court on £100 ball on charges of having…

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Gloomy Road Position

National Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 2

Unless the Federal Government disgorges some of the many millions of pounds it collects from motorists through the petrol tax and hands…

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“Pig Bill” Sentenced : to Go on Road Gang New York

Central Western Daily · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 5

For contributing to the de[?] of a 14-year-old boy, the former world tennis champion [?] has been sentenced…

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Sydney, Newcastle Will Walk Tram Stoppages on Monday SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 3

There will not be any trams or buses plying in Sydney or Newcastle next Monday. This was decided this afternoon by…

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Man Fatally Injured by Railway Truck

Central Western Daily · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 1

Leonard Langley, 28, of Parkes, died at the Parkes Hospital on Thursday night from injuries he sustained…

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Nashdale-Railway in Virtual Premiership Final

Central Western Daily · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 5

Nashdale and Railway clash today in the first match of the second round of “A” grade competition. Though it is early in the season, this game could be called the…

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Shifting Load Stalls Lorry on Scenic Road

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

Powerful lifting jacks were employed to prevent, a lorry heavily laden with steel, from capsizing on a hill on the scenic road yesterday…

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Sydney Walks to Work Trams and Buses Stop Big Upheaval Threatens SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

A 24-hour stoppage on the trams and buses of Sydney and Newcastle began at midnight last night and will continue all…

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Tram Stoppage Today Dispute May Be Extended

National Advocate · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Thousands of Sydney people will walk to work tomorrow when tram and busmen held their stopwork meeting…

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Railway Football Club Poor Reception for Brazil Plan

National Advocate · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

Yesterday's annual meeting of Bathurst Railway Football Club, after lengthy discussion, opposed the adoption of the "Brazil plan" by…

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Railway Institute Is Opened

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

All branches 'of the N.S Wales Railway service were represented on Friday night when the Commissioner, Mr. T. J Hartigan, officially opened the Railway Institute at its now premises: in Main-street…

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Commissioner's Appeal To Railway Men Is Loudly Cheered

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

In an appeal to railway workers to prevent national crises in which strikes and stopwork meetings disorganised the entire N.S. Wales…

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Railway's Fifth Engine on Oil

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 4

Cardiff Railway Workshops have converted their fifth 55-class locomotive to oil-burning to conserve coal…

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Two Seriously Injured In Motor Cycle Crash

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

Shocking injuries were sustained by a motor cyclist who, with a girl pillion passenger, ran off the road east of "Apple Shed Corner" on the Great Western-Highway yesterday afternoon, and crashed head-on…

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Railway Batsmen made Leaders Rue Dropped Catches

Central Western Daily · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 3

Railway scored 309 runs (in 225 minutes) for the loss of nine wickets against Nashdale in the match of the day on Saturday. Gaining mastery over the varied…

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Train Injures Girl Sydney

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 4

Struck by a train near Rosehill this morning, Miss Una Blacows, 24, of Croydon, was severely injured…

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Girl Badly Injured by Train

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday: A young girl is in danger of losing a leg as the result of being injured by a steam train near Goodyear's factory at Rosehill…

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City and Country Still on Road

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 3

A little early history trundled through Junee yesterday when a 27-sealer coach, Cobb and Co. Style, was drawn through the…

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Tram, Bus Men Vote for Work Return at Midnight

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Sydney tram and bus men voted in favor of returning to work at midnight tonight at a stopwork meeting at Leichhardt Stadium this…

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Train on Fire

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Five trains were delayed for periods as long as 20 minutes tonight when an electric train carriage caught fire at Granville…

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