"Beach" Train Proves Popular Innovation
There were over 50 bookings made at Lithgow to travel on the "beach" train which was made up locally for the first time on Sunday. This…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1947
1,455 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 73
Council to Train Cadet Engineer
Adopting a recommendation by the engineer, Mr. R. L. Coles, Lithgow Council on Monday night decided to call applications for the position of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Toll of the Road One Killed, Four Injured
SYDNEY, Tuesday: One person was killed and four others were injured in road accidents in Sydney tonight. John Muloney (64), of Marrickville…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I’ll Take the Low! You Take High Road
WHILE workmen were finishing off on the ground floor of the home of Mr. T. Humphrey, in Melbourne, Mr. Humphrey and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Staff Changes
Stall changes issued by the Railway District Superintendent's office, Lithgow, yesterday were: O. F. Simpsan, A.S.M. Young to Mudgee. J. E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?]Ess Eeared for Racing Motorist
LONDON, Tuesday: Sir Malcolm Campbell, famous racing motorist, is threatened with blindness, and is being a specialist today…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cycle Victim Still in Serious Condition
One of the victims of a serious motor cycle smash five miles from Lithgow on Sunday evening, Mr. Rex Bryant,of Calero-street, is still in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aerodrome Site
Some time ago a sub-committee was formed by the Gulgong Chamber of Commerce to investigate the formation of an aerodrome in this…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Train Derailed Near Sydney
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Overshooting Herne Bay railway station two carriages of a four carriage electric train were derailed on the edge of an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Better Roads Merriwa Shire Programme
Following are extracts from the engineer's report submitted to the last meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council:—…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Another Train Assault Two Youths Charged
CANBERRA, Wednesday: Two youths who allegedly criminally assaulted a 14-years-old girl on Canberra railway station last Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring Bodies See Gloomy Road Position for Future
Unless the Federal Government disgorges some of the many millions of pounds collects from motorists through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Special Train From Molong to Orange
A special train will leave Molong for Orange, on Sunday, January 26, at 9.20 a.m. It will return the same night, leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fox Studios 185 Burwood Road, Burwood
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →M.R.B. and McKane's Falls Road (To the Editor)
Sir,--I noticed with interest a matter appearing in the "Mercury" recent Blaxland Shire Council meeting. The matter was advice…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Molong Mother Critical Of Railway Service
Scathing criticism of the existing railways service in that women and children are forced to stand on long journeys is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Boy Killed by Tram
SYDNEY, Thursday: A youth was killed and another injured when they were struck by a tram while boarding on the wrong side of another tram…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Turon Shire Council Complaints About Roads
Several ratepayers in the Turon Shire wrote to yesterday's meeting complaining of the bad state of roads in the area due to the heavy storms…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roads of Access Complaints to Turon Shire
Mr. F. C. Edmonds and Mr. G. Kimm wrote to yesterday's meeting of the Turon Shire Council asking what had been done in the way of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Minority in Argentina Inquire Re British Owned Railways LONDON
The Radical minority group in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies has asked for an open declaration about the present negotiations for the sale…
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