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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 9 of 73

Dangerous Road Alleged

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 6

Owing to the inferior condition of that section of the footpath in Macauley street, between Tank and Laidley streets, women with prams…

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Wolgan Valley Wants Real Road

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 6

At Wednesday's meeting of Blaxland Shire Council a deputation from the Wolgan Valley Progress Association asked that the road from the top of the…

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Molong Cycle Club Re-formed Members To Hold Road Handicap

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

Molong Cycle Club has been re-organised after a lapse of eight years. At a well attended meeting in the…

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Motor Traders Will Conduct Mock Court at Mardi Gras

Central Western Daily · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

Mr. Herb Lapham, representing the Orange Motor Traders’ Association at the Mardi Gran committee meeting on…

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Realistic Road Safety Film

Central Western Daily · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 8

The NRMA urges the public not to miss seeing the film short entitled, “Traffic with the Devil,” now being displayed In the…

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Turon Shire Roads Extensive Storm Damage Reports to Yesterday's Meeting

National Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 3

At yesterday's monthly meeting of the Turon Shire Council the Shire Engineer (Mr. R. C. Cox) reported that numerous heavy storms in recent…

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Body Found on Road

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

The body of an aged man was found on the roadway between Sodwalls and Rydal late on Friday afternoon. He was Joseph Platt, aged 70…

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Bell Road Is Still Blocked

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

Owing to the heavy landslide which occurred on Wednesday, blocking the Bell Kurrajong road at Mt. Tomah, the road is still closed to…

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Special Train Took-stranded People to City

Central Western Daily · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

A special train was sent from Orange for passengers on the diesel train from broken Hill who missed the Forbes mail at…

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Popping It on Excessive Railway Freights Wool Growers Suffer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 7

Instead of cheaper freights which might have been expected with ability to haul greater lends and improved…

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Railway Staff Changes

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

Staff changes announced by the District Railway Superintendent's office, Lithgow were as follows: H. C. Dodd. 4th clerk. Bathurst coaching to…

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Clear the Track an Incident in Railway Working

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 4

Well, good night old man, we've had a long day, and now to sleep." Thus said the superintendent to the engineer before leaving for their…

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Railway Express Bowler Gets “Hat Trick”

Central Western Daily · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

Jack Wheler, Railway Cricket Club’s fast bowler, secured a hat trick when he bowled three West End batsmen with…

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Made Practice of Not Paying Train Fare

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

Maxwell Offner was fined £2, and ordered to pay £1/6/5 costs when be pleaded guilty al the Orange Court…

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Tramdriver Charged with Being Drunk

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Allan Hugh Williams (39). tram driver, was charged at Central Court today with having been found drunk on February…

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Motor Traders and Police Cricketers in Charity Game

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

An Orange Motor Traders Cricket Association team will play the N.S.W. Police XI at Wade Park on Friday…

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Sports Train to Katoomba

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

A special sports train will leave Bathurst for Lithgow and Katoomb on Sunday. 23rd February a t 9.30 a.m. This train is being sponsored…

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Former Orange Man Hurt in Train Derailment Sydney

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 1

The Mudgee mall train was held up at Wallerawang for 80 minutes when a brakevan and the truck of a goods train were…

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Main Road Proposals Not To Include Park Land

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 4

Agreement between Council and the Department of Main Roads concerning the proposal to link Main Road No. 516 along Mort street, via Cooerwull and Lithgow streets to Main street, has been reached…

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"Matter of High Public Interest and Policy" Repairs to Carcoar—coombing Dam Road

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 1

A SCENIC ROAD across Mount Macquarie — from Carcoar to Coombing Creek Dam site — could, in the future, be the means of attracting innumerable tourists to the Blayney-Carcoar area…

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