Cut in Train Services
SYDNEY, Monday: Sydney suburbs are to be cub slightly because the Department of Road Transport is short of 900 men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1949
1,389 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 70
Motor Cyclist Killed Pillion Ride Escapes Injury
SYDNEY, Monday: A man was killed tonight when a motor cycle he was riding skidded in a pool of water in Canterbury road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's Railways All Steel Carriages
LONDON, Monday: A new type of passenger coach is being designed for the railways of Britain. It is made entirely of steel and can be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gaoled For Taking Motor Car
George F. Packham, 18, of Sydney, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment at Orange…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scout Cars for Sixth Motor Regiment
Members of the Sixth Motor Regiment stationed at Orange have started instruction on machine-gun carriers and scout cars, which have recently arrived here…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brazen Defiance, Says S.M. Drove Motor Lorry Without Licence
Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. H. G. Cobley, at Orange Court yesterday, described a “brazen defiance” the action of Michael Dawson who drove a motor lorry without a driver’s licence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fined for Bad Brakes on Motor Truck
Patrick Morgan was fined 30/, with 7/ costs, at Orange court yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to driving a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway First Aid on Spot In Road Accident
A railway engine driver and ambulance instructor rendered first aid to a Polish ex-serviceman on the roadway at the Cook…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petrol Tax for Roads Sound Reason For Campaign
That there is sound reason behind the campaign by Australian automobile organisations that the revenue annually…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Body Found in Railway Yards
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The badly decomposed body of a man was found at Clyde trucking yards at Granville early tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring Objectives For 1949
Naming the most important motoring objectives for 1949, the NRMA general secretary. Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motoring Hold-Ups
The recent big N.S.W. rainstorm caused the greatest mechanical hold-up of motor vehicles…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Terrorists Attack Train
SINGAPORE, Wednesday: Another terrorist outrage is reported from Malaya Fifty rebels held up a timber train [?] from Kuala…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gulgong District News Move for Additional Mudgee Line Train
The "Guardian" has received a request for the co-operation of public bodies in Gulgong in asking that an additional train…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Shunters Hold Up Victorian Railways MELBOURNE
A Shunters' strike in Melbourne is holding up three inter-State lines. The men claim that the trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Support for Railway Co-ordination League
At last Thursday's meeting of Gulgong Shire Council, it was resolved, as requested, to contribute £5 towards the expenses of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Tramman's Win
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: A tram driver, Jack Vaughan, Waratah, won first prize in today's lottery. Vaughan, who called the syndicate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.r.m.a. Expects Increased Motor Vehicle Tax
General secretary of the National Roads Motorists' Association (Mr. H. E. Richards) said yesterday he expected the State Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Alteration In Mail Train Route
The Coonamble Mail will not be diverted at Dubbo, to pass through Yeoval and Cumnock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Condition of Road for Bus
As the Boomey school bus is likely to start its run next week, Amaroo Shire Council engineer has been asked to make an…
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