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

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

1,532 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 77

Railway Social Club Quarterly Function Proposed Reunion of Railwaymen

National Advocate · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 1

Plans [?] union of [?] in Bathurst during 1950 were revealed by Mr L Whatley at the quarterly…

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Tribute To Railway Chief

Central Western Daily · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 1

Submitting a toast to the Railway Commissioner, Mr. Garside, at the farewell to Mr. C. O. Edwards on Friday night, Mr. Norman Dundas said that the present chief was one of the ablest men to have ever occupied the important position…

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Orange Railway Services Today

Central Western Daily · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 2

ARRIVING from Sydney.— 4 a.m., to Coonamble; 4.25 a.m., to Forbes and Broken Hill; 5 a.m., to Bourke; 3.19 p.m., to Forbes;…

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Boy Hurt in Smash Pinnacle Road Accident

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 4

After a motor cycle and a push bike collided on the Pinnacle Rd. on Sunday afternoon, a boy was admitted to an Orange hospital…

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Police Raid Mudgee Mail Train

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 3

LITHGOW, Tuesday. — On Its way to Sydney today the Mudgee Mail train was twice raided by police, who were…

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Arrests on Train Police Seize Revolver

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday: On its way to Sydney early today, the Mudgee Mail train was twice raided by police searching for a man…

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Toll of the Road 13 Fatal Accidents

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: There were more road deaths in New South Wales during the Christmas holidays than last year…

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Railway Getting Wrong Coal Train Services May Be Affected

National Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Train services are likely to be dislocated in the next fortnight because the railways are being suplied with unsuitable…

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Unsuitable Coal for Railways Train Services May Be Dislocated

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Railways Commissioner, Mr. Garside, said today that train services are likely to be dislocated…

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No Daily Train Service for Gulgong

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 12

The hon secretary to Gulgong Chamber of Commerce (Mr. F. A. Jones has received the following advice from the Secretary for…

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Train Derailed at Dunedoo; Line Smashed for 20 Chains

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

Havoc was caused on the railway line about sis miles west of Dunedoo early on New Year's night, when a…

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Three Men, One Allegedly with Revolver, Arrested on Mudgee Mail Train

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

Reports that a man had produced a revolver in a hotel at Dunedoo resulted in Rylstone police boarding the Mudgee mail train early on Tuesday morning and arresting two men, and Lithgow police searching the train at Wallerawang and…

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Two Thrown from Motor Cycle

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

Two young Mudgee men were injured when they were thrown from a motor cycle on the Wilbetree road last Sunday…

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Railways Give Aid to Building Industry Speed-up In Transport

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 2

Thousands of tons of gypsum, essential for the building industry in New South Wales, have passed through Orange on the way to Sydney in the last three weeks. The Railways Department is…

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Heat Wave Motoring Vapor Lock Trouble

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 7

The onrush of summer is causing many cars to be held up by vapor lock. Excessive heat causes petrol in…

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Motor Cycle And Sulky Collide

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 3

John Godfrey Fisher, of 15 James Street, West Ryde, escaped with slight injuries to the leg but his motor cycle was extensively…

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Manslaughter Charge Against Motorist

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--A 23- years-old motorist was charged with manslaughter to-day following, the death of Neville Mantava (22), of…

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Missed Train

Central Western Daily · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 5

LONDON. Friday.—Australian footballer, Bruce Ryan, was yesterday suspended for two matches by Hull Rugby League Club,…

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Orange-mudgee Road

Central Western Daily · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 1

Mr. Charles Cutler, MLA. Country Party member for Orange, has been advised by the Minister for Local Government…

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Van Leaves Road

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 2

Driver of a Shell Oil Co. panel van, Mr. Arnold Clair Griffiths, of 10 Roach Street, Arncliffe, reported to the Bathurst Police Station,…

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