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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 12 of 77

Fire Protection for New Railway Department Electrical Depot

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 2

Provision of adequate fire-fighting equipment in the new Railway Department electricity undertaking at Lithgow will be arranged as a routine matter according to the Minister for Transport, Mr. M. O'Sullivan…

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Application for £4000 for Roads

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 18

The Department of Public Works requested a recent meeting of Gulgong Shire Council to submit an additional programme of works not…

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Railway Defeats Wollar

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 18

Gulgong Railway Cricket team had a narrow win over Wollar in a non-competition game last Sunday, Railway complied 133, K. Large 36,…

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Melbourne Tram Strike Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 2

A mass meeting of tramway men and women decided in Melbourne tonight to stop work after the last all night tram finished running about…

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Railway Paymaster Acquitted Parkes

National Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 5

A railway paymaster. Thomas Arthur Coughlan, was today at the Quarter Sessions. acquitted by direction of Judge Shortland…

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Melbourne Trams Not Running City's Transport Chaos

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, This Afternoon-- Melbourne government tramway and busmen went on strike this morning, throwing the city's transport into…

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Standover Tactics Alleged To Lithgow Railwayman's Widow

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Railway investigating officers had "stood over" the widow of one of the figures in the Lithgow power house theft cases for the recovery of £12, Mr. James. Chalmers, Member for Hartley, said in the Legislative Assembly…

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Huge Loam to Restore Roads

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 5

The Treasurer, Mr. A. W. Fadden, said in the House of Representatives yesterday that the Government intended to borrow £250 million over a period of five years (under the control authority of the Department of Development) to assist…

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Appeal For Train Accident Victim

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

An appeal has [?] launched to assist Clarence Norman Rogers, a 24-year-old signalman of 46 Sale Street, Orange, who had a…

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11 Injured in Train Smash Adelaide

National Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 5

Eleven people were injured today near the siding at Kilburn, a ten miles from Adelaide. The accident occurred when a…

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Road Transport Of Superphosphate Now Permitted

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

Wheatgrowers who are experiencing delays in the delivery of superphosphate can obtain from the Commissioner for Road…

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District Aerodrome Move Gains Fresh Heart Orange Council May Have Trouble Resuming Land at Spring Hill

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

Molong Municipal Council now believes it has an excellent chance of having an aerodrome established west of Orange because it has received information that Orange City Council has not…

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Fear of Fatal Smash on Road to Emmco Factory Traffic Rush

Central Western Daily · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

Dangerous traffic congestion in Edward Street, Orange, at starting and knock-off times at Emmco…

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Shovel Still Valuable Item in Road Drainage Equipment Big Machinery "Useless" for Drainage

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 4

A shovel could be more effective than heavy mechanised equipment in doing some drainage work throughout the shire, councillors stated at Monday's meeting of the Boree Shire Council at Cudal…

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Bathurst Railway Robbery

National Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

Some time during Wednesday night or early yesterday morning the stores shed at the Bathurst Railway Per Way yards was broken into and it is…

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Toll of the Road Heavier Than War

National Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: Figures quoted by the Federal Minister for Transport, (Mr. Beale) in Parliament today show that Australia's road casualties last…

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General News Railway Football Club

National Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 2

Members and intending members of Railway Football Club are reminded that training will take place on Sunday morning at 9.30 sharp. Players…

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Three More Road Deaths at Weekend; Cycle Crash Struck Fence

Central Western Daily · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 1

Two youths and a man were killed in road accidents on the Mitchell Highway over the weekend…

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One Killed—another Injured Fatality at Dunkeld Truck Crashes Through Bridge; Topples Into Creek

National Advocate · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

A Sydney Morning Herald newspaper delivery truck crashed seven miles west of Bathurst on the Orange Road at Dunkeld yesterday morning, killing the driver instantly and seriously injuring a…

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Motorcycle Accident

National Advocate · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

When a motorcycle he was riding got out of control on the Great Western Highway near Kelso at 1.30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, Pte. K. Milne (20)…

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