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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 15 of 77

Drovers To Control Travelling Stock On Certain Roads

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 3

Drovers travelling stock along a highway are not lawfully required to employ a person in front of the stock in warn…

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A Hint to [?] Motor[?] Don't Cr[?] to Cycles

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 1

Cyclists [?] well [?] observing [?] regarding [?] Since the [?] couple of weeks…

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Melb. Tram Dispute Federal Move Unlikely

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: There is no immediate prospect of the Commonwealth intervening in the Melbourne [?] strike…

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Remands on Railway Charges

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 1

Evelyn Percy Boaden and Clarence J. Parnaby were remanded in this morning's Court of Petty Session on several…

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Lithgow Wins Railway Tennis Trophy

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 6

On Sunday a team from the Lithgow Railway Institute travelled to Cowra to play for the Adelaide Tailoring Co. challenge trophy. This…

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Passengers Sleep on Railway Station

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Railway traffic on the Main Southern Line has been disrupted since last night when 13 trucks of a goods…

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Motor Cycle Rider Mm A Comet; Fined

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 5

A motor cyclist was fined £1/13/-with 7/-costs at Orange Court on Monday for cutting a corner, while making a turn. He was Colin McCulley, of…

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O.P.R. Weekly Review Electric Motors

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 10

We have on band a full range of Electric Motors, ranging from fractional h.p. models, designed for the home or workshop,…

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Rode Motor Cycle But No Permit

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 9

On a charge of hiving ridden a motor cycle without a learner’s permit, a young man was fined 23/…

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Train Derailment

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 22

Owing to the derailment at Craboon-Coolah train; passengers destined for Leadville and Coolah had to…

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Chamber Seeks Petrol Tax Money For Roads (From Our Correspondent)

Central Western Daily · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 2

EUGOWRA — Eugowra Chamber of Commerce is to ask the Federated Chambers of Commerce of N.S.W. to press for a greater allocation of petrol tax moneys to country councils for work on roads…

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Easter Motor Races

National Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 2

Further arrangements for the speed races to be conducted on Mt. Panorama over Easter are expected to be made at a conference in the…

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Pinnacle Road Team for

Central Western Daily · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 16

PINNACLE RD. against March at Pinnacle Road on Saturday R. Fitzgerald, E. Fitzgerald, T. Leedham, J. Lovett, J. Lewis, L…

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Glen Davis May Secure Flood Proof Bridge

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

Blaxland Shire Council will investigate the possibility of giving flood-ravaged Glen Davis a second lifeline in the event of further heavy inundations. On Wednesday the Council…

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Alleged Bribery Inquiry Liberal Member's Evidence Railway Witness Tells of Mystery Call

National Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: When the Royal Commission dealing with the alleged bribery case resumed today, Basil Genders, of Lithgow, continued…

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Motor Fuel Supplies

National Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 8

WASHINGTON, Thursday: Expenditure of 13 million dollars by Britain to purchase petroleum products in the United States, South America and the…

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Railway Tent Homes Destroyed By Fire

Central Western Daily · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

BLAYNEY, Thursday.— Two Blayney railway families lost their furniture and personal effects, which…

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Road Repairs Sought Eginton Request

National Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 1

The driver of the school conveyance from Eglinton fears he will not be able to make many more trips because of the state of the road between Mt…

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New Road Proposed Burraga-trunkey Link

National Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 1

The president of Abercrombie Shire Council (Cr. Brownlow) told yesterday's meeting of the Council that he and other councillors had inspected a…

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Ganger Dragged Under Train

Central Western Daily · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 1

A 46-year-old railway ganger, Harry D[?] was shockingly [?] when he was dragged under a train at Rydel level crossing on Saturday night. The accident occurred about 15 miles from Lithgow, and…

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