Electrification of Western Railway Line
Bathurst Council's move to have the electrification of the railway line from Sydney to Lithgow extended to Bathurst was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1950
1,532 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 77
Conference on Proposed Aerodrome Opposition to Site West of Orange
Despite lack of support from both Orange City Council and Canobolas Shire Council for a proposal to establish an aerodrome…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Causes Fire (From Our Correspondent)
MAMILDRA— An outbreak of fire, thought to nave been caused by a spark from a passing locomotive, occurred on a block of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Investigation Of Orange-Mudgee Road Link
Mr. Charles Cutler, MLA, Country Party Member for Orange has been advised by the Minister for Local Government that three…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Visiting Motor Cyclist Fined
Portland motor cyclist clive John Griffiths (19), who was charged with carrying a pillion passenger illegally on July 2 and further, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Modernity in Railway Advertising
Water for the first N.S.W. locomotive was bought at Redfern from a milkman at 16 a cartload. This piece of information is contained on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Popularity of Diesel Rail Motors To the Editor
Sir,-- Mention in Tuesday's "Mercury" of the popularity of the Mudgee Line diesel train no doubt brings to the mind of many readers a recent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Repairs to Roads Abercrombie Shire Area
Four roads were decided on by Abererombie Shire Council for a supplementary improvements programme of £2000 under the Commonwealth Aid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lithgow Bowler's Throat Cut In Road Incident
One man had his throat cut and 13 others were showered with splintered glass when a heavy baulk of timber crashed through the side of a parlor coach packed with Lithgow bowlers, in an alleged hit-run collision near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strange Tragedy Aged Woman Murdered Nephew Killed by Train
SYDNEY, Sunday: An 84 year old woman died today in Parramatta District Hospital from injuries received yesterday at her home in Granville…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Good Start Bathurst-sydney Sunday Train Over 100 on Board
The restoration of the Sunday train service from Bathurst yesterday afternoon, proved very popular from a local point of view…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CORRESPONDENCE In Defence of Railway Men (To the Editor.)
Sir,—In a report of last wednesday night's Council meeting Ald Henderson, in the discussion on the establishment of a Tourist Officer in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Howell’s Six Wickets for Six Runs Easy Win For Railway
A sensational bowling performance by Railway captain, Alan Howell, who took six wickets for six runs, gave his team the easiest of outright wins over Nashdale in Orange first grade cricket competition. Howell clean bowled six…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bridge Is Danger Spot
MOREE, Tuesday: When they heard a cry for help from near Broadwater Bridge at Moree early today people found a shire truck driver…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Safety Plan
In the N.R.M.A.'s opinion, no real impact will be made upon the road accident problem until the numbers of the police patrol force are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Roads Scoured by Torrential Rain
While many areas of the district have been crying out for repairs to road' and egresses, torrential rains have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bad Causeways on Road to Gallymont
A complaint about causeways on the Mandurama-Gallymont road was made to the January meeting of Lyndhurst Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ex-railwaymen's Meeting
A meeting of the retired railway employees will be held at the Railway Institute on Thursday, January 19, commencing at 3 p.m. Mr. C. Hodge,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Fined
BATHURST,— Neville J. Smith, 18, of Orange, pleaded guilty at Bathurst Court on Monday to a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sunday Train
Following the recent decision by the Railway Department, a passenger train will leave Bathurst again on Sunday afternoon. The train will…
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