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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 6 of 77

Rebuilding Bridge Immortalised by Constable LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 5

Reconstruction of a small wooden bridge in Britain, known all over the world, is now being discussed. It is Flatford Bridge in Suffolk, which was…

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Killed While Riding on Top of Train

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

DUNGOG, This Afternoon.-- A half-caste aborigine was killed and another half-caste was critically injured near Dungog early this…

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Tragedy In Main Street West Road Crash

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

The bodies of an elderly married couple were hurled through the air with terrific force and strewn on opposite sides of Main-street terribly injured after they had been run down and smashed by a car between Ferro-street and…

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Harbor Bridge Toll No Assistance from Mr. Menzies

National Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. McGirr) has been informed by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) that Federal Cabinet has rejected a request that the…

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Railway Trucks Remove Wheat From Manildra

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

A total of 110 railway trucks have been filled at Manildra daring the past fortnight, reports our correspondent…

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Motorists Moved on

National Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

Many Bathurst motorists received hock yesterday when a police constable, on beat duty, ordered them to remove their vehicles from "No…

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Railway Flower and Vegetable Show

National Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

The Bathurst Railway Institute Horticultural Society is holding its annual summer exhibition of flowers and vegetables in the Cathedral…

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Railwaymen's Generosity

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 5

COWRA, Thursday.-- At Cowra railway employees have made a fine gesture to the widow and six small children or Roderick McEwan. a…

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Bridge Toll Fight for Abolition

National Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday: The campaign for the abolition of the Harbor Bridge toll would be continued, the secretary of the Toll Abolition Committee (Mr…

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New Road at Forbes

National Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 1

FORBES. Friday: Forbes Municipal Council, following: representations to the Local Government Minister (Mr. Cahill)has been told that a grant…

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Swept From Train One Dead—another Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday. Early this morning a half caste aborigine was found unconscious on top of a carriage on the Murwillumbah mad train at…

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Motor Cycle Races

National Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 2

The Bathurst Motor Cycle Club has organised the first of the 1950 miniature TT races for Cherry Tree Hill on February 12. The programme…

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Speedy, Economical, Mower! Motor Mowers on Display at Loneragans

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 5

The very latest in modern motor [?]n mowers are now on display at [?]neragan's. Machinery Department…

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Soviet Keeps Up Road Blockade

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 3

BERLIN, Monday.— The Russians last night reimposed their five-vehicles per hour schedule on Berlin-bound lorry traffic at…

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Two Killed in Road Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, This Afternoon.-- Stanley Kilpatnck, 60, of Collingwood, and his son Francis Kilpatrick of Brunswick, were killed when their…

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Main Road Whiley’s Junction To Shadforth

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

The road from Whiley’s Junction near Spring Hill running in a northerly direction to the Western Highway at Shadforth is to…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

When a motor cycle skidded on the Limekilns Road, about 15 miles from Bathurst, at 9.30 yesterday morning, a 20-year-old Bathurst motor cyclist…

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Accidental Death Of Road Accident Victim

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 3

A finding of accidental death was returned by the District Coroner, Mr. D. M. Cregan, yesterday, after he had conducted an inquiry into the death on December 16 of William Louis Fletcher, of Harbord, following an accident near Marrangaroo…

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Sunday Train Services

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Transport advised last night's meeting of the Bathurst Council that he had approved of the reintroduction of the Sunday train…

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Road Accidents January Death Toll

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday:, With some country reports still some in, the death roll from road accidents in NSW for January of this year now…

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