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

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

1,233 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 62

Railway Crane

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

At Bathurst Council meeting last night a letter was received from the Secretary for Railways regarding representations made by Alderman Fish…

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£2460 granted far Lyndhurst roads

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 11

The Minuter for Public Works and Local Government, Mr. J. J. Cahill, has decided to grant £2,460 towards the cost of repairing damage to roads in Lyndhurst Shire, sustained during flood rains last year…

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Storage Reservoir in Bridge Street

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 5

Tenders have been called by Lithgow City Council for the construction of a one-million-gallon service reservoir which will assist to boost…

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Rescued from Snowbound Train Wreck

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday—Rescuers, floundering through snowdrifts up to six feet deep, successfully fought against…

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Road Safety New Campaign

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The NSW Transport Commissioner. Mr. Shoebridge, said today that road accidents were third in the list of major cases…

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Shire Residents Offer Assistance to Make Roads Passable

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 10

Residents in several parts of the Manildra district have offered to contribute financially or to contribute manual labor towards repairs to roads in the vicinity of their…

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Leap Off Train Cost Man £1/10/-

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 6

MOLONG, Thursday.—A man was fined £1 with 10/- costs and £3 witness expenses at this morning’s Molong Court for…

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Train Smash in Scotland Snow Hampers Rescue Work

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday: Rescue floundering, through snowdrifts up a six feet deep successfully tough against time to release trapped…

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Ceylon Naval Ratings Train with the Royal Navy

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 5

A DETACHMENT OF NAVAL RATINGS of the Ceylon Navy arrived in Britain recently to undergo an intensive training course with the Royal Navy. Picture shows some of the Ceylon Navy ratings working as a gun crew during their initial training…

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Bathurst Motorist Loses Licence Driving Under linfluence Case

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

Appearing before Mr. Dash, S.M., at Bathurst Court yesterday, Harold Walmsley, a clerk, of Bathurst, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having…

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Young Motor Cyclist in Trouble

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

A motor cyclist was travelling at such speed that, after passing a car on the incorrect Side on the Western Highway at Bowenfels…

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Campaign Against Railway Thieves

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Detectives of the Railway Investigation Branch raided two houses at Bondi Junction during the night and seized…

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Truck Crashes Over Bridge; 2 Injured

Central Western Daily · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 1

A man and a woman had narrow escapes from death when the utility track in which they were travelling plunged over a bridge on the Forest Reefs Road late on Thursday night…

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Munition Dump Under Home Road of Bombs

National Advocate · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY. Sunday: The horrors of war still enter into the private life of New Guinea. A young airline pilot building his home in the Wewak area…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

National Advocate · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 2

When his motor cycle came Into collision with a car at the corner of George and Russell Streets at 6.25 on Saturday night, motor cyclist…

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Railway Forced Draw with Amaroo Floyd, Meyer In Valuable Stand

Central Western Daily · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 12

Mental Hospital was the only team to get an outright win in the Orange District Cricket Association’s A Grade Competition on Saturday. They defeated CYMS after J. Lovett (10 for 111) and…

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Determined Effort to Prevent Road Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--The transport authorities will make an all-out blitz on people who cause road accidents, the Commissioner for…

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Yesterday Was Busy Day Motor Bike Smash at 'Wang

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

Ambulance officers, after a quiet week-end period, had a particularly busy day yesterday, when they were called to attend 12 minor accidents,…

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Railways To Build Homes For Lithgow Employees

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

Acting in conjunction with the Housing Commission, the Railways Department proposes to launch a housing project to provide accommodation for Departmental employees. These homes will be situated in…

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Floods in Old. Train Passengers Stranded

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday. Severe floods continue in parts of north and central Queensland. At Longreach in the central west…

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