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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 9 of 62

Stalin's Oppressed Smash His Friendship Train

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

UEIZEN, East Germany, Monday.--An East German refugee revealed yesterday that 25 armed Polish Partisans…

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Huge Railway Deficit for 1949-50

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

Despite increased fares and freight charges the New South Wales Railways showed an overall loss of £2,494,505 during…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

National Advocate · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 2

A 23-years-old motor cyclist Maxwell Connors, a station hand of "Lan[?]drrie." Rockley, suffered a broken right leg, a rpobabit fracture of…

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Poles Destroy Stalin's Luxury Train

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 2

UELZEN, (East Germany). Monday: An East German refugee revealed yesterday that 25 armed Polish partisans attacked and destroyed…

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Road Deaths Must Increase Before Dept. Will Act

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 2

More people will have to be killed and the number of fatal road accidents will have to be increased sharply before traffic "HALT" signs can be…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 2

A 36-years-old migrant motor cyclist suffered facial and head injuries, together with abrasions, when the motor general abrasions, when the motor…

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Echo of Local Road Tragedy Driver Fined for Negligence

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

Recently acquitted at Bathurst Quarter Sessions when charged with the manslaughter of Robert Harper, young…

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Wants to Fence a Road to Keep Rabbits Off Farm

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

Carcoar P.P. Board wants Waugoola Shire to allow a Woodstock farmer to erect a fence and a gate at the end of a road…

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Motorist for Trial

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 2

At Blayney yesterday, the District Coroner, Mr. P. Jack, committed for trial 21 years old Brian James Nixon, of Blayney, on a charge of…

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Blayney Motorist on Manslaughter Charge

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

BATHURST, Tuesday.--Brian James Nixon, 21, of Blayncy, was committed for trial by the Blayney Coroner, Mr. T. A. Black, to-day…

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Motor Vehicle Registrations

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 7

Australian motor vehicle registrations dropped sharply in December, but this is not unusual in December…

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Man's Death Under Bridge Lithgow

National Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 2

Two men had been living under a railway viaduct at Marrangaroo, on the Great Western Highway with the dead body of their companion,…

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Wants Road Tax Abolished Dubbo Move

National Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 2

DUBBO. Wednesday: Dubbo Chamber of Commerce has started a campaign to have the road tax lifted. They will send letters to all…

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Motor Racing Conference

National Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 2

A conference to discuss matters in connection with car and cycle races at Mt. Panorama at Easter will be held at the Bathurst Town Hall on…

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Railway Man Injured

National Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 2

Mr. Les Williams (16), of Rankin Street, suffered lacerations and contusions to the third finger of his right hand yesterday when he had it…

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Costly Favor For Motor Cyclist

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 2

A motor cyclist who said in yesterday's court he had carried two other men on his machine at the one time "as a favor"…

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Car and Tram in Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Three people were injured when a an collided with a tram, overturned and skidded along on the hood in…

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Triple Charge Against Young Motor Cyclist

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 5

An uninsured and unregistered motor cycle, and he himself an unlicensed rider, cost Ronald Case, 19, of Ferro-street, a total…

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Road Repairs

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 9

Glad to see the Shire road plant doing considerable work on our roads, after the abnormal rains of 1950…

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Landholders to Help with Road Repairs

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 8

Landholders at Manildra and Cudal told Monday's meeting of Boree Shire Council that they were prepared…

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