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

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

1,295 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 65

Motorist Fined £10

Central Western Daily · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 2

A Sydney man, Norman Walter Hohneberg, of Park Road, Auburn, was fined £10 by Mr. C. W. English, SM, at Orange…

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Road Accident

National Advocate · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 2

Two passengers on the back of a utility truck were slightly injured yesterday when the vehicle they were travelling on collided with a truck…

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Bridge Turnstile

National Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 2

Turon Shire Council yesterday decided to install a turnstile on the Turon end of the Denison Bridge to prevent stock from straying onto the…

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Abercrombie Roads Grant

National Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 2

The Abercrombie Shire Council has been allocated £6,202 by the Department of Main Roads for the maintenance and improvement of roads…

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Road Signs

National Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 2

The Department of Bead Transport notified. Turon Shire Council that two new "Halt" signs will be forwarded to replace the existing dilapidated signs…

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Cow on the Road

National Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 2

Rockley resident, Mr. C. Aslmus, storngly complained to Abercrombie' Shire Council yesterday on the alleged prevalence of straying stock in the…

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Egypt Closes Cairo-Suez Road

National Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 1

CAIRO, Friday: The Egyptian Government has closed the Cairo-Suez road to all British traffic, including diplomatic cars…

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Road Works in Turon Shire Engineer's Report

National Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 1

"Owing to the Christmas standdown, less than two weeks' effective work, has been carried out since the last meeting," Mr. G. B. Welch, Shire…

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Rich Motor Car Market In Australia

Central Western Daily · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Friday. — Three leading British motor car manufacturers are going “all out” to develop their export in Australia, which is considered one of the most lucrative markets. Lord Nuffield of the Morris…

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Lack of Cement Supplies Retarding Council's Road and Bridge Works

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 1

Several councillors at last month's meeting of Gulgong Shire Council referred to damages…

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New Regulations to Make Things Safer on Roads

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 8

Drivers of big lorries parked on roadsides may be required to light flares 50 yards ahead and…

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Three Minor Road Accidents At Week-end

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 2

Of the three minor road accidents reported to Lithgow police over the weekend two involved cars…

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Lorry Driver's Lucky Escape in Road Crash

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 2

Crashing down a 15ft. embankment when it left the road' near Glen Davis on Thursday night, a heavy transport lorry landed upside down with its engine still running and lights burning…

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Railways Want Thousands of Men

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 8

The Minister for Transport said last week that 20,000 men were wanted immediately for railway…

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Winsor Quiet on Position of Railways Chief

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- The Director of Transport, Mr. R. Winsor, today refused to confirm or deny a report that…

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Rail Worker Killed by Train

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: At Belmore station, near Sydney today, a railway worker was killed when he was struck by two trains travelling in opposite…

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Twelve Killed in Ecuador Road Collision

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 1

QUITO, Ecuador, Tuesday. At least 12 persons were killed and 22 injured in southwest Ecuador, yesterday, when…

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Railway Clerk Injured

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 2

Alan Charters (17), of Crowsan St., Milthorpe, a clerk employed at the Railway Works Branch Office, suffered a probable facture to the spins…

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Big Jump In Illegal Use Of Motor Cars

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Aft.--The Chief of the C.I.B. Supt. C. J. Delaney, said today he was gravely…

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Rabbits on Shire Roads

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 2

Two cases of rabbit infestation on Shire roads were brought to the notice of Lyndhurst Shire…

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