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

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

1,285 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 65

Bri[?] Ete Sy[?] W Bridge

National Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 2

LON[?] A British metho[?]ng concrete [?]s to be [?] for the first time [?] n of a…

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Trespass on Railway Three Men and Woman Fined

National Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 2

Four people apeared at Bathurst Court yesterday charged with trespassing on railway property, (a railway carriage) in the early hours of…

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£4 Million Bridge For Auckland

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 3

Two United Kingdom firms have won a £4 million contract to build a giant earthquake-resisting bridge across the harbour at Auckland, New Zealand Two firms (Dorman, Long and Co., of Middlesbrough and the Cleveland Bridge…

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Govt. Subsidy for Road—“if Funds Permit”

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 1

A share of the cost of bitumenising the Orange-Parkes Road from Woodward Street to the Canobolas Shire boundary will be provided by the Department of Main Roads this…

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Motor Cyclist in Collision

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 3

Mr. J. Wlodaroczyk sustained a badly splintered right thigh bone when he collided with a car recently…

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Car Strikes Bridge

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 2

Bathurst' police, are Investigating a motor accident which occurred on the O'Connell Road about 2.33 a.m. yesterday. A vehicle came into collision…

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Fruit Train Should Run For Several Months

Central Western Daily · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 1

The fruit train from Orange to the Sydney markets should run for several months yet, said O.P.R. Manager, Mr. Bert Black yesterday…

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Letter to the Editor Woodward Road

Central Western Daily · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 2

SIR.—From the article in the central Western Daily, it seems that no advantage has been taken…

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Motor Cyclist Loses Licence Drunken Driving

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A motor-cyclist in Parramatta Court today lost his licenre for two years for driving under the influence yesterday…

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Bathurst Motor Cycle Notes

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 2

Keith Redding showed his prowess as a speedway rider at the meeting on Thursday night, by winning two races and being ard of racing. The riding of the bigname Sydney stars, including Graham Warren and Test representative Lionel Levy, was outstanding,…

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Hannah's Bridge PERSONAL

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 8

Mr. and Mrs. Stan Ryan and family have motored to Wollongong, where they are spending a holiday with Mrs…

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Good Road Record

Central Western Daily · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 3

Despite heavy holiday traffic during the past week, Orange has experienced its…

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Train Victim Was Resident Of Glen Davis

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 2

Pone have identified a woman who plunged to her death breath the wheels of an electric train from a…

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Cudgegong Shire Engineer Reviews Operations: Roads in Good Order

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 1

At last meeting of Cudgegong Shire Council, the engineer, Mr. W. Lake, reviewed operations for the year. Among other things, he [?]…

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Pakistan Railways Diesel Locomotives from Australia

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 4

CANBERRA, Sunday: Another important Australian contribution to Pakistan, under the Colombo Plan, was announced this evening…

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Railways Make Scrap Money

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 4

Lithgow is one of the focal points in the scrap salvage drive which the Railways Commissioner, Mr. R. Winsor, has…

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Year’s Toll On Roads: 17 Died

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 2

Seventeen people killed an 159 were injured in 447 road accidents in the Orange…

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Train Wrecked in Bridge Collapse

National Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday. In South-western Queensland this morning a goods train was wrecked when a bridge collapsed and 10 trucks fell…

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Hannah's Bridge PERSONAL

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 15

Some very [?]eneficial rain fell in the district last week, and falls of about 2 inches were registered in most places…

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£25,200 Roads Programme

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 16

Advice that the council had been allotted £8,860 as a grant for 1952/53 under the Federal Aid programme,…

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