Motorist Arrested
A local man was charged at Bathurst Police Station last night with attempting to place a vehicle in motion while under the influence of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1954
1,255 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 63
Pilot Engine Will Precede Royal Train
Ensuring full safety for the Royal train, a 38-class pilot engine will travel 10 to 20 minutes ahead of the train bearing the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on trips from Bathurst to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Crash On Kurrajone Road
Family members following in another car were shocked to find the dead body of an elderly Lithgow man in the wrecked cabin of his overturned vehicle on the Kurrajong-Bell-road late…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain Affects Holiday --Fatal Road Crash
Heavy rain which took much of the enthusiasm from local New Year's Eve celebrations, nevertheless was the cause for much jubilation among district farmers, and graziers. The rain dampened local street functions, but large numbers welcomed the New Year at the various dances, while…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Social Club Saturday Night's Function Praise for President
"No records were established during 1953 but the club came through on its merits, and activities for the past year have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Motor Cyclists Fall At Same Bend
Returning from Sydney on New Year's Eve, a Warren resident, formerly of Lithgow, reported seeing four motor cyclists come to grief at the same point on River Lett hill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Disaster in India
NEW DELHI, Monday: One hundred people are believed to have been killed when a train was [?]ralled in India today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Guard Gaoled "Had 32 Drinks"
SYDNEY, Monday: An electric train guard who, according to police had said he "probably had more than 32 drinks" on New Year's Eve, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inquest Before Inquiry on Train Smash
No open inquiry into the Sydenham train smash could be held before the coroner held an inquest, on the four persons who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Belanfante Bridge
Recently I read some lines written by a local budding poet, in which he endeavoured to describe the incident…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hannah's Bridge PERSONAL
Beneficial rain fell throughout the district over the New Year holidays, and recordings up to 2 inches were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Tours Successful
SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Winsor) said in Sydney today that specially-organised…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death of Countess on Train
NEW YORK, Wednesday: The Countess Dorothy di Frasso, a few hours before she died on Monday, said to actor Clifton Webb and a friend…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Criticism of Roads in Gulgong Shire (To the Editor)
Sir,—The roads in the Gulgong Shire are scandalous and a disgrace, and I, as a ratepayer, and many other…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Five Thousand Road Miles In Sixteen Day Holiday
When a young Lithgow man disengaged the clutch and stilled the engine of his mud-bespattered, travel-stained Austin A40 sedan in the garage of his home at 11 o'clock on Monday night after a non-stop journey from Bourke, he concluded a sixteen-day, 5,560 miles trip for himself, his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Bike Hits Cow
Stanley Robert, Byers, of Peel Road, Kelso, was driving his motor bicycle last night on Peel Road when near First Lane he collided with a cow. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Traffic Delayed by Flooded Roads
Motor traffic was delayed on many roads in the Manildra area last week-end, when violent storms…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Royal Train Driver Ex-lithg0w
A railway employee who came to Lithgow before the 1939-45 war to receive his promotion…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queen Enjoys First Train Trip in Nz In Palmerston Nth
PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand, Thursday.—The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh spent one of the happiest, most informal days of their New Zealand tour today when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suicide Attempt in Plane Crash on Railway
NEW YORK, Thursday: A US army captain today wrote a suicide note stole a small military plane and crashed it on a railway line in the path of…
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