Motorists Have A Narrow Escape
Within a hundred yards of the scene of Thursday's fatal motor crash, on the Mandurama side of the Coombing Creek bridge, another cra[?]h occurred on Saturday, about 2.30 p.m., when a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1954
1,255 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 63
Lithgow Motor Cyclist in World Event
Racing motorcyclist Jack Ahearn, of Sydney and formerly of Lithgow, is one of three riders selected by the A.C.C.A…
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Miss Patty Schiemer has been holidaying at Bathurst since her recent discharge from the Coolah hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bridge Toll Goes
The Minister for Transport, Mr. E. Wetherell, announced yesterday that today would be the last day on which tolls…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roads and Footpaths Cause Some Discussion
Following a suggestion made by Ald. H. Heffernan, Lithgow City Council plans to make further urgent representations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Mechanics Needed Motor Trade Problem
SYDNEY, Wednesday: At the end of 1953. NSW had 600,000 motor cars and trucks on the road, while the number of motor mechanics was estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Bungling Over Train Bookings C.W. express a “scratch” train
Yesterday’s Sydney-Dubbo Central West Express was again a “scratch train, Passengers who left the train at Orange…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →20 Killed in Train Smash
ISTANBUL, Thursday: Twenty people were killed when a good's train crashed into a passenger train in Southern Turkey…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soil treatment to make roads, aerodromes
Methods of treating virgin soil so that it can be used for the construction of roads and airfields without the addition of crushed rock, gravel, asphalt or concrete are being studied at…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: A new method of building roads and airstrips was witnessed by defence and civil engineers in Sydney and government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cyclists in Big Race
Members of Lithgow Motor Cycle Club will be represented in the N.S.W. Auto Cycle Union's big programme of racing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Chamber Wants New Bridge
A esurvey for a new bridge across the Macquarie River in Dubba has been requested by the Chamber…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DinnyKimine Road Culvert Construction
A report on Dinnykimine road culvert construction in the Mendooran district, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Co-Ordinated Planning Needed for Construction and Maintenance of Good Roads
We must promote co-ordinated planning for the construction and maintenance of arterial interstate roads, intrastate roads and roads serving primary production. Here is a field with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motors & Motorists Austin Sends Men From United Kingdom to Instruct in Mudgee
Many Austin car dealers and mechanics from nearby towns attended a one day school in Mudgee last week. A fully equipped mobile service car from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cyclist Charged
A man was arrested by Bathurst police on Saturday and later charged with riding a motor cycle while under the influence of liquor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway make small score
Railway were dismissed for a moderate 166 in their vital match against Nashdale in A grade cricket on Saturday. Cyms had a good grip at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Letters to the Editor The Cargo Road
Sir. — Returning from Orange today practically on the crest of the hill from the Meadow Creek,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Accident
A man escaped injury when his truck got out of control and struck a guide post and then a telephone post yesterday morning on the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Several complain to shire about roads
“It is very evident that only class of road for modern motor transport is that of bitumen or concrete, but it must be realised that the cost of construction of such roads ranges between £7,000 and £10,000 a mile.”…
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