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

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

1,255 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 63

Train Bogged Between Craboon and Dunedoo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 11

Western rail services between Coonamble and Coolah were disorganised on Tuesday by heavy…

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Cecil Road Is “Net Forgotten”

Central Western Daily · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 5

Although money had been voted last year for work on Cecil Road northing had been done,…

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Icely Road ‘Should Be Closed’

Central Western Daily · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 4

Condition of Icely Road was so bad it should be closed, Alderman H. T…

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Main and Trunk Roads Programme Totals £22,153

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 18

A main and trunk roads maintenance and improvement programme to be carried out in 1954…

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Road Accident Caused by Deep Potholes

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 2

A Humbers car, owned by Mr. J. Winchester, of Main-street West and driven by an employee, Mr. Perce Gallagher,…

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Heavy Rain Caused Local Road Flooding

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 6

Torrential rain that has fallen over the eight days to 9 a.m. on Monday yielded a registration of 354 points at the Works Office. Conditions were sufficiently bad to enforce the adoption of…

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BATHURST - Goulburn Road Council Supports Highway Move

National Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 1

Bathurst Council last night supported a move to have the vital Bathurst-Goulburn Road declared a main highway…

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£10,000 for Library Is Added to Loan Estimates by City Council More sought for roads

Central Western Daily · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 1

Orange City Council on Tuesday added £10,000 to tentative loan estimates for 1954-55 for the establishment of a public library. Council also increased the allocation sought for…

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The Railways Summary of Annual Report SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 8

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor, has presented to the Minister for Transport (Mr. E. Wether[?] MLA, his report on the…

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Heavy Deficit on Buses and Trams

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Sydney and Newcastle trams and buses face a deficit of £4 million for the year ending…

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Racecourse for Motor Events

Central Western Daily · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 16

LONDON, Wednesday.— Aintree racecourse, where the world famous grand National is run, is also to…

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Goulburn - Bathurst Road Chamber Move Supported

National Advocate · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

Further support for the Bathurst Chamber of Commerce move to have the status of the Bathurst—Goulburn Road raised to highway…

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Railways Do Not Want Apiarists' Business

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 5

The Department of Railways did not want apiarists' business and were encouraging them to cart…

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Boy Thrown From Mum's Motor Cycle

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

When a motor cycle, on which he was a pillion passenger, skidded and crashed to the roadway yesterday, George…

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Grasshopper Causes Mishap To Motorist

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 1

A grasshopper caused a vehicle to run off the road and collide with an embankment and a small tree on the Mudgee road, six miles from Capertee yesterday afternoon…

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Railway, Nashdale, Seek Wins Outright

Central Western Daily · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 12

The eleventh round of A grade cricket matches will see Railway and Nashdale each striving for outright wins…

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£4000 Road Grant Abercrombie Council Activities

National Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 1

Abercrombie Shire Council received advice at yesterday's meeting from the Department of Main Roads, that a grant of £4000 had…

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Train Bed

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 4

Hungary's State Railways are equipping trains with hammocks for children…

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Line Search In Mail Train Murder

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Aft.-- C. I. B. detectives will today begin an intensive search of the railway line between…

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Train Murder Mystery Deepens Police Search for Rifle

National Advocate · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Only 12 South West mail passengers have come forward in response to a police appeal for assistance in…

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