Aeroplane Slang
The unquenchable youth and vitality of our airmen, says a writer in the Globe, is reflected in the slang which they invent with regard to their work. It is well…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1918
227 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 12
Railway Institute
Recently a referendum was taken as to whether the Dubbo branch of the Railway and Tramway Institute should it closed. The branch was opened…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes
Before the war, if an aeroplane was provided with one horse power for about every twenty pounds weight it was considered capable enough for use…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Astounding Motor Ty[?]e Figures
Some idea of the vast s[?]ale on which the rubber industry is conducted in Akron, United States of America (the rubber capital of the world) can be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Astounding Motor Tyre Figures
Some idea of the vast scale on which the rubber industry is conducted in Akron, United States of America, (the rubber capital of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Day Train to Narromine
On their last tour of inspection the Railway Commissioners gave a tentative promise to the Mayor of Narromine and Shire President that the day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collision at Central Railway Station
As a result of a collision at the Central Railway Station early this morning between a number of railway carriages, the train timed to leave at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Only for Travellers. Beer at Railway Rooms
A prosecution under the licensing laws, which the police magistrate described as the first of its kind in the State, was dealt with at the Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Prices
Owing to various causes all motor ear prices are going up, and only those makers who have prepared for the abnormal conditions are likely to be able…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway and Tramway Institute
A large meeting of the members of the different staffs of the railway service was held on Sunday morning at the local railway station, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →C.S.A. Mines Ltd. Opening the Railway
The opening of the Cobar C.S.A. railway line, which took place on Saturday afternoon, was made under very happy auspices, and may be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Picnic
The railway employees of Dubbo assembled on the platform on Sunday morning to decide whether a picnic should be held this year, and, if so, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Picnic. Annual Meeting
A large meeting of local railway employees was held at the railway station on Sunday morning. The meeting was called for the purpose of receiving and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Economy in Motor Tyres Some Hints on How to Get It
Every patriotic motorist realizes the need of thrift in the operation of his car—a thing which is not only a personal benefit, but a national duty. Not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Benalong Bridge
Benalong bridge is now in a complete state of decay, though portions of it have the semblance of stability, Mr. W. J. Fordyee, consulting engineer of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Bridge Wanted
A fertile source of complaint is the absence of a bridge over Sandy Crook, between Nevertire and Warren. Columns upon columns have been written…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Singular Motor Accident
A singular accident happened to Mr. W. McCrackon, a traveller on the North Coast for Resch's brewery, as he was travelling from Tenterfield to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bridge Again
Another instance of the dangerous instability of the old bridge over the Macquarie Rver was given on Friday last. As far as can be ascertained…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident on the Road
On Thursday afternoon last, an accident took place, on the Curra Creek road, by which Mr. Edward Owens, of Gisborne Street, lost a valuable pony…
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