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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

227 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 12

Motor Car Overturns

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 4

A serious motor car accident occurred at Hartley, near Lithgow, on Sunday. Mr. H. G. Shaw, Stipendiary Magistrate (father of Mr. E. G…

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New Railway Hotel

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Watson and Macdonald, architects, Dubbo, have prepared plans and specifications for Mr. John Murray's fine hotel, which is to be erected…

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The East-west Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 4

The proposal made by the N.S.W. Minister for Works that his Government would extend the Broken Hill railway to the Now South Wales…

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Western Passenger Train

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 September 1918 · page 3

For several years the Narromine public bodies have been urging the Commissioners to extend the day passenger train service to Narromine…

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The East-West Railway

Western Age · Tuesday 24 September 1918 · page 3

The proposal made by the N.S.W. Minister for Works that his government would extend the broken Hill railway to the New South Wales…

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Cobar-GSA Railway Deputation to Minister for Works. Minister Sympathetic

Western Age · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 3

On Thesday afternoon last, Mr M.A. Davidson, M.L.A, introduced a deputation consisting of Aid. Duffy (Mayor), Aid, Condon, Aid Lash…

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The "Road King."

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 1

The Minister for Local Government says ample provision has been made in the new Bill to guard against misusage of roads by teamsters who boast…

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Motor Cost

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 6

The Americans have demonstrated that a car can be produced at practically the same cost as a sidecar combination, and if one looks over the…

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Motor Car Tax

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 4

At last meeting of [?] Council the Mayor read a minute in which he contended that objection should be raised to the proposal to double the…

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Dubbo-Werris Creek Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 4

Speaking in opposition to a motion to adopt the Loan Estimates, Mr. J. Storey said: "I want to make a few remarks on the sums set down for…

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Dubbo-Merrygoen Railway Service Railway Commissioner Pbomises Consideration

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 7

Mr. Ashford, M.L.A., has received a communication from the Commissioner for Railways relating to the acceleration of the train service on the…

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Railway Rates. Increases Inevitable

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 October 1918 · page 4

A further statement made by the Premier indicates that an all-round increase in railway freights and fares is inevitable. The only question for the…

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Paying for the Roads. a Charge on Motorists

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1918 · page 4

Some novel features will mark the 5000 mile highway system proposed for the State of Illinois. Conspicuous among thorn are the plants to build the…

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The Main Roads Board. Primary Producers' Union Opposed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 3

At the recent quarterly cofference of the Executive Council of the Prim-, ary Producers' Union the proposal of, the Main Roads Conference to…

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The Worth Bourke Bridge. (To the Editor Western Herald.)

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 October 1918 · page 2

Dear Sir,— I desire to bring under the notice of the authorities, through the medium of your columns, a matter…

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District Roads

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 October 1918 · page 4

At the Cobborn Shire Council meeting on Saturday the matter of the proposed deviation of the road from the Rocks (Sexa), Wellington to…

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Local and General Our Train Service

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 October 1918 · page 1

The summer Railway timetable will be brought into effect on November 3. Several alterations, including an earlier mail train to Dubbo, will be made…

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Brisbane-st. Railway Gates

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 October 1918 · page 4

For about the 799th time the Brisbane-st. railway gates have been carried away by a brutal and unfeeling railway locomotive. a gentleman…

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Stock on Roads

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 October 1918 · page 3

The old grievance of straying stock on public roads was responsible for considerable discussion at the meeting of Talbragar Shire Council, on Friday…

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Land Sales and Road Making

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 October 1918 · page 2

How much is taken from tho value of land by the cost of road making when it is subdivided? In an appeal case heard at Blacktown recently…

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