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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 2 of 12

Railway Picnic. Arrangements Progressing

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

A largely attended meeting of the committee of the Railway Picnic was held on Sunday morning, Mr. E. Ramus providing. The committee…

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Dubbo-molong Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 1

Mr. Andrew S. Baird, of "Wiroo," who was in town yesterday, informed us that surveyors are now engaged marking out the direction of the…

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Amended Motor Regulation

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

Motor men will be interested to learn that when cars stand in a public place where a light shines on them so as to make their plainly visible they…

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Motors and Roads

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

One of the South Coast shire councils is irritated because it has been allotted only £50 subsidy for the upkeep of main roads during the ensuing…

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Dubbo-werris Ck. Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 1

In reply to Mr, P. M. McGirr, M.L.A, the Minister for Public Works said: The estimated cost of the construction of the Dubbo-Werris Creek line was…

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Motor Cycling

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 1

A party of Dubbo motorists, comprising Messrs. J. Bolger, Herb Best, A. Thomas, W. Hilyard, and C. C. McGarry, attended a motor cycle road…

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Overland Motorists

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 1

Mr. J. Burton, of Perth, who is making an attempt to break the present motor record from Perth to Sydney, a distance of 2956 miles, passed through…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked. Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write:—"We have never failed, when the true interests of woolgrowers have been assailed, to utter timely warning…

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Local and General John Bridge and Co., Ltd

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

The graziers of the Dubbo district will find much of interest to them in the "Emphatic Protest," published in this issue from the well-known…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked. Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

We have never failed when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed to utter timely warning and to assert our active opposition…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Side-tracked! Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

Western Age · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

John Bridge & Co. Ltd., write:—"We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely…

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Railway Institute

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

The Dramatic Co. recently organised in connection with the local Railway Institute, made its first public debut at Wellington on last Friday…

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The Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked. Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write:— "We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely warning…

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The Overland Motorists

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 1

Further particulars of the journey from Fremantle to Sydney by Burton and Smith, state that the average speed was 15.7 miles per hour. By an…

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Mundooran Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 3

To an inquiry by the Mundooran Progress Association the department states that the train service will be extended to Mundooran in April. In…

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Dubbo-werris Creek Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 1

In a letter to Mr, D. B. Thomson, hon. secretary of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr, T. I. Campbell, general…

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Overland Motor Trip

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

Messrs. Burton aud Smith, the overland motorists, who passed through Dubbo in a 40-horse power Hupmobile at midnight on Monday on their…

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Terrible Railway Fatality. Two Men Killed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 3

On Tuesday afternoon a shocking fatality occurred at Bathurst loco, yards, by which two men were instantly killed and a third seriously injured. We…

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The Macquarie Bridge

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 February 1918 · page 2

The condition of the old Macquarie bridge is arousing great concern, and people are wondering whether the new structure will be ready for the next…

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Dubbo-werris Creek Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. P. McG[?], M.L.A., asked the Minister for Works if preference would be given the completion of the…

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