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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

272 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 14

Dubbo-molong Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 8 July 1919 · page 1

The Cumnock branch of the F.S.A. has convened a meeting of all interested to consider what might be done to raise the money required to construct…

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Dubbo Railway Institute

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 July 1919 · page 2

Mr. Cummings, Director of Railway and Tramway Institutes, stated at the meeting held at the Dubbo institution Thursday night that in the event…

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Wellington-molong Railway. (To the Editor)

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 July 1919 · page 3

Sir,—I have been watching your paper with interest for the last few weeks in reference to the above matter, but have been surprised to see so little…

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The Railway Stores

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 July 1919 · page 4

Mr. H. M. Young, who hails from Deepwater, in the far north, has taken over the business lately carried on by Mr. J. Job, at the corner of Maughan…

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A Flying Motor

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 July 1919 · page 2

It is reported that a Swiss inventor has designed a flying motor cycle that gives promise of greater things to follow. Mr. Duplan, the inventor, has…

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The Railway Institute

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 July 1919 · page 2

It is now practically certain that the membership of the Dubbo Railway and Tramway Institute will be increased sufficiently to induce the Railway…

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Hazards in a Train

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 July 1919 · page 2

At the Dubbo police court Arthur Russell, John Waddell and James Claney were charged with playing hazards in the mail train between Coonable…

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Largest Aeroplane

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 2

The world's largest aeroplane has been finished at Farnborough. It was intended for the bombing of Berlin. It has three principal planes,…

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Railway Coal Contract. Sydney

Western Age · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 3

Harold Shead, a coal miner, and John Chudleigh, a railway inspector, have been charged with conspiracy to defraud the Railway Department…

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Bourke Peace Celebrations. Saturday, July 19. Bourke En Fete. Monster Motor Procession

The Western Herald · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 2

Saturday, July 19, was a day that will be long remembered in Bourke. At an early hour motor cars aud pedestrians were moving all over the…

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The Railway Institute

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 1

The membership of the Dubbo branch of the Railway and Tramway Institute is being Increased every week. Inspector King Informs us that…

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Dubbo-molong Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 1

Mr. H. Lord, speaking at a valedictory at Wellington, said whilst in Dubbo recently he was told that when a railway is built from Yeoval to…

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Dubbo-werris Creek Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 2

Last week it was stated that the Government was preparing to resume the construction of the last section of the Dubbo-Werris Creek railway. As soon…

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Light Railways

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 2

A correspondent in this issue suggests that, in order to develop the resources of the State, shire councils should construct light lines of railways…

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Dubbo-molong Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 2

A meeting of delegates from branches of public organisations, representative of the rural industries of the district, will be held at Yeoval to-morrow…

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The Rival Railways. a Wail From Orange

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 3

The Wellington and Dubbo people are striving against each other to make out the best case for the junction with their respective towns of the proposed…

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A Toy World Seen From an Aeroplane

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 July 1919 · page 1

Do you remember-- long, long ago-- when you played trains beside your small brother's Noah's Ark, and sister built her house of bricks close to the…

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Molong-Dubbo Railway. Big Conference at Yeoval

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1919 · page 2

The personnel of the large railway conference held at Yeoval on Saturday made several facts quite clear—(1) that there still exists all along the route the…

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Inland Railways. Linking Up the Cattle Country

Western Age · Friday 1 August 1919 · page 4

The decision of the Cabinet to investigate fully the possibilities of [?] meeting up the North-western line from Bourke with the Western…

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Inland Railways. From Bourke Northwards. State Scheme

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 August 1919 · page 2

Mr. Ball, Minister for Worths and Railways, said that he had been in conference with the N.S.W. Meat Board with a view to facilitating…

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