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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

301 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 13 of 16

Bourke-Barringun Railway

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 2

Graziers are anxious to see the Dubbo Werris Creek cross country line finished and the Bourke Barringun line started…

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Co-operation. Tram Work in Production. An Argument for "One Man, One Job" in Agriculture

Western Age · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 4

An interesting analysis of the necessity for co-operation for farmers and of the demands which it makes of them appears is a recent number of the…

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Dubbo-molong Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 1

At the meeting of farmers held in Dubbo on Saturday afternoon the evergreen subject of the Dubbo. Molong railway cropped up. The matter was…

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F and S. Association Wheat Guarantee Payments. Molong to Dubbo Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a special meeting of the Dubbo branch of the F.S.A. was held at the Protestant Hail. The meeting was regarded as an…

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The Road Plant

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 2

Speaking on the proposal to purchase a road plant at a cost of £1270, Alderman McManamey, on Monday night, said be wished to place before…

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Coboco Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 1

We are in a position to state that the two proposals to give a railway to the Coboco district will be referred to the Public Works Committee in the…

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No More Confetti on Railway Premises

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 2

In future friends who may be giving newly-wedded couples a farewell on railway stations will not bo allowed to throw confetti on the station premises…

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Bad Roads

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 1

For some years those who have had to travel the roads in the vicinity of Karrajong Park in the Wongarhon district on the way to Barbigal have…

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A Bad Road

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 1

Mr. Dixon George, of Rawsonville, on behalf of himself and several neighbors, has applied to Talbragar Shire Council to repair a road in his…

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Cycling. Goulburn to Sydney Road Race

Western Age · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 2

After a break of seven years the Goulburn to Sydney road race, under the auspices of the League of Wheelmen, started at 8 o'clock at Goulburn…

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CYCLING. G-oulburn to Sydney Road Race

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 3

The Goulburn to Sydney road race took place on Saturday last. The winner was W. H. Wiiliams, of Ashfield, who covered the journey (126…

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Breach of Motor Regulations

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 2

Lancelot Menzies was charged with failing to return the number plate of his motor cycle at the expiration of the term of registration. He pleaded not…

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A Phantasy Up in an Aeroplane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 3

This sketch is not a history of fact It is a picture of prophoey, a prognostiention, a figment of the imagination. It is not occasioned by any undue…

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The Motor Tax

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 1

At a meeting of the Marthaguy shire council it was decided to make representation to the government to the effect the the tuxes on motors should…

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Motor Car Smash. Accident Near Copper Hill

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 8

Owing to a tyre blowing out, a motor car turned a complete somersault on the main road near Copper Hill on Tuesday, and the occupants miraculously…

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The Road Plant

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 5

At the meeting of the Dubbo Council on Monday there was a recrudescence of discussion on the road plant. A letter was read from the contractors…

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The Molong-Dubbo Railway

Western Age · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 3

An additional sum of £2,000 has been placed on the estimates for expenditure on the Dubbo to Molong railway. The smallness of the vote…

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The Motor Tax

Western Age · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 4

At a meeting of the Marthaguy shire council it was decided to make representation to the government to the effect the the taxes on motors should…

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Cemetery Road

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 2

The suggestion to advocate for a road from the railway to the cemetery is a good one, as the road is ia great need of repair. The Government…

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Molong-dubbo Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 1

There is no one disguising the fact that for some time past there were some of us who thought there was a danger that the Government might…

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