Railway Freights
The Chief Railway Commissioner has surprised a lot of people by a statement that in 1898 the average cost of carrying a ton of goods on our railways…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1920
301 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 9 of 16
Coboco Railway
Information is now to hand that the Gilgandrn to Collie railway is not to be constructed, or at least not until the proposal of the Coboco Railway League…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Motor Accident
A motoring fatality happened on Saturday at Talmaimo on the Upper Murray, about 40 miles from Albury, by which Norman Grant, aged 56,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road-making Plant. Report by Delegates. Exhaustive Inquiry Prosecuted
The delegation, consisting of the Mayor (Alderman A. M. Corbett), the Town Clerk (Mr. W. J. Lake), and the Overseer (Mr. F. Kearsley), appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road-making Plant. Report Before Council. Referred to Special Meeting. All the main features of the report of the delegates on the question of the most suitable roadmaking plant for Dubbo Council will be found on the back page of to-day's issue
The report of the Works Committee upon the proposal to purchase a roadmaking plant at a cost of £3367 was discussed by the Council at last night's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court. Motor Car Transaction
In the Small Debts Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. Meesom, P.M., Edward Joseph Grimes sued F. C. Wall for £5 10/ being balance duo for wages, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Letter to the Editor. Municipal Road Plant
Sir,—I would be glad if you would give me an opportunity of commenting upon some phrases of the road plant suggestions now before the Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Open Column (We do not necessarily endorse tho opinions expressed by correspondents.) Road-making Plant. (To tho Editor.)
Sir,--I would be glad of an opportunity of commenting upon some phases of the road plant suggestions now be fore the Municipal Council It might…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Straying Railway Trucks
An instance of some of the exasperating delays in the delivery of merchandise by the railway is afforded by the wanderings of a truck of chaff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Connection With Queensland. Bourke-barringun Line
"If the railway from Bourke to Barringun and on to Cunnamulla, Cloncurry and Winton had been built,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bargains in Motor Requisites
As Messrs. Willock and Bygrave are giving up business at the end of this week they have decided to clear their stocks of motor requisities at bargain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Column (We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by correspondents.) "The Road to Ruin." (To the Editor.)
Sir,--One of the must cheering sign in connection with Dubbo municipal affairs is the criticism levelled at the proposed purchase of a stone crusher…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Derailment
On Monday a rather serious derailment occurred at Curban, on the Coonamble line. It appears that the mail, upon, its arrival at Curban, had to be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Britain's Oldest Roads. Tracks of the Pilgrims
The oldest visible roads in Britain are those by which pilgrims used to travel. Between Castleacre and Walsingham, for instance, may still be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Road Plant
A speech morning of [?] municipal Council will be held to-night for the purpose of receiving and considering more information re the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock Train Beats Telegram
A Gerrie farmer, returning with stock from the const. sent a telegram from Blayney at midday on Tuesday June 15, and on arrival at Gerrie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sporting. Motor Cycling. Gilgandra Carnival postponed
The postponed Motor Cycle Carnival at Gilgandra will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next., A big entry has been received for the numerous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Cut to Pieces by Train
A railway fatality occurred at Orange, on Saturday night. A few minutes after the paper train had passed the Summer Street crossing a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Road Plant
At a special meeting of the Municipal Council last Friday night a representative of Jelbart, Ltd., submitted for consideration a quotation for a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collie Railway
A public meeting will be held at Narromine to-morrow (Wednesday) night, to start an agitation for the construction of a railway from…
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