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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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Resilient Roads. Cases for Wood Fibre

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 7

The Spanish engineer who conceived the plan of convoking waste glass into road material by molting it down and pouring it out like lava, will have to…

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The Molong Railway

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 2

The route for the great Western railway appears to have always provided anxious question for Wellington (says the Dubbo 'Liberal') When the…

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Railway Thieving

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 1

In the case of thieving from the railway just disposed of at Bathurst, the judge commended Fireman Moffart [?]d driver Davis for communicating…

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Across Australia on a Motor Cycle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 6

Lieut. McIntosh, who flew to Australia from England with Parer some months back, has accomplished another very fine performance Up to…

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Wellington Motor-cycle Club

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

The meeting of members of the Wellington Motor Cycle Club called for last evening lapsed owing to members nut putting in an appearance. This club…

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A Good Motor Run

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 1

On Wednesday last Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gay returned to Dubbo after motoring a large part of the State. They left Queen[?]yau that morning at…

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Opening the Railway to Dubbo in 1881

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

February 1, will be the fortieth anniversary of the opening of the great western Pathway to Dubbo. The progress of the [?]onway westward had for…

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Motor Cycling at Gilgandra

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

Gilgandra, which boasts the fastest dirt track in Australia, is offering a £100 programme for four motor cycle racing events to be held there on…

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Motor Car Bodies

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

It is considered by experts in the English motor trade, that the cost of motor car bodies is getting quite out of proportion to the intrinsically more…

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Sydney Motor Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 2

The Standardised Motors Limited, Sydney, extend a cordial invitation to country visitors to Sydney during week beginning 22nd January to visit their…

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Sydney Motor Show

Western Age · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 3

The Standardised Motors Limited, Sydney extend a cordial invitation to Country visitors to Sydney during week beginning 22nd January to visit…

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Motor Cycle Hogs. (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 3

Sir,—Please permit me to say a word or two in protest of the manner in which motor cycle owners are allowed to rush about our streets, to the great…

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Motor Power As Labour-saver. Value of Trucks on the Farm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 7

Motors trucks are used largely on American farms. They are used primarily, it seems, for the very good reason that they mean a saving in time…

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Motor Cycle Club

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 4

This club, though the membership is not as large as it should be for a town like Wellington, is a very live affair, and in the near future they intend…

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Delivering The Harvest Scenes of Great Activity. Serious Congestion on Railways Busy Time at Dubbo Mill

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 3

The seene in Brisbane street is a busy one. The street is the artery of traffic to the Dubbo flour mill, and just now, all whout traffic converges to the mill…

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Motor Cycling. Gilgandra Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

Next Wednesday what is claimed to be the biggest motor carnival ever held in the State will take place at Gilgandra, when over £100 will be distributed…

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Sydney Motor Show

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 2

The Standardised Motors Limited Sydney extend a cordial invitation to Country visitors to Sydney daring week beginning 22nd January to visit…

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Collie Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

The "Dispatch" takes off it a hat to Mr. A. K. Perkins, editor, and proprietor of the Gilgandra "Weekly" and "Mr. O. J. McCutcheon, the big man of…

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"Australian Six" Motors. Cabinet Visits Factory

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 2

"We, as a Government, are in sympathy with you, and wish you every success. Anything the Government can do for you it will do. We cannot…

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Sydney Motor Show

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 2

Dalgety & Co., Ltd., have just been appointed sole distributors for Rolls-Royce, Ltd and are exhibiting a magnificent chassis of the make. In…

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