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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

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Motor Cars for Australia

Western Age · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 1

The ready Australian market for American motor cars is evidenced by the fact that the freighter Port Lincoln which arrived at Sydney last week…

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Motor Car Records

Western Age · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 3
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

Norman Smith's ability to bring cupitals closer together by motor car is gradually becoming well Known, and it is of vital interest to all those…

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Talbragar-collie Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 2

On Saturday of next week, January 26, a meeting of the Talbragar-Coboco[?] Collie Railway League will be held at Globelands, commencing at 2.3[?] p.m…

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Railway Accommodation at Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 3

The Department of Public Works has advised Mr. J. Clark, M.L.A., that the Railway Commissioners are increasing the railway accommodation at Dubbo in…

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Railway v. Diggers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 3

The following team has been selected to represent Diggers in their match against Railway to-morrow:--Manche, Palmer, Mumford, Yoo. Carters,…

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Yeoval Railway Fatality. Cobonial Inquiry

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

At Yeoval on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, before Mr. G. Mceson, Coroner, an inquest was hold concerning the origin of the deaths of…

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Yeoval Railway Fatality. Inquest on Victims

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 4

The adjourned inquest into the deaths of three men, Herbert Bailey, John O'Malley, and Edward Wilkinson, three workers on the railway…

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Faster Train Service Between Dubbo and Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

The fastest train connecting Dubbo with Sydney is the Bourke mail. The distance is 280 miles, and the time for the journey from Sydney to Dubbo is…

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Annual Railway Picnic to Be Held at Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 1

A well attended meeting of railway employees was hold at the institute on Sunday morning to make arrangements for the annual picnic, to be holden at…

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Latest Cables. British Railway Strike. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

Shortly after midnight on Monday the headquarters of the Locomotive Union announced that the strike had officially started. The men obeyed the…

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CRICKET. Railway v. Diggers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

This match was commenced on Saturday. Railway won the loss, and electing to bat gave Diggers a leather-hunting, only being dismissed just before…

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Motor Fuel. You Pay for Petrol. How Much of It Works for You?

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

In older that rapidity of combustion should be ensured petrol must be divided or broken into the finest possible particles, so that they can combine with…

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Annual Railway Picnic. Fixed for March 24th, 1924

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

A large crowd of railway man foregathered at the Railway Institute on Sunday morning for the purpose of making arrangements for the forthcoming…

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Dodge Brothers Motor Cars

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 3

"Nothing was more gratifying to Dodge Brothers dealers than the recent announcement of Dodge Brothers that they were erecting an immense…

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Railway Employees' Annual Picnic to Be Held March 24th

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 3

At a largely attended meeting of railway employees at Dubbo the date for the next annual picnic was fixed for Monday, March 24th at Dubbo…

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Breach of Motor Car Traffic Regulations

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 3

Sergeant Paton proceeded against Leonard Cameron on a charge of driving a motor lorry at 8.40 p.m. without head lights, to which…

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Motor Cycle Races

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 4

Through a friendly challenge between two local enthusiasts, quite an interesting motor cycle race meeting was held on Quirk's Hill on…

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British Railway Strike. London

Western Age · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 3

Shortly after midnight on Monday the headquarters of the Locomotive Union announced that the strike had officially started. The men obeyed the…

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Motor Trucks

Western Age · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 3

The Railway Auxiliary Motor Co., Ltd., with a capital of £10,000, started this week to feed the railways with an army of motor trucks, built by the…

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