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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Streets and Roads. C. Nowland

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 8

One can hardly imagine what an interesting subject streets can be. Some people think that a street is just a dusty narrow strip of ground,…

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Gular Railway News

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 7

About 12,000 bags of wheat have passed through the Railway gates this season, 4,000 of that number having been pooled…

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Motors Car Collision

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 6

It now appears that the car accident which happened to Mr. Les. Veech, who was driving a car from Cumnock into Orange on Sunday…

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Of Interest to Motor Car Owners The Motor Tourist's Outfit. "Gadgets" Which He May Make at Home

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 9

To see many of the tourist parties which one meets with in the country during holiday time, is to realise that very few motorists fully…

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Western Railway Administration. Visit of Area Commissioner and Staff. Wellington Not "Cut Out."

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 7

Yesterday morning, Mr. Williams, the newly appointed Area Railway Commissioner for the western district, paid his first official visit to…

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"Bridge to Bridge."

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar and family, of Darling-street, have returned home after a pleasant three weeks holiday at Tuggerah "Lakes…

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Motor Cyclist Fined

Western Age · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

Christopher Hamilton Duniop, who did not appear, was convicted and fined £1, with costs of court 8/, in default 7 days' hard labor, for driving a motor…

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Three Injured. Another Motor Accident. Constable Fuller and Party Crash

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

Another shocking motor accident occurred in the Dubbo district last night, when two Dubbo cars collided on the…

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Railway Commissioners Commissioner and Superintendent. Welcomed at Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

Mr. F. J. Williams, the new and first Western Railway Commissioner under the new policy of the New South…

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Serious Motor Smash. Car Turns Over

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 1

While returning from Wellington on Thursday evening an Ess[?]x car owned and driven by Constable W. J. Fuller, of Dubbo, turned over and the…

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Of Interest to Motorists a Chat with the Country Motorist

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

The car owner who has the good or b[?]d fortune to live close to the heart of the city has generally a host of conveniences and facilities at his…

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Fords Bridge Stock and Station Agency

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 2

In another column it will be seen that a stock and station agency has been opened at Fords Bridge, by M. G. Connell Particulars are invited…

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Bourke-Barringun Railway Secretary of Grazier Association Advocates Construction. Linking Up with Queens. Land Railways. Sydney

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 3

Mr. J. W. Allen, General Secretary of the Graziers' Association of N.S.W. in giving evidence before the Works Committee, advocated the construction…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

Sydney Hughes, of Dripstone, met with a nasty accident this morning. He was riding a motor cycle when it skidded and threw him heavily to the…

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Motor Cars Collide. One Occupant Admitted to Wellington Hospital

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 4

Two motor cars returning to Dubbo on Thursday evening, after the Wellington race meeting, came into collision about a mile the other side…

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Main Roads

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

The length of main roads in Tulbragar Shire is 81 miles…

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Warren to Quambone Railway. Visit of Public Works Committee

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

At Tuesday nights meeting of the Narromine Municipal Council the following letter was read from Mr. T. A. Nicholas, hon. secretary of the Dubbo…

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Motor Cycle Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

Mr. R. Price met with a nasty accident by being thrown from his motor cycle on the road home from Mullengudgery. He was rendered…

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Courtesy While Travelling. Those Train "Hogs"

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 12

One day, it is hoped, the railway people will issue a booklet entitled "Courtesy While You Travel." From their vast fund of…

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Of Interest to Motor Car Owners Safety First. How to Turn Corners

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 11

It is held in certain quarters that the standard of driving now observable on our roads is considerably lower than it was ten years ago…

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