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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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Bridge

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 4

Bridge Used to he where you stood at midnight. Now midnight's when you find out where you stand at bridge. When you count your cards and find…

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Camera Evidence Making a Living from Road Accidents

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 4

If you happen to be out with your camera and same across a motor-car accident, take a snap of the scene. It will probably be worth your while. If…

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Local Jottings. Warning to Motorists

The Wellington Times · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

Motorists who attempt to break records anywhere in N.S.W. are likely to find themselves in trouble in future if their speeds are…

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Motoring and Cycling Notes. Unique Sight-seeing Motor Tour

The Wellington Times · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 5

Messrs "Withers Bros., of Melbourne, Pioneer Motor Tours promoters, have just returned from a unique sight-seeing motor tour of…

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Swaggie's Long Lift. Record for World Motor Cyclist

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 4

For the mere asking, one of the strangest motor records should go to I. Glanfield, world tourist, who arrived in Sydney from Darwin last week…

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Monster Locomotives N. S. W. Railways. Nearly Twice as Powerful

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 4

Locomotives, almost twice as powerful as the largest at present running on the New South Wales railways, will be placed in service here within the next…

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Motor Lorry Bolts. Passengers Injured in Crossing Smash. Melbourne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

A large motor truck, with sixteen passengers on board, was sent racing downhill at Gardiner railway station. The signalman closed the gales in time…

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Killed on Motor Trip. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 8

W. H. Ballard, a resident of Beecroft, who was returning from Adelaide, on a motor tour, met his death when 40 miles from Melbourne…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 3

The excellent road between Albury and Melbourne, although only recently put into good repair, is very popular. The number of tourists…

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The Motor Oiling the Springs

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 2

The motorist who does not want to go to the expense of buying a set of spring gaiters, is faced with the problem of keeping his springs oiled…

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Visit of Railway Area Commissioner

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 8

On Tuesday afternoon next the Railway Area Commissioner (Mr. Williams) will be passing through Wellington, arriving here, at 3.45…

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Bridge

Western Age · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

Bridge used to be where you stood at midnight. Now midnight's when you find out where you stand at bridge. When you count your cards and find…

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To Save the Roads

Western Age · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

New regulations to protect the roads of South Australia against damage provide that no farm implement likely to damage the road surface may be taken…

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The Motor Toll

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

Allowing for this State's greater density of population, especially in Sydney, the number of motor accidents in New South Wales compares…

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Motor Car Stolen. Five Men Arrested. Driver Says He Was Threatened Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 6

A message, from Gundagai states that the police arrested James Spencer (16), John Sergeant, (18), Harold Pugh (25), Wesley Sergeant (22), and George…

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Of interest to Motorist Holding Bolts in a Vyce

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 11

A very useful addition to the equipment, of the home garage is a set of nuts to fit the various sizes of bolts or studs used on a car. These nuts…

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Coonamble Motorists' Narrow Escape

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

The party of Coonamble residents who met with a motor car accident on Xmas Eve night, seven miles out from Orange, on the Molong Road, had a…

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Swaggie's Long Lift. Record for World Motor Cyclist

Western Age · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

For the mere asking, one of the strangest motor records should go to J. Glanfield, world tourist, who arrived in Sydney from Darwin last week…

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Monster Locomotives N.S.W. Railways. Nearly Twice as Powerful

Western Age · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

Locomotives, almost twice as powerful as the largest at present running on the New South Wales railways, will be placed in service here within the next…

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