Razor Threat. Motor Thieves Caught. SYDNEY
The Gundagai police arrested five men, James Spencer (16), John Sargent (18), Harold Pugh (35), Wesley Sargent (22), and George Woodhouse…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1928
1,358 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 68
Back-rest for Cyclists and Motor-cyclists
An ingenious back-rest for motorcyclists is fastened to the handlebars or steering column of the machine. This was one of the novelties…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Combined Railway v BOURKE
On Sunday, the 15th inst. the combined railway is mastering a strong team to play Bourke. All the best railway cricketers from Bourke to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Jottings. Motor Car Number Plates
The local police have received instructions from the Traffic Department to enforce the regulations in respect to number plates appearing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway's Coal
Says the "Staff Magazine"—The Railway Department ships annually at Bullock Island over six million tons of coal, the output of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electric Train Derailed Sydney
An electric passenger train was derailed on the Bankstown line last night, disorganising the traffic for a considerable time. Fortunately, no one was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Derailment. Passengers Delayed. SYDNEY
Passenger traffic was held up for a considerable time last night as a result of the derailment, of a passenger train on the Bankstown line. No one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fell Between Platform and Train. Woman Dies in Hospital. Sydney
Mrs. Ada Greentree, 59, a resident of Willoughby, fell between the platform and a moving train at the Central Station last night. She sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Save Thirty Miles. Visit of Mendooran Progressives. Journey to Dubbo by Old Road
On Sunday last Messrs. E. Byrne, T. Thurnham and Sergeant Kennedy, all of Mendooran, motored to Dubbo by the old disused road for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring to Australia. [?]tles Caught in Blizzards. Calcutta
Francis Birtles, who is motoring to Australia, and who has been missing for several weeks, arrived at Calcutta after harrowing experiences with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Traffic Cases
Hugh Farrimont pleaded guilty to a charge of having failed to return the number-plate and certificate of a motor vehicle at date of expiry. A fine of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Accident. Charge of Driving Under the Influence
[?] nasty motor smash, fortunately will no bad result to individuals, occurred near the intersection of Macquarie and Bultge-streets on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Writs Against Railway Commissioners
News is to hand man [?] writs have been issued against the New South Wales Railway Commissioners for compensation against…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Accident. Charge of Driving Under the Influence
A nasty motor smash fortunately with he [?] result to [?] near the intersection of Macquarie and [?] streets on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Hogs. Alderman Cox Voices His Complaint. Action to Be Taken
When the Deputy Mayor railed for general business al the Council meeting on Monday night, Alderman Cox raised his voice in protest against…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed Railway. Bourke to Barringun and Extension to Cunnamulla
Mr. W. J. Scully has forwarded us the following letter he received from the Under Secretary, Department of Public Works:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Special Train for Him
An Area Commissioner when making tours of inspection does not travel in a special train with all the travelling comforts imaginable, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Motor the Mysterious Force of Torque
"Torque" is a term commonly used in motoring articles, but it is seldom that the writers take the trouble to define it for the benefit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charged with Driving Motor Vehicle Whilst Under the Influence of Liquor. Sydney
When a motor, car arid a motor lorry collided in a head on collision at Rockdale last night, Andrew Simpson, the driver of the car was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Local Jottings. Gisborne Street Railway Gates
On Tuesday afternoon last, Area Commissioner Williams told a representation of the "Times" that the representation made in connection…
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