Approach to New Bridge
A start will shortly be made with the approach to the new bridge in Miller street, the work being in the capable hands of Mr. R. O'Neill,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1929
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Train Derailed Rail Motor Off Line Six Seriously Injured MELBOURNE
Travelling rapidly on the Geelong line, about 12 miles from Melbourne, a large rail motor, from Geelong, carrying 17 passengers, became…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Porter Given Baby As Train Moved Off
At least one porter on the N.S.W. Railways has forsworn matrimony for ever. He works on a suburban station just outside Newcastle, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Main Road Visit of Divisional Engineer
YESTERDAY Mr. Baker, divisional engineer for the western district, arrived from Parkes to interview the aldermen in respect…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Returns
The return of revenue and expenditure for the month of December at het Gular railway station Was as follows:—Tickets issued: 1928, 224;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor Clean the Plugs
Many conscientious car owners make a point of periodically removing each sparking plug, cleaning the points with a wire brush and setting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Is System Changing ? Movement of Western Stock a Railway Opinion
In connection with a prominent Dubbo railway official, a "Dispatch" representative was told that in the speaker's opinion, the system…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Figures For Dubbo District Railway Returns
According to the Railway Department the supplies of wheat coming into the stations in the Dubbo district are now easing off…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods in Queensland. Railways Held Up. Brisbane
Yesterday was the sixth day in succession on which there has been no traffic on the Great North Coast Railway between Ingham and Tully. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Of Interest to Motorists to Prevent Battery Acid Marks
The diluted sulphuric acid which forms the liquid or electrolyte in an automobile battery is destructive to clothing or leather, and at first…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railway Platters
We are indebted to the local officers of the Railway Department for the following information:— Owing to the continued spell of dry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Joys of Motoring
The District officers of the G.U.O.O.F. cannot look back with very much joy on their recent visits to branches in their district. Last Sunday the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia's "Scratch" Motor Cyclist. Seven Records in Four Meetings
Four meetings, seven records, four firsts and four seconds in finals! This is the extraordinary, performance of Paddy Dean, the international…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Train Traffic Resumed
Train traffic between Cairns and Townsville was resumed yesterday, after having been suspended owing to heavy floods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cars Crash on Bridge
When two cars collided on the iron bridge at Balmain last night, James Reddet (68) was fatally injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unlawfully Taking and Using a Motor Car. Case Dismissed
At the police court on Friday, John William Carson, a young man, was charged with unlawfully taking and using a motor car, the property…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the Motor Rush Man Found Injured Sydney
A man who gave his name as Thomas Clark, agent 19, was found injured lying on the roadside near Tom Ugleys' Point yesterday afternoon. He…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →When Motors Collide Killed in a Smash Sydney
When two motor cars collided on the iron Cove Bridge, Balmain, has night, two men were critically injured and one, James Reddett (68), of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessation of Motor Competition
We understand that the motor service which has been running from Dubbo, Orange and Wellington to Sydney, has ceased to run, thus taking away…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor Show Studebaber's Big Exhibit New Field Entered
At this year's motor show h[?] Sydney Studebaker is exhibiting at two stands. Cars on show include the New President Straight Eight Roadster, New…
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