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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

1,394 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 70

[?]romine-Wellington Mail Bags. [?]Opped From Train

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 9

week two mail bags being [?]eyed by train from Narro[?] to Wellington fell out of the van attached to the train…

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Motor Car Smash

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 1

On Thursday evening last two motor cars were considerably damaged owing to a collision near the Experiment Farm Coonamble. Fred…

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Cheap Railway Excursions

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 5

A further notification is given regarding, the cheap excursions to be run during the second week in February. Intending travellers are…

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A Motor Change

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 6

As notified in our advertising columns last issue, Mr. Norman McClure has purchased Mr. Roy McClure's share in McClure Bros.' motor…

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Dashed to the Rocks Motor Car Smash Sydney

Western Age · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

A motor car which was reported to the Bondi police by the owner as having been stolen, was subsequently discovered smashed to pieces at the…

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Shocking Deaths Struck by Motor Car Sydney

Western Age · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 3
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

Two little girls, Alice Williams, aged 4, and Kathleen Williams, aged 2, met with shocking deaths at Willoughby last night. They were crossing the…

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

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 10

THE maximum fine (£20) under the present Act was inflicted by a Sydney magistrate upon a drunken driver recently. In addition the…

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Aeroplane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

Bessrs. Buttler and Smith, who previously visited Trangie by aeroplane paid another visit to us on Friday. They came from Hay, a distance of…

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District Wheat Harvest. Railway Authorities Thanked

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

The wheat harvest in the Dubbo Railway District ended earlier than ever before owing to the dry weather enabling the farmers to take off their…

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Railway Commissioners' Report. Some Interesting Figures

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

In an interview with Mr. J. Usher, the District Superistendent of Railways, the following interesting statistics were [?] from the Commissioners' report…

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Of Interest to Motorists Removing the Cylinder Head

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 13

In nine cases out of ten no difficulty is experienced in lifting a cylinder head by jerking the starting handle sharply against compression when all…

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Aeroplane in Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 2

A large crowd of people took advantage of the opportunities of flying in an aeroplane yesterday, Messrs. Butler and Smith giving flights…

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The Closing of Roads. a Topic of General Interest

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

THE thousands who travel along the roads and streets on foot or in vehicles are firmly convinced that the right to do so is part of their…

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Our Main Road. Council Delves Into Cost

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 3

A Special Meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Thursday night, to receive a report and estimates of cost to the Council, re the…

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Help by Air Doctor Saves Patient Travels to His Aid by Aeroplane Scone

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

Doctor Aspinall, of Sydney, in response to an urgent call, proceeded to Scone yesterday afternoon by aeroplane to perform an urgent operation…

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Anniversary Day Car Fatalities Dead and Injured Number 21 Toll of the Road

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

Anniversary Day was marked by car fatalities in all parts of the State, the majority, however, taking place in Sydney. The worst was when a tram crashed heavily into a car at Five Dock, where seven occupants were injured, two being now in a critical condition…

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Fatal Motor Car Accident Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 2

A motor car turned two complete somersaults near Port Kembla yesterday afternoon. The driver, Henry Williams (49) was fatally…

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Tram Crashes Into Car SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

[?]of them, mother and daughter, seriously, when a cur collided with a tram yesterday on the Great Northern Road at…

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