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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

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Road Money How Shall It Be Spent? Maid and Minor Roads

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 8

The Councils throughout the State have been circularised recently by the Shires' Association, Sydney, in an apparent effort to gather support for a…

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Repairs to Armatree Bridge

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 5

In h[?] report to the G[?]lgandra Share Council on Friday, Engineer C. A. Alm[?]da reported that 4000 super feet of decking was available…

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Federal Roads Grants Unemployed Relief Dubbo Electorate

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 8

Mr. A, McClelland, M.L.A., has advised us that the following grants have been approved within the electorate of Dubbo:--…

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Road Money How Shall It Be Spent?

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 9

The Councils throughout the State have been circularised recently by the Shires Association, Sydney, in an apparent effort to gather…

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Are You in Favor of Rationing? Vote To Be Taken Amongst Council's Road Men

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 5

At the monthly G[?]lgandra S[?]o mee[?]ng, held on Friday last, [?] was [?] to take a secret [?]…

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

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 10

THE N.R.M.A. is keeping its head to the front as strongly as ever, maintaining its net membership total despite the difficult times, and…

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The Motor 'Bus

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 10

A significant phase of the growing popularity of motor 'bus transportation in U.S.A. is that in many congested city areas, motor-owners are,…

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The Motor Reducing Wind Resistance

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 10

The importance to the average motorist of reducing wind resistance on a motor car is not so much that it retards speed, but because a…

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Toll of the Motor In United States 32,500 Persons Killed During 1930 CHICAGO

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 1

The United States automobile death roll in 32 States for 1930 was equivalent to the wiping out of a small city, with a total of 32,500 persons killed…

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Distribution of Dried Fruits by Railway Refreshment Rooms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 4

Following on the very successful Dull-selling activities of the Railway Department during the past few years, whereby substantial returns have been…

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Railway Picnic Meeting of Committee

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 7

A meeting of the committee of the No. 5 Western District Railway Picnic, to be held on the Dubbo Show Ground on March 9, was held at the Railway…

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Motor Car Baby

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 4

While Mrs. York, of Park-avenue, London, was being driven to her mother's home in a motor-car along the North Circular Road she gave birth…

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Aeroplane Crash Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

Flight-Licutenant charlesworth and Cadet Johnson, of the R.A.A.F., suffered minor injuries when a Wapiti plane crashed into a tree near Exeter…

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Bourke Cricket Club. BOURKE v Fords Bridge

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

On Sunday next Fords Bridge will visit Bourke to play a friendly game with the locals. The Bourke team will be picked to-night and should be…

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Our Main Roads Also the Minors How Money Shall be Spent Conclusion of Article

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

The suggestion by the Shires Association of N.S.W., contained in a circular sent to the various councils throughout the country, that "a substantial…

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Of Merest to Motorists By an Expert Special for "The Liberal" Deciding on a Shock Absorber

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 11

One is often asked by motorists whether or not certain "shock absorbers" are likely to increase the riding qualities of their cars, and, if so, what type…

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Railway Matters

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 8

Things connected with all departments of the railway fire on the easy side, wheat traffic, owing to buyers not operating, bulk terminals 'being full…

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Local Jottings. Motor Train for School Children

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 2

When the daily motor service was being run between Wellington and Dubbo, which was recently cut out by the railway authorities because it…

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Latest Telegraphic Information. Two Killed Toll of the Motor. Brisbane

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 1

Leonard Barnes, aged 23 and Norman Boughan, aged 28, were killed, when a motor car in which they were driving left the road and crashed into…

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The Toll of the Motor Four Killed in Victorian Smash Melbourne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 1

When a moto car crashed into a creek near Daylesford (Victoria), four people were killed, namely: Frederick Mustoe (33); Winfred Mustoe, his…

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