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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

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Mid-summer Railway Excursions

Western Age · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 2

Country people are given the opportunity for cheap railway travel in a series of excursion trains which will be run during the second week in…

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The Bridge

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 10

An old man, going a lone highway, Came at the evening, cold and gray, To a chasm vast and deep and wide. The old man crossed in the twilight…

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The Motor Railway v. Motor

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 11

In Australia, one is continually hearing complaints issued on behalf of railway interests—anent the alleged inroads made on their revenue…

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Railway Workings. Points of Interest Lecture by Mr. Fitzpatrick

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 7

Following the transaction of the general, business at the meeting of the Orange Chamber of Commerce meeting, Mr. L. J. Fitzpatrick,…

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Midsummer Railway Excursions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 2

Country people are given opportunity for cheap railway travel in a series of excursion trains, which will run during the second week of…

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

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 11

THE N.R.M.A.'s branch at Orange has been withdrawn, and a District Depot appointed in its stead. Members who require service in this area…

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Motor Lorry Skids Boy Seriously Injured Accident Near Bathurst

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 7

Jack Downey, a 14-year-old boy, it an inmate of Lithgow-Hospital suffering from a fractured skull, the result of a motor…

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Mid-summer Railway Excursions

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 5

Country people are given the opportunity for cheap railway travel in a series of excursion trains which will be run during the second week in…

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Model Aeroplane Squadron

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 1

The results for the State of Victoria in "Aircrafts" £100 model plane competition have been announced. The winner of the open section is Mr…

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Narromine Police Court Drunks—train Scalers—and Chicken Thieves

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 5

When the Narromine Police Court opened on Tuesday morning, four members of the unfortunate army of unemployed; two local drunks, and…

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Motor Cycle Club Finances Sound

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

Judging by the large number of motor cyclists and supporters who attended the annual meeting of the Dubbo Motor Cycle Club, held at the…

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Of Interest to Motorists Special for "The Liberal" Locating Piston Faults

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 11

Such intricate and deep-seated matters us pistons, cylinder walls and piston rings are generally religiously shunned by the owner-driver as matters too…

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Railway Matters District Yields Reached

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 5

Mrs. Schofield (wife of Mr. R. Schofield, of the District Superintendent's office) and the bairns returned to Dubbo yesterday, after spending a sik weeks…

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Railway Cricketers High Time in Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 6

Members of the Railway Institute Club are a happy set enthusiastic set of young sportsmen. During the week-end they journeyed…

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Midsummer Railway Excursions

The Western Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

Country people are given opportunity for cheap railway travel in a series of excursion trains which will run during the second week of…

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Railway Disaster Narrowly Averted Train Wreckers' Attempt Foiled Vienna

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 1

An attempt to wreck the Ostend Vienna express was discovered in the nick of time to save the train, carrying hundreds of paseangers, from plunging…

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General Strike Railways in Favour Government Criticised. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 1

At a mass meeting of railway unions in Sydney, yesterday, a motion was agreed to deciding in favour of a general strike as a protest against the…

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Railway Goods Shed Broken Into. Futile Attempt

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 2

OF late there appear to be amateur cracksmen, about this town who are endeavouring to get a rise easily, but up to the present their success…

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Trespassing on the Railway

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 2

The stationmaster, Mr. Harvey, has made a complaint that a good many people are trespassing on the railway property of late, and a stop has to be…

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March Defeat Railway

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 3

The return match between the March and Railway teams took place on the Railway wicket yesterday, and after a very close game the visitors…

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