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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

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Mid-summer Railway Excursions

Western Age · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 1

Residents of country districts are being splendidly catered for by the Railway Department in the provision of frequent excursion trains at law fares…

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Science in Your Petrol Union White Flash Supercharged Motor Spirit

Western Age · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

In the laboratories of the Atlantic Union Oil Company there are at work come of the cleverest brains of the scientific world. Year in and year out…

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Railway Picnic Committee Completing Arrangements

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 2

No stone hat been left unturned to make the annual No. S Western District Railway Picnic a great success. The committee…

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Leasing Railways Relieve Taxpayers of Huge Liability (To the Editor)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 1

Sir,--May I crave a little of your valuable space to point out the crying need we have in this State of ours for some relief for the taxpayers from this…

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Motor Cycling Dubbo Club Meets Election of Officers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 3

That the public had not given much support to speedway meetings during the year was mode evident when the secretary's report…

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Country Boys' Tour Harbour Bridge Pageant and Royal Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 6

APPLICATIONS are being receive from boys in all parts of the State to witness the historic opening of the Sydney harbour bridge. The Young…

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A Little Taste of Tyranny (Reprinted from "The Open Road" (the official organ of the N.R.M.A.), January 21, 1932.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 1

FLUSHED by their early legislative success, and probably a little frolicsome from the effects of newly-acquired power that is without…

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Gilgandra Man and Transport Act. Cost of Moving Goods Payment For Railway Distance

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 1

The operation of the Transport Act has seriously handicapped a Gilgandra business man, who desired to move his stock…

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Armatree Railway Dump

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 6

In view of the greatly increased urea of wheat being put under in this district a move should be made to approach the Railway Department…

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Pepper Pelter Tries it on Tram Conductor Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 1

A train conductor, John Ristuccia, was temporarily blinded last night, whon pepper was thrown in his eyes at Woolloomooloo…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 7

The number of country residents visiting Sydney this summer does not seem to have decreased appreciably, says the N.R.M A. Requests…

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Increased Revenue Railways and Tramways Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 4

The Transport Board claims that from October 3 there has been n substantial increase in the railway and Tramway revenue…

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Mid-Summer Railway Excursions

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 2

Residents of country district being splendidly catered for by the Railway Department in the provision of frequent Excursion trains at low…

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Boxer's Leap for Freedom Jumps From Railway Carriage Melbourne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

Ernest Sticken (24), a professional boxer, after being committed for trial for having counterfeit coins in his possession leapt from a railway…

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The Harbour Bridge Official Souvenir Countryside Featured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 2

The Sydney Harbor Bridge official souvenir and programme, just issued by the Government Tourist Bureau, Sydney, as a book of 184 pages of letter press [?]…

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Of Interest to Motorists By an Expert Special for "The Liberal" Cars of the Future

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 7

It is interesting to speculate upon what may be looked for in the models of say, 1912, not with the idea of conjuring up a picture of some as yet…

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Railway Matters

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 6

At present all wheat loading on the railways in the Western area has ceased. This is evidently because of a death of trucks…

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Model Aeroplane and Glider Club

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 1

All interested in model aeroplane flying and gliding are advised that a meeting will be held in the Town Hall at 8 p.m. on Thursday, the object…

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Official Bridge Booklet

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 3

The official booklet of the Sydney Harbour Bridge has been issued by the State Government Tourist Bureau. It contains the official…

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