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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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Motors Collide Mr. C. R. Ellison Injured

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 2

A SERIOUS motor collision occurred early on Sunday morning, as a result of which Mr. C. R. Ellison is an inmate of Nurse Trevaskis' private…

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

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 7

THE N.R.M.A. reminds members that, according to custom, there will be no service available on Christmas Day, the one day in the year the…

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Cheap Train After the Harvest

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

Realising that many people would have been unable to take advantage of the cheap railway, travelling facilities provided during, the regular…

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Run Down by Train Wellington Man Seriously Injured. His Mate Killed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

STRUCK down on Tuesday night by a fast electric train, between Hornsby and Aaquith, two railway employees were so seriously injured…

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Fatal Collision Motor Strikes Horse Charge of Manslaughter

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

Struck from behind by a motor car, driven by John Francis Cassidy, Ernesh William Agland, a 29 years old married man,…

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Fatal Motor Accident

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 4

News of the death of Mr. Fred Coward (brother of Mr. Les Coward, of Birriwa) in a motor accident on Saturday came as a shock to the…

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"UNNECESSARY" Dismissal of Railwaymen Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 1

Mr. W. Skelton, Federal secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, says that the Goverment's decision to dismiss about 2000 railway…

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

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 10

From January 1, N.R.M.A. Insurance Ltd. will institute a plan for the payment of insurance premiums in quarterly instalments. Any member…

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Australia's Motor Cars Large Percentage Obsolescent. Big Field for New Vehicles

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 10

JUDGING by the increase in registrations of motor cars and commercial motor vehicles throughout the Commonwealth during 1932, a…

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Appeal to Railwaymen War Against Machinery

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 6

That the men who had dared to express their opinions would be included in the 2000 whose dismissal from the railway had been…

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Railway Picnic Committee Preparing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 6

Dubbo Railway Picnic Committee met at the R. and T. Institute on Sunday, when it was decided, after a letter from the Commissioners had been readd…

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Proposed Railway

The Western Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 2

A further step of proposed [?] syndicate [?] construct a [?] from Bourke to Bir[?] Northern Terribory an so establish a direct…

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Orange Motor Accident Cassidy Committed for Trial

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 4

At the Orange Court House on W nesday, an inquiry was held into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ernest William Agland, who died in the Orange Hospital early on New Year's Day. Mr. J. Thompson, coroner, conducted the inquiry, whilst Sergeant Ro[?]…

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Another Motor Fatality Charge of Manslaughter

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 3

A motor car fatality occurred at 3 o'clock on Thursday morning last on the Bathurst road, between Orange and Lucknow. A touring car,…

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Two Fires. Houses and Contents Destroyed Warning to Motor Drivers

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 5

Two residences have been desstroyed in Cilgandra during the past fortnight, together with the whole of the contents…

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Western Wheat Railway Truckings Lighter

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 8

The rush of wheat truckings in the Wast has eased off consilerably, according to a statement made by the Dubbo District…

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Record Service By Railways Wool Clip and Wheat Harvest Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 1

A record wool cup mid wheat harvest last year were handled by the Railway Department. To the end of December, l,109,386…

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Work on the Railways Interesting Figures

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

DESPITE the fact that the railway goods sheds were taken from Wellington some years ago, there is still a great amount of work carried on…

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The State Railways. Something Wrong Somewhere

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 1

To the ordinary individual, the manner in which the State Railways have been run for years is one of those puzzles that would take a…

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The Middle Bridge Mystery Published by Special Arrangements Chapter Xxiii

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 8

Molly Pennant lay dead, hor lovely face spared by the "Devil's whip" that had crushed and broken her slender body…

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