What The Motor Car Owes To Lubrication
In 1872, Mr. George B. Seldon set out to invent a mechanically propelled waggon. In 1877, after five yean experimenting, he has completed the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1934
803 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 41
Leapt for Safety Lorry Strikes Train
When a Chevrolet lorry crashed into a train on the Parkes-Peak Hill line, at a crossing near Narromine on Thursday morning, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Collision Loss of Life at Lens Paris
Three were killed and forty injured at Lens to-day, when an express train crashed into a train carrying 200 miners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Claim Fails Against Railway Commissioners Sydney, Friday night
Before the Workers' Compensation Commission to-day, Hans Robert Fisher, a porter, of Croydon, claimed £30 from the Railway Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Of Interest to Motorists Curing Brake Snatching
Brake snatching or "shudder" at low speeds is a subject which has during the last few years been mentioned several times in these notes, and it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Roller Skating on Roads
The announcement that roller-skating is now prohibited on roads is welcomed by most motorists, says the N.R.M.A. On many occasions,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Motor Trade
It is considered that German car manufacturers have completely recovered from the back-suffered owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Crass Grafton
The Grafton-Brisbane express crashed into a slowly moving engine in South Grafton railway yards on Saturday afternoon. The passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Collision Conductor Hurt Sydney
Edward Young (42), tram conductor, was standing on the footboard of a tram in Railway Square this morning, when a collision occurred with another…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Trespasser on Railway Property
Found guilty of trespassing on railway property, William N. Langford (26), was remanded for sentence when he appeared before Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Picnic Only Three Weeks to Go
With only three weeks to go before the big annual gala day, the committee organising the Railway Picnic, to be held at the Dubbo…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Local and General Railway Picnic
Railway men from all parts of the West will travel to Dubbo on March 5th, when the Annual Railway Picnic will be held at the Show Ground. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Protest From Tooraweemah Main Roads Board's Action Resented
A deputation representing the residents, of Tooraweenab, waited on members of the Gilgandra Shire Council on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motoring "Private" or "Business?"
A point of great importance to every English motorist was raised at Ystrad (Eng.) Police Court recently, when a motorist was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →To Melbourne & Back Dubboite's Motor Trek
Last week, the return of Mrs. T. Graham and party from their motor tour as far south as Melbourne was recorded. In a chat over the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →RE-INSTATEMENT For Railway Man Sydney
Application was made to the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission to-day, for an award re-instating Henry Willard, an inspector of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Main Roads Government and Finance Policy Defended Transport Minister Explains
In a letter to Mr. D. H. Drummond, Minuter for Education, and member for Armidale, the Minister for Transport, Col. M. F…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lorry and Rail Motor Collide
A motor larry and rail motor collided on the Bimbi road level crossing, at Grenfell, Patrick Hagg, who was in charge of the lorry, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway "Cruise," Easter 1934
Arrangements have been made for a Railway "Cruise" to be operated during the forthcoming Easter holidays. The itinerary, which covers four…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reinstating Railway Employee
Application was made to the full Bench of the Industrial Commission today for an award reinstating Henry Willard, Inspector of the…
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