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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

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TRAMPLED By Horses Man Killed Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 1

Trampled on and kicked by a number of horses at Deer Park, Victoria, yesterday, Joseph P. Dixon, aged 61…

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More Motors Record Registration

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 6

The number of vehicles registered in New South Wales under the quarterly registration scheme had risen to 53,984 by December 31 last…

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Must Train Sproule Gives Early Notice Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 1

Mr. C. Sproule, who has been appointed player-manager of the Davis Cup team, interviewed to-day, said: "Unless members of the team strictly…

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Motor Bodies Australian-made Popular

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

It is not generally known that bodies built by General Motors-Holden's Ltd., at their Woodville plant in South Australia, enjoy quite a large export market,…

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Motorists Beware! Red Lights Dangerous

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 3

A timely hint is Given to motorists that the red lamps placed on the road between Dubbo and Wongarbon are for the purpose of warning…

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Motor Fatality Two Men Killed in Capsize Launceston

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 1

Christopher Harvey lies (26) and Edward Charles Griffith (25) were fatally injured, and three others were hurt when a motor lorry overturned…

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New Bridge on River Lett

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 10

The alternative route between Hartley and Lithgow via Brown's Gap can now be regarded as an all weather road with the completion…

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Who Is Liable? Accidents on Roads

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 11

A person who trips over a bump in the road or breaks a spring in a rut is firmly convinced that the council should pay for the damage…

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A Light Fine Orange Road Crash

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 5

The sequel to a serious collision between two cars on the Orange Road on September 8, in which 10 of 11 passengers were…

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Act of Boys Recent Railway Robbery. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 1

Boys are believed to have been responsible for the robbery at the Pendle Hill railway station. Tickets valued at £300 were stolen, but, later, were found…

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Motor Mishap Man with Fractured Skull Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 1

John Tollmer (45) had his skull fractured last night, when his motor-cycle and a car collided at Canterbury. He was removed to the hospital in a…

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Wool for Motors German Offer Negatived Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 1

White the Commonwealth Government realises the value of the German market, the Minister in charge of Trade Treaties (Sir Henry Gullett) has…

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Motor World Happenings News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. 600 Mile Highway

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 10

A 600-mile highway, spanning mountains, swamps and some of the densest virgin forests of Siberia, has been…

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Cyclist Killed Collides with Motor Car

Western Age · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

Arthur Aitken Wasley was riding his cycle about three miles from Wagga, when it collided with a motor car. Wasley received terrible…

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Railway Department Record

The Western Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 4

No fewer, than 163,300 tickets at sixpence each were issued to children the metropolitan area by the Railway Department during the…

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Motor Notes

The Western Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 5

To obtain full benefit from shock absorbers they should be progressively stiffer in action as car speeds increase. With this…

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Depasturing on Roads

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 1

The public generally do not usually concern themselves in acquiring an intimate knowledge of the law. At times, however, when…

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Head Injured Motor Cyclist in Collision Hits Wire Fence

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 1

Michael Burrell (41), of Laggan, via Crookwell, who was riding a motor cycle and sidecar to Sydney was involved in a…

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Bridge Opening

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 4

Tuesday, 25th February, has been selected as the date for the official opening of the bridge over the Castleeagh River at Lusts' Crossing. The…

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Struck by Train Electrician Killed Instantly Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 1

George Lear, aged about 58. electrician, employed at Eveleigh workshops, was killed instantly to-day, when he was struck by a train near…

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