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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

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Main Roads Expenditure (To the Editor)

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 5

Sir,—Your paper is to be congratulated for the stand it is taking in the matter of extravagant expenditure on main roads. This is a…

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CRICKET Railway v. Cumnock

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 7

The Yeoval Railway cricketers travelled to Cumnock on Sunday last to play that team a friendly match, and after a good day's…

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CASUALTIES Motor Cyclist Injured

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 1

While riding a motor cycle along Bultge Street, about 7 o'clock, on Sunday night, R. Williamson (19), a baker employed at Key's Cafe, Macquarie…

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Road Toll

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 3

The number of road deaths during November was less than in any month this year, according to preliminary figures published by the…

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"The Road to Burrendong" And Other Verses Local Composition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 5

Creating something of a local record, the book of verse recently published by the "Wellington Times" on…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Front-drive Japanese Car

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 2

A new front-drive car has been announced in Japan and has several features of interest. The four-cylinder engine is a compact V-type…

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Motor World Happenings Front Drive Japanese Car

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 13

A new front drive car has been announced in Japan and has several features of interest. The four-cylinder engine is a compact…

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Royal Automobile Club. Weekly News Summary Indemnity for All Motor Accidents

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 13

Advice has been received from Mr. A. G. Bill, Manager of the Road Service Department of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia…

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Maryvale Railway Line Local Unemployed Being Ignored Who's Doing the String Pulling?

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 6

Last month attention was drawn to the fact that the Wellington unemployed were being overlooked, and that…

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Street Collision Motor Cyclist Killed Tamworth Fatality

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 4

Edwin Hugo Max Halliger, 34, laborer, residing at 69 Rawson Avenue, Tamworth, was killed instantly on Monday in a collision between…

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Motor Mishap

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 1

Nearing midnight on Wednesday, two cars collided along the Coonamble Road, distant about a dozen miles from Dubbo. The occupants had a…

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Dubbo District Centres Narromine Harvest Ending Wedding Bells Ring Out Motor Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 4

Rounding a curve, at the junction of the Narromine-Farrendale Road, on Saturday, a lorry loaded with rums and driven by the owner, Mr. C. Tomkins,…

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Railway Ambulance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 6

Tomorrow (Sunday), the Railway Ambulance workers will resume their classes of instruction. The notice is short, but all interested should make a…

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Better Roads

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 2

We were driving along the State Highway the other day, shortly after the rain, and we watched the work being done by a two-horse…

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The Road to Burrendong

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 2

The above is the title of a book of poems composed by Mr. Geo. W. Althofer, of Dripstone, and to be displayed in several shop windows…

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Maryvale Railway Line Two Call Ups for Wellington

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

Mr. W. F. Barr, local labour agent, who has teen working very hard, in the interests of the unemployed men, has…

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Cyclist Killed Car and Motor Cycle Collide Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 1

Albert Allison (30), of Guildford, was fatally injured last night, when a motor cycle, on which he was travelling from his home to Brisbane,…

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Motor Cycle Crash Rider Killed in the Fall Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 1

George A. Faulkner (42), of Yowie Bay, was killed this morning, when his motor cycle and side-car crashed over a culvert, off Port Hacking road,…

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Motor Mishap But No Lives Lost Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 1

Mrs. McCubben was badly bruised and cut about the legs and hands with broken gloss, when her car swerving to miss a stationary lorry, loaded with…

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The Road to Burrendong

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 6

The above is the title of a book of poems composed by Mr. Geo. W. Althofer, of Dripstone, and to be displayed in several shop windows…

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