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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

1,077 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 54

Starving Stock. Railway Concessions. Rebate on Fodder

The Western Herald · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 2

There appears to be some misunderstanding in the West in connection with the allowance of rebates when a consignment of…

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

The Western Herald · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 2

The increase in motoring activities is reflected in the membership of the N.R.M.A. which had reached 58,357 at the close of the…

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Bourke-barringun Railway Line

The Western Herald · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 4

With the construction of the Bourke-Barringun Railway Line, which has been recommended on two occasions by Parliamentary…

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Railway Fatality. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

The mutilated body of Gwen Neigh, 33, single, was found on the railway line between Burwood and Croydon Stations last night…

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Railway Night Officer Shot Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

At the Maitland Police Court today, three youths Thomas Dixon Gibson, 18, labourer, William Robert Date, 17, labourer, and…

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Three Killed Aeroplane Crashes Adelaide

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 1

Roy Gropler, aged 22 years, pilot, and two passengers named Karl Ostram and Miss. Laurel Shields, were killed…

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Yeoval Request Crane for Railway Yard

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 5

In response to his personal representations, Mr. Geo. Wilson, M.L.A., has been successful in securing a cra[?]e for the…

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Old Men For Road Construction Camp Corrimal Residents Incensed Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

A number of Corrimal relief workers, including some elderly men, were instructed on Saturday that they would be taken to camp at Jamberoo for a…

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Western Railway Service Criticised by Dubbo Chamber of Commerce Move for Improvement Testing Dairy Herds New Members Enrolled

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 6

Members of the Dubbo and District Chamber of Commerce last night expressed the conviction that New South Wales railway…

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Road Toll

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 5

Demonstrating that the road safety campaign had been ineffective, figures issued by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. S. Neale)…

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Election News the Main Roads Board

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 6

Speaking in the electorate recently. Mr. A. W. Yeo. M.L.A., United Country party Candidate for Castlereagh, made the following…

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Loose Gravel Dangerous Road Formation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 5

Loose gravel on roads, and particularly on curved sections of the highways, is a source of danger not fully realised by motorists. Several…

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Car Fatality Vehicle Crashes into Bridge Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 1

Two men from Melbourne were travelling in a car which crashed into a bridge at Kyeamba. Charles Rigby, a dairyman, was killed…

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Struck by Train Man Critically Injured Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 1

Archibald Thomas Hill (22) was crossing the railway lines near South Parade. Campsie, last night, when he was struck by a rail motor and hurled…

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President V Press Cr. Fallon's Childish Attitude Apologies for Adjoining Shire's Bad Roads

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council, the President (Cr. P. Fallon) said he did not like criticising, but there was something that…

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Cycling Topics Railway Club

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 8

Only a small crowd was present on Sunday at the Railway Cricket Ground to witness the Cycle ove[?]. The poor attendance was due to the…

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Straight to the Point Letter From Shire Clerk to Railway Department

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 4

That some Government Department wan[?] everything for practically nothing, and do not reciprocate when requests are…

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Dubbo Council Wins Court Case Railway Commissioners To Pay £131 Damages Level Crossing Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 5

At the Dubbo District Court yesterday, before Judge Barton, Dubbo Municipal Council was awarded a verdict of…

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Council Enquires Into Power House Staffing Engineer Seeks Assistance Danger of Damage to Domestic Motors

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 1

Stating that it was no longer safe to allow the Municipal Power House engines to run unattended, the Electrical Engineer…

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Colored Roads for Safety

The Western Herald · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 2

A suggestion was recently made to the N.R.M.A. that top dressing of different colors be used on opposite sides of main bitumenous…

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