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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

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Turning the Pages of Dubbo's Past Early Worries of Talbragar Shire Railway Station Criticised Glimpses of 1907

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 5

To revive memories of other days in Dubbo, and to recall personalities and incidents in the history of this town, "The Liberal" is…

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Asleep at Wheel Motorist Convicted Of Negligent Driving Magistrate's Ruling Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 1

The magistrate, Mr. Arnold, S.M., at the Paddington Court to-day, ruled in effect that a motorist who had fallen to…

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Youths Committed Alleged Murder of Railway Night Officer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 4

Charged with the murder of Cyril Clive Maher, night officer at Farley railway station, Thomas Dixon Gibson (18), Kenneth…

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Transport Problems of Australia Too Many Authorities, Says Special Committee Difficulties of Separate Railway Administrations

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 7

In 1936 the Commonwealth Government appointed a Special Committee to investigate transport conditions in Great Britain and to report thereon with a view to an improvement in conditions obtaining in Australia. The Committee consisted of Mr. A. E. Heath…

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Railway Disaster Six Dead, 13 Injured In N.Z. Train Derailment

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 1

The alarming theory that the derailment of an excursion passenger train, near Wanganui on Saturday, was the work of a…

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Sensational Escape Car Impaled on Bridge

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 3

A Chrysler sedan car, which crashed into the bridge over River Lett, Hartley, was impaled by two of the three rails on the…

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Toll of the Road Eight Killed During Week-End SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 1

Eight persons were killed in motor car accidents in New South Wales during Saturday and Sunday, including four in a severe smash…

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

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 4

In an effort to preserve the surface of the streets and to reduce traffic noises, the Vienna Municipality is prepared…

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Terrible Fatality Mrs. G. H. Watson Killed In Motor Smash

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 3

The residents ha] hardly got over the tragic death of Mr. Norman McLeod when the news was flashed over the wires on Friday…

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N.Z. Train Smash Wreckers Not Responsible ? Wellington (N.Z.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

The New Zealand police are not in[?]lined to accept the theory that wreckers were responsible for the derailment a train near Rotana on Saturday,…

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Stole Goods From Railway Trucks Gaol for Youth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 2

Andrew McAllister (19) was charged in the Dubbo Police Court yesterday, before Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., with having on or about…

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Ex-dubbo Resident Killed in Sydney Motor Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 2

Mr. Charles Bear (64), of Arundel Street, Forest Lodge, and an ex-resident of Dubbo, was killed in a motor accident at Bass Hill, near…

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Local & General Additional Main Roads

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 5

At a meeting of the Wingadee Shire Council (Coonamble) this week a communication from Merriwa Shire asked for the council’s…

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Killed Instantly Motor Fatality on Gunnedah Road Well-known Wellington Residents

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 1

On Friday morning last at about 10 a.m. a motor vehicle driven by Mr. Geo. H. Watson overturned, with the result that Mrs. Watson,…

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Spike on Road Claim for Damages by Gilgandra Motorist Against Wingadee Shire Council

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 1

A letter was received from Mr. Fred. Brook, Miller Street, Gilgandra, at last meeting of the Wingadee Shire Council, in…

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Car Driver Fined Driving on Wrong Side of Road

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 10

First-Class Constable Mulholland is keeping an eye on motorists who do not conform with the regulations, as one motor car driver discovered…

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Fireman Killed Another N.Z. Train Smash Wellington (N.Z.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 3

When a goods train and a mixed train collided at Aylesbury to-day, one person was killed and one injured. It was the second railway smash in New…

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Mission Station Proposal to Transfer From Burra-bee-dee. Site Along Baradine Road Preferred

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 1

The question of transferring the Aberiginees’ Mission Station from Burra-Bee-Dee to Mr. Perey Martin’s property, six…

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Roads Executive Hold Meeting Councils to Be Form Ed in New South Wales and in Queensland Coonamble Chosen as Head quarters For This State "Lose Darwin and We Lose Australia."

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 9

In the Shire Council Chambers, Coonamble, recently, a meeting of the Executive of the Lithgow-Longreach-Darwin Roads…

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Good Idea Test for Motorists

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 9

Copies of a questionnaire for motor vehicle drivers, issued by the Motor Vehicles Department of South Australia, have been received…

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