District Cricket Competition Railway Take Lead with Five Point Forfeit From Collie
Only two matches were played in the Gilgandra District Cricket Competition on Sunday. Owing to the heat wave…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
972 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 49
Motor Licenses
As from January 1 applicants for motor drivers' or riders' licenses will be required to pass an oral examination relating to certain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →From Deficit To Surplus Railway Revenue
The fin[?]ncial position of the New South Wales Government Railways improved between 1931-32 and 1937-38. For the seven…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Drive. for Road Safety
The appalling death toll of the road during the Christmas and New Year holidays has caused an awakening of public interest of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Scenic Road Across the Gib
The N.R.M.A. has been advised that the scenic road from Bowral to Mittagong across the Gib Hill is now available to traffic,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipality of Bourke Action Against Dogs in the Park. Night Train Advocated
A meeting of the Aldermen of the local Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death of Motor Pioneer
One of the greatest of all motoring pioneers, M. Georges Bouton passed away recently in his 92nd year. Bouton must be classed with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety The Highway Code
The Minister for Transport and President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales recently had published a code comprising such,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Union Railway Employees Anti-Hefferon Stand Sydney, Friday night
Unable to agree with the views of the party led by Mr. Hefferon, over 200 railwaymen, who were formerly members of the A.R.U.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Finances Will Fares Go Up? Sydney
Special consideration is to be given by the Government shortly to the financial position of the State railways,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Killed Fall From Motor Cycle Terrible Injuries
Victor Robert South (37), a visitor from South Australia, was killed on the Grillith-Lecton road, near Goolgowi, on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Airliner's Dilemma Missed the Aerodrome Sydney
With the Mascot aerodrome blotted out by heavy clouds, the Dutch Lockhead airliner from Batavia overshot Sydney by 17…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fell From Bridge Railway Worker Injured at Yearinan. Fractured Leg and Arm
Mr. Clifford Chidgey, of Binnaway, who was engaged with other railway men effecting repairs to the bridge in the vicinity of Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cloudburst Washaway on Railway Train Passengers Held Up Vivid Lightning and Thunder
Upwards of five inches of rain recorded in the Talbragar and Brocklehurst district yesterday afternoon fell in the nature of a cloudburst. Vivid lightning and heavy thunder preceded a storm from the south-west,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Safety the Highway Code
The Minister for Transport and President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales Recently had published…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stuart Town Peculiar Accident When Train Jolts Mother and Infant Collapse
Still another week of dry, hot weather. The heat wave conditions seems to have passed over, and we are now having ordinary seasonable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“ Are We Understood ?” Along the Road of Life’s Journey
Not understood, we move along asunder; Our paths grow wider as the seasons creep…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →District Cricket Competition Railway Maintain Lead Another Century to H. Williams
Three of the four matches played in the Gilgandra District Cricket Competition on Sunday last resulted in three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cloud Burst Railway Line Damaged at Talbragar Line Will Be Ready for Use To-day
Heavy storms were experienced throughout the district yesterday afternoon. At Talbragar a cloud burst was responsible…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Westella Man Killed Hurled From Motor Cycle Shocking Accident
Mr. and. Mrs. P. Bruce and family, of Dubbo, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. Bruce. Mt. Geo. Stephens and Miss Hob…
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