Lollies For children At Railway Picnic Committee Will Buy Quarter of a Ton
A Quarter of a ton of lollies will be distributed to Western children who will attend the Railway Picnic at Dubbo on March 11…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1940
754 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 3 of 38
Traffic Breaches Dubbo Motorists Fined
Peter Duncan, for driving a motor cycle without having a license, on November 4, 1939, was fined 15/-, with 3/-costs, when he pleaded guilty in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Narromine Council Action Against Reckless Motorists Police Will Co-operate with Council
A complaint that the same person recently twice violated the traffic regulations by driving furiously through the main streets, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electric Train
Nearly 1O00 people travelling to the northern suburbs had an unenviable experience yesterday afternoon when an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roads To Broken Hill May Be Closed Sydney
It is stated in industrial circles that an attempt to blockade Broken Hill by declaring all roads to the town "black" may…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Toll Grows in Country Need for Greater Care
It is the considered opinion of experts in a position to judge that the mileage travelled by the 323,000 motor vehicles in the State is less…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fashion's Mount Road in Excellent Order Good Work by Council
Sunday night here was the worst night for wind we have experienced for some time, and a cold change set in the temperature being 64 deg…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Must Be Inspected Second Hand Motor Vehicles Registration Proviso
The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. C. N. Neale) stated recently that as from February 1, it will be necessary…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Cruel and Inhuman System" Slowness in Handling Stock for Killing Motor Trucks Could Save Days
Describing the present system of handling fat stock as the "cruellest and most inhuman in the world," Mr. D. C. Mitchell,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seriously Injured Motor Cyclist and Passenger Sydney
When a motor cycle rider, Reginald White (22) and his passenger, Bessie Jones (14), who was riding pillion, were thrown to the roadway at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Troubles Australian Union's Threat
It is stated in industrial circles that an attempt to blockade Broken Hill by declaring all roads to the town "black" may be made by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring with Difficulty
Cars may only be acquired in Germany on the production of a permit from the Reich Minister of Transport, Intending owners must…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Petrol Supplies in India
The Government of India has no intention of imposing restrictions on sale of petrol, at least in the earlier stage of the war, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hungary Wants More Motoring
Whilst the rest of Europe is trying to cut down motoring, Hungary has announced that it is going all out towards "motoring the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Polluted Water Sickness In Road Gangs Sydney, Friday night
Many road construction workers had suffered sickness as they often were compelled to drink polluted water, said the secretary of the United Laborers'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Producer Gas Units on Motors and Tractors Taking Delivery of Unit Facts Worth Knowing (No. 4)
So many engineering firms are taking up the manufacture of these units that it will not he long before the more enterprising ones…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Accident
When the Morris 8/40 saloon car driven and owned by Mr. J. Reidy, of Wellington, skidded in loose gravel on the approach to the Bell River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Toll Grows in Country
It is the considered opinion of experts in a position to judge that the mileage travelled by the 328,000 motor vehicles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charmed Life Baby's Fall From Train Extraordinary Incident
A remarkable incident has been reported to the police in Queensland. A mother gave birth to a child in a train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Army on Wheels Motors Replace the Horse
"Mechanisation" of the Army has become a familiar phrase, but how many Australian have any appreciation of…
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