Toll of Road Child Accidents
Request has been made by several country branches of the Road Safety Council that a State-wide appeal should be made to all…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
754 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 9 of 38
1000 Men Wanted Railways Units of A.I.F. Canberra, Friday night
It was announced to-day that on April 1 the Federal authorities will commence the enlistment of 1000 men for railway units of the A.I.F. The age…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Children at the Railway Picnic Had a "Bonzer" Time
The Railway Picnic is the big outing of the year for the majority of the children of employees in the West, and their enjoyment was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TENNIS Main Roads Tournament
Mesuames Hogan and Hawkins were the winners of the women's doubles tournament at the Main Road Club's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MOGRIGUY P. AND C. DANCE Railwaymen Move On
Mr. Joe Cole and Mr. Fred Stroud, senr., have gone to Sydney for the Royal Show. Miss Edna Shervey, after 12 months…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dripstone Railway Station to Have Attendant Result of Agitation
A very promising change in the weather paid us a visit on Monday, resulting in a slight sprinkle of rain, and we ware all looking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wellington District News. Exclusive News Stuart Town Out of Water Railway Supplied Available High Cost for Poor People
Still dry and droughty weather conditions prevail. As previously stated, water is at a premium. The railway authorities are now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorists' Life-home Scheme
Members of the Forces in England arriving on leave frequently reach stations several miles from home at times when no public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Denmark on Petrol Rations
While private motorists receive their petrol rations fairly regularly, the number of cars in the streets of Copenhagen has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reich Motoring Plan
The German Ministry of Communication of the Reich has issued a decree that prison sentences or hard labour are henceforth the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bus Crashes Through Bridge Fourteen Persons Injured
Fourteen persons were injured when a bus travelling to Bathurst from Forbes erashed over a bridge and tell 25 fect to the bed of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Dahlia Show Abandoned Owing To Bad Season
Owing In the adverse seasonal conditions I he Dubbo Railway Institute Horticultural Society decided at a meeting held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Delayed Train Second A.L.F. Men Much Damage At Railway Stations Melbourne
Men of the Second A.I.F. who crowded on the last troop train from Melbourne last night, caused considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Jottings Railway Appointment
Leonard Sicard, of Geurie, and a student of Hunter's Business College, Dubbo, has been advised by the Railway Repayment that he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Men for Overseas Opposed by Railway Union
Eveleigh loco shop committee, representing 2800 railmen, has carried a resolution unanimously protesting against the Menzies’…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. N. McWhirter Wins York Motors’ Cup.car Sales Highest in State
It has been officially announced that the trophy donated by York Motors for the agency that sold the largest number of its cars in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge Spikes
A number of complaints have been received by the N.R.M.A. that motor tyres have been damaged by spikes protruding from some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Child Accidents on Road
Request has been made by several country branches of the Road Safety Council that a State-wide appeal should be made to all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Black-out Parking
Many cases are being brought against motorists in England who park after dark with their cars facing oncoming traffic. In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Support Voluntary Levy
The railway unions have decided on a voluntary levy of 1/ a week per member to assist the coal-mining unions in the strike…
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