The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Petrol Rationing
The N.R.M.A. is taking steps to obtain figures and information from reliable sources regarding the effect of rationing upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1941
772 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 39
£5000 Flood Damage-talbragar Shire Losses Important Bridges And Roads Affected
Interviewed by "The Liberal" yesterday, the Talbragar Shire Engineer (Mr. J. P. Holmes) reported that the flood had caused damage estimated at between £4000 and £5000 in its area…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Former Railway Chief Knighted
On Harold Clapp, recently decorated by the King, held important posts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collapse of Railway Tunnel on Maryvale Sandy Hollow Line Heroic Stories of Rescues
Further news of the tunnel disaster on the Maryvale Sandy Hollow railway construction has now come to hand. At was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unclaimed Property on the Railway Auction Sales
It is amazing what some people leave in trains or fail to claim when consigned to them. For instance, the following…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railways in Flood Time How the Safety of the Track Is Ensured
The breaking of a long drought almost inevitably has its repercussions. The State's latest experience, whilst greatly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Daily Train Service Sought for Cumnock
A request is to be made to the Railway Department by the Amaroo Shire Council that when the railway line on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Aerodrome No Help From Aviation Department. Engineer to Prepare Estimates for Further Improvements
The Civil Aviation Department informed the Shire Council on Tuesday that it was unable to assist it financially in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Complaints From Tooraweenah "Wrong Bridge Being Erected First'
We have received complaints from Tooraweenah residents concerning the construction of the bridge over Sandy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The R.a.a.f. Recruiting Train Will Be Here Soon!
The R.A.A.F. Train is a comprehensive and fully staffed recruiting unit. It will give you complete enlistment, including Medical Examination and Trade Tests and ... if you get through these satisfactorily ... the train provides Home Study Literature and a Reservist’s Badge…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Soldiers From Camp Appreciate Dubbo A.I.F. Men Entertained at Railway Institute
About 60 members of the A.I.P. in camp at Dubbo wore entertained at the Railway Institute by the social club of the Institute. Some 200…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Excursions in February
Word has been received from the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, that the next general series of excursion trains will be run…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Visit of Railway Commissioner
The Commissioner for Railways Mr. J. T. Hartigan, proposes to visit Coonabarabran on February 15, and the council was invited on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways in Flood Time How Track Safety Is Ensured Tremendous Repair Bill
The breaking of a long drought almost inevitably has its repercussions. The State’s latest experience, while greatly benefiting the man on the land, proved disastrous to the railways, involving as it did the temporary cassation of a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Luggage and Parcels Commissioner Introduces New Handling Methods
A tremendous quantity of luggage, mails and parcels traffic is handled both inwards and outwards at Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Airforce Recruiting Train Visit to Bourke
On Saturday evening last the Air Force Recruiting Train arrived in Bourke and was placed at the end of the wool loading loup…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Road Markings
Few motorists are familiar with the new method being adopted of marking double lines on sections of road where, because of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railways In Flood Time How the Safety of the Track Is Ensured
The breaking of a long drought almost inevitably has its repercussions. The State's latest experience, while greatly benefiting the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Item
We learn that Mr. Neville Nicholson, who has been on the Bourke Railway staff for the past few years, has received notice of his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Flood Damage Severe, But Could Have Been Much Worse Light Wheat Yield Helpful—Many Men Work To Restore Wash-outs on Dubbo-Molong Line
Local railway officers, while concerned over the recent flood damage to the lines in this district, particularly on the Dubbo-Cumnock section, are thankful that it occurred after a light harvest and in the slack period of the year…
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