Drunken Driver "Nearly Ran Us Off Road," Say Police Grazier Fined £20
At the Sturat Town police court on Tuesday Herbert Lawrence 1851, grazier, was fined £20, in default 40 days, by Mr. Donaldson, P.M.,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
772 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 39
Flood Damage to Railway Lines In Dubbo Control Area Estimated at £100,000
Although it will be a considerable time before an accurate estimate of the recent flood damage to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Horticulturalists
A meeting of members of the Dubbo Railway Institute Horticultural Society and those Interested in the activities of the organisation will be held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railways' Huge Coal Consumption Try-before-buy Policy in Exacting Tests
The New South Wales Railways spend annually on materials about £6,000,000. Aproximately 90 per cent, of this amount is spent locally on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Ship in Trouble Struck Shallow Bar Sydney
A small motor ship, inward bound from Sydney with a cargo of general merchandise, struck a shallow bar and then…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Progress of State Railways Establishment and Development Enormous Undertaking
For nearly 70 years after the arrival of Governor Phillip’s [?] in Sydney Harbor in 1788 trade in New South Wales was unassisted by railways. During this long period all land transport of persons and goods was by means of animal power,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Urgency Of Bridge At Willara
Some months ago the resident of the paroo and the Bourke Chamber of Commerce urged the necessity of a bridge at Willara,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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 articles have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Highways and Defence
Interesting opinions on the part played by roads in a nation's defence programme are contained in an article by Mr. R. E. Harper,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Spends £28,739 on Roads and Drainage in Single Year
It was stated at yesterday's meeting of Talbragar Shire Council that during 1940 a total of £28,739/8/8 in Government relief grants was spent in the shire on roads and drainage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Seeks £4300 To Relieve Hardship Flood Toll of Roads—damage in District
Talbragar Shire Council, as the result of the recent flood damage, applied to the Government for a grant of £4300 to restore roads…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Relief Workers' Future Shire Engineer Tells Not for Obley-Yeoval Road
Reporting to yesterday's meeting of Talbragar Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. J. P. Holmes) said the Department of Main Roads had unofficially…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Western Centres Narromine Two Motorists Injured Creek Bridge Danger More Air Cadets Arrive
Messrs. H. Moore and B. Walles, two well-known local residents, received facial injuries and shock when the car in which they were travelling ran…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →World Barrow-Pusher Goes North—By Train
A round-the-world wheelbarrow-pusher was arrested at Dubbo last Wednesday, while trundling the barrow to Brisbane. He is now on his way back to Brisbane by train—escorted by a policeman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Petrol Ration Tickets Signature Is Vital Motorists' Support Urged
In an effort to check the growing evil of counterfeit petrol ration tickets, the Federal Government requires petrol consumers to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ramps on Roads Graziers’ Cite Case Landholder Responsible for Maintenance
The landholder is responsible for the maintenance of ramps on public roads is the. opinion of the secretary of the Graziers’ Association, Mr. J. W. Allen, but not in the case of accidents unless negligence can be proved…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Join The Air Force Recruiting Train Coming Here on March 11
“Why do you want to join the Air Force?” It is a simple question, and one which has been asked tens of thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Travelling Stock Rights P.P. Board Refuses Permit. for Exempted Road
The stock Inspector (Mr. Ware) reported to the P.P. Board on Saturday that an application had been refused a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Montefiores Heavy Rains Affect Road Attention Necessary Now To Save Greater Expense Later
Rather a hot spell was experienced at the week-end, and on Tuesday morning stormy conditions prevailed, which later in the day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wellington District News. Stuart Town Farnham Railway Siding Damaged by Fire Third Fire Within Month
The weather during the past week has been warm to hot, and quite seasonable for this time of year, but after the cool weather…
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