The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Charcoal Shortage
The N.R.M.A. has received, many complaints from private users of producer-gas that they are having difficulty in getting charcoal. They…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
403 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 21
Railway Washaways
Torrential rainstorms between Peak Hill and Parkes on Wednesday night, caused extensive washaways on the Parkes-Peak Hill-Narromine railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inventors Have Sense of Humor How Else Would They Get These Queer Ideas “Ashless” Fags for Motorists
Many ill-informed critics of science and scientific principles fail to realise that there is a lighter side to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roads and Footpaths Survey
Mr. E. L. James, Municipal. Engineer, submitted his first survey of roads and footpaths to Dubbo. Council on Tuesday night. This is the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Holiday Traffic Limit
The N.R.M.A. has had many inquiries as to the limit to which holiday travel by car is permitted. Most of the inquiries are with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Intriguing Tale of "Exclusive" Murder Published by Special Arrangement—Copyright the County Club Chapter Viii by Night Train to Paris
"You con't depend on what a woman's going to do—even the best of them. She might have had reasons of her own for not going to her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Masks No Motorists Says N.R.M.A. OFFICIAL Sydney
A shortage of masks for car head-lights will compel a majority of motorists to keep their cars off the roads at night if now regulations are enforced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Old Railway Scrap Yields 384,000 Rifles
Britain is throwing a whole railway into the mobilisation of iron and steel for the war. Although it is an old railway, its rails alone will add to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Breaches of Motor Traffic Acts
At the Police Court, Dubbo, today, before Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., Phillip Alphonsus Breheny, a Staff Sergeant attached to the A.I.F[?]…
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Mr. Q. K. Willis, assistant station master at Dubbo has been appointed traffic inspector at Wallerawang, where he has already. taken up duty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New South Wales Railways Evolution of Carriage Construction
Left.—These open sided coaches were among the rolling stock imported in 1865. They were rated as third class and continued as such until June…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Producer Gas Hints
The N.R.M.A. Technical Department states the results of recent tests should settle any further controversy concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Fin Ed
Another case heard by Mr. Cookson was that of George Davis, for riding a motor cycle in the main street without a tail light. He was fined 10/-…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Guard Bound Over
“The soldiers in Dubbo camp are one hundred per cent, scum of the earth.” These words were used by Albert Samuel Giles, a guard, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Motor Regulations
A night sped limit of 20 miles an hour has been imposed in eastern N.S W. All vehicles must also have masked headlight. These regulations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Japs. Cut Burma Road And Mass at Sittang British Line Firm North of Pegu Bombay
It was announced today that the Japanese have succeeded temporarily in cutting the Burma Road, north from Pegu…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Use of Petrol On Motor Vehicles
The tremendous gallonage of petrol consumed annually by automobiles in the U.S.A. is revealed by statistics recently issued from…
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“The soldiers in Dubbo camp, are one hundred per cent, scum of the earth.” These words were used by Albert Samuel Giles, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soviet Railways Meet Winter’s Grip In War Time
Winter in peace time has always been the most difficult and trying time of year for Russian railways. As is common knowledge, Russia’s winter is severe, long and bitter; heavy frosts around Irkutsk, Moscow, Leningrad and in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Motor World. News and Notes From N. R. M. a Producer Gas Safeguard
With producer gas one of the most common causes of power losses is air leaks, says the N. R. M. A. The air ration With this gas is…
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