The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Buses on Town Gas
Following a trial with a 62 seater bus, the Blackpool (England) transport authorities have converted a further nine of their buses to town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1942
403 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 21
Harbour Bridge Ten Years Old
The Sydney Harbour Bridge was ten years old last Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Opening of Main Roads Courts American Tournament for Patriotic Funds
An American gents’ and ladies’ doubles tournament was held on Friday, the 3rd instant, at the Main Roads and Paramount Courts, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Urgency of Aerodrome To Be Stressed By Dubbo Committee
Dubbo and District War Service Committee, which met on Saturday, decided to urge the Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) to hasten the visit…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parachute Troops Train in Britain
Britain's force of trained parachute troops is growing constantly and that the Germans fear that these men's activities will not be good for the general Nazi health is indicated by false statements that soldiers were, dropped from planes to attack St. Nazaire. This picture…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General Acetylene Gas As Motor Fuel
Acetylene gas is being so widely used as a substitute fuel in Switzerland that at a recent motor show in Zurich seven types of generator unite…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Obley Road Function
At the conclusion of service at Emmagool Church, Obley Road, opportunity was taken to make a presentation to Mr. and Mrs. Ian Bewglass as a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unknown Man Injured In Road Collision
Injured when a car collided with his sulky near Narromine yesterday evening, an unknown man when the police believe to be John Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Open Forum “The Road to Singapore” (To the Editor, “Watchman”)
Sir,—Many people are asking to-day: “Why no inquiry into the fall of Singapore?” Why worry? The fall of Singapore was an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fencing North Bourke Aerodrome
Tenders are invited and will be received up to 24th April by the Department of Public Works Bourke, for the supply and delivery of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor and Sulky in Collision Accident on Dubbo Road
As a result of an accident between a motor car and sulky on the Dubbo read, two miles from Narromine, about 7 p.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Charcoal Quality
The recently gazetted Charcoal (Producer Gas) Act not only fixes the retail price of charcoal at l¼d per 1b, but also fixes a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Porter Charged Goods in Custody
Robert William McDonald (33), railway porter, was charged at the Dubbo Police Court, before Mr. W. A. Hicks, Chamber…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Race Against Time British Problem Defending Burma New Road Will Be Key To Eastern Postiion New Delhi
Once again the British face a race against time in Burma comparable with Malaya and Luzon, says the London "Daily Telegraph" correspondent in Calcutta. The rainy season begins in five or six weeks and…
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At the Shire Council meeting on Tuesday, the President (Cr. Redden), said he had trouble in securing labor for the carying out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Closing of Road
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Coonabarabran shire Council the Department of Lands wrote referring to the proposed closing of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Badly Injured in Fall From Bridge Sydney
A woman today fell from the roadway of the harbor bridge and crashed to the ground below. She was Mrs. Lillian Hadge (40), of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late News in Brief Tokio Train Smash New York
The official Tokio Radio stated that two underground trains crashed at at Osaka Station this afternoon, killing and injuring…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Galvanised Burr on Railway Property
Attention of the railway authorities is to be drawn to the presence of galvanised burr on their land near Trangie. In connection with burr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Many Train Travellers Resent Attention
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