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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1942

403 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 21

Railway Traffic Reaches Peak at Dubbo Repot

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 3

Railway [?] and [?] conditions, having [?] a greater demand on the railway service within the large…

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Railway Porter Fined on Three Stealing Charges Sentence of Three Months Suspended

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 2

Robert William McDonald, a railway porter, who bad charge of the Dubbo Railway goods shed, appeared before the Dubbo…

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Railway Porter Gaoled But Term Suspended

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 2

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Restricted Train Services

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 3

It has been announced that restricted train services will operate as from Sunday week next, 3rd May. Details of the…

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Railway Concession Fares for Pensioners

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 6

Mr. J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A., member for Castlereagh, asked the following question in Parliament:—…

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Serious Train Curtailments

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 2

Our business columns contain a definite warning from the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T .T. Hartigan, that on and from Sunday, May 3, there…

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Collapsed in Train

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 3

Stanley Brown (64), Richmar Road. Strathfield, collapsed in the late train coming from Sydney last night. He was taken from the train at Dubbo…

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Collapsed in Train

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 5

Stanley Brown. (64), Richmar Road, Strathfield, collapsed in the late train coming from Sydney last night. He was taken from the train at Dubbo…

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Ike Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Producer Gas Notes by the N.r.m.a

The Western Herald · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. advises users of producer gas units that there is a head-resisting paint on the market which will protect exposed parts…

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Big Railway Revenue

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners have announced that the revenue for the railways will be £20,000,000, which is an increase of £3,000,000. It is a [?]…

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Gas for Motor Vehicles

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 4

The Lithgow Municipal Council has offered to make available to the Parkes gas manager (Mr. H. Johnson) any information and instructions which it…

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Railway Personals

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 5

Mr. A. W. Heagney, successor to Mr. A. Rankin, of the control office, arrived on Tuesday morning from Wagga, where he was booking clerk…

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Man Dies From Injuries Result Lithgow Motor Accident Was Proceeding to Work

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 1

After [?]ring in the Lithgow hospital for about [?] hours the death [?] on Wednesday of Mr. [?] George…

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Traveller Collapses on Dubbo Train

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1942 · page 1

Stanley Brown (64) collapsed on the train while travelling to Dubbo at about 9 o'clock on Thursday night. When the train arrived at Dubbo he…

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Train Curtailments Will Affect Country

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1942 · page 2

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Harligan) has given a definite warning that on and us from Sunday, May 3, there will be serious curtailments of…

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Serious Train Curtailments

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 2
Also in Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh

Our business columns contain a definite warning from the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, that on and from…

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Council Says: Street Policing More Necessary Than Train Picket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 2

Strong criticism was levelled by aldermen at Tuesday night's meeting of the Dubbo Council of the action of the local police authorities in stationing a squad of police at the railway station when certain trains pass through, and the…

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Railway Signs Being Removed

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 4

In future guards on the State railways will call the names of all stations within the metropolitan area and outside the metropolitan…

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Serious Train Curtailments

The Western Herald · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 4

A definite warning from the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, is given that on and from Sunday, May 3, there will be…

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