Bridge Reconstruction Wanted Hastened
In the course of a visit to Narromine on Sunday Mr. C. G. Robertson, MLA, inspected the traffic bridge over the Macquarie River recently destroyed by…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
429 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 22
Extension of Train Service Supported Move by Timbrebongie Shire Council
At yesterday's meeting of the Timbrebongie shire council a notice of motion by Cr. A. Brabrook, that the [?]or train from Narromine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tyres Needed Urgently To Keep Taxis on Roads
The necessity for lyres being made available to country taximen was stressed at a meeting of the Dubbo branch or the Australian Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cobbora Shire Roads Overseer's Report Value of Voluntary Assistance
In his monthly report to last Tuesday's meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council, Overseer D. Hannon referred to the splendid voluntary assistance given by several ratepayers, when approximately nine…
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The following statement by William Fletcher, general secretary, National Union of Railwayman of Australia, is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Straying Stock Menace Bullock [?] at Peak Hill Road
Mr. [?] said Monday's meeting of the [?]gts Shire council that a [?] man killed on the [?] on yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Straying Stock Menace Bullock [?] on Peak Hill Road
[?] Holiday's meeting of the [?] Shire council [?] on the [?] on yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Rubber Economy
The N.R.M.A. points out that many military vehicles which are equipped with dual rear wheels are apparently employed on light…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bombs Fall On Railway At Abbeville London
Accurate bombing marked a raid on the marshalling yards at Abbeville yesterday afternoon by Whirlwind bombers or the Bomber…
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Because almost 60 persons crowded into the guard's van and defied the efforts of the guard to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Helping a Friend Railway Employees' Fine Spirit
"A friend in need is a friend indeed." Mr. Ken Allen, a shunter attached to the Wellington railway staff…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Falling Charcoal Fires Traffic Bridge Deck
Coals falling from a gas producer unit are believed to have started a fire in the decking of the Dubbo traffic bridge over the Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Iced Roads Saved Leningrad
The dauntless spirit that enabled this Russians to break the siege of Leningrad after 17 months is vividly illustrated by…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Harbour Bridge Eleven Years of Age
The Sydney Harbour Bridge was eleven years old last week. The Vast year has been an expensive one for the Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Rough Spin Country Train Travellers Standing Room Only
Utilising an article which appeared in the Wellington “Times,” Mr. C. G. Robertson, M.L.A., has entered a protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drink And Smokes On the Road to Ruin
Lieut. Commissioner E. J. Harewood, in opening the Salvation Army Divisional Congress at Goulburn, said: “One of the most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge, Euchre & Dancing
The postponed Bridge & Euchre Party, with Dancing, at the Bowling Club House, in aid of Bourke Hospital Auxiliary, takes place…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Motor World. Mews and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Sale of Used Cars
"A swift one" is being put over the public by some used car vendors who are anxious to secure their pound of flesh, while still…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Damage by Bad Motor Fuel
The N.R.M.A. engineers report increasing damage to motor vehicle engines through the use of bad fuel. Mr. J. Fielder, chief engineer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Americans Take Two Hills on Gabes Road Forces Bridging Gap To Join Montgomery: Big Allied Drive Near London
The comparative lull which had descended on the land fronts in Tunisia was broken yesterday only by the American Fifth Army, which has driven back stiff opposition and decreased somewhat its distance from…
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