Railway Holidays
Over the Easter holidays the goods shed at the Gilgandra Railwey will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Saturday. It Will…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
429 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 22
Deterioration of Roads
If a greater effort is not made by country councils in western districts to maintain gravelled main roads, motoring will before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Easter Motoring
The N.R.M.A. reminds motorists that on Good Friday and Easter Sunday (which is also Anzac Day) garages will not be permitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Train Service Worse Than Sheep Vans
Once upon a time the people used to express great sympathy and concern about the way sheep and cattle were packed into trucks, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cobbora Shire Roads Overseer's Report Visit of Divisional Engineer
In his monthly report to the Cobbora Shire, Overseer D. Hannon intimated that Mr. Scott-Findlay, Main Roads Divisional Engineer, had paid a visit to the Shire, and inspected the main roads and other…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Road to Safety
One early morning meal is most important. Although the farmer produced the raw materials the factory, in most instances, made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Worthless Tyres
A warning is issued by the N.R.M.A. to motorists, particularly in the country, to be careful when purchasing stock retreads…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prisoners Following the Grim Road Back
This is a significant picture of the road back. It is a grim and painful road for disconsolate German prisoners of Field-Marshal Rommel's scattered Afrika Korps. who, under the eyes of a sentry, travel eastwards into captivity. The knocked out, German tank which they are passing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Runaway Tram Crashes, Telescopes Stationary Mate on Broadway 50 Injured, None Dead in Big City Smash Sydney
Police and ambulance officials today marvelled that there was not one fatality in Sydney's worst tram smash for years in a busy city area this morning, when 50 passengers were injured…
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Officials of the Main Roads Department have assured the N.R.M. A. in response to representations., that they are concerned over the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Closing of a Road (To the Editor)
Sir: We were astounded to read in your last edition that we had deprived Mr. E. H. Martin. of Bodangora Station, of an outlet…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District News Narromine Steady Progress Made In Bridge Rebuilding
Good progress is being made with the lowlevel bridge across the Macquarie River below the weir. The decking of the two spans of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Axis Forces Hemmed in Small Area in Tunisia As Allie Drive on Enemy Concentration On Road to Tunis Against Fierce Drives London
The position in Tunisia is dramatically summed up by the announcement: "The Allies are within nine miles of Bizerta, five miles of Ferryville and 12 miles of Tunis."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Collision
At about 6.30 on Tuesday evening of last week a collision occurred on the Dubbo Road, about 13 miles from Dubbo,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conquering the Desert Prelude to War In Motor Vehicles
One of the most striking features of the war in North Africa has been the wonderful work done by motor vehicles…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Early Days Cornering Motor Industry Carburettor Patent
It is not generally known to Australian motorists that, from 1896 to 1901, a bold attempt was made to obtain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Pilfering Three Employees Convicted
At the Orange Police Court three employees were charged with stealing from the railway, and one of the accused, who pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bourke Aerodrome
The Governor and party after lunch visited the Aerodrome beyond North Bourke, which was the scene of much work for many…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Motorists Priority
That many motorists are ignorant of the importance of the priority number endorsed on their petrol consumer's licence is the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Ambulancemen In Examination
The annual Railway Ambulance Corps examinations for mechanical branch employees wore held in the Railway Institute on Wednesday last…
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