Euchareena Harvesting in Full Swing Railway Receiving Loads
The weather this week has been very oppressive. A storm blew up last Saturday, but only a few points of rain were registered…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
400 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 20
International Rule of the Road
It has been suggested overseas that the post-war reconstruction period should foe seized upon as a good oportunity for standardising…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motor World. News and Notes Froh the N.r.m.a. New Tear Motoring Prospects
Discussing motoring prospects for 1944, the general secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. H. I. Johnson) said that despite persistent rumors, it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Vehicle Care
The N.R.M.A. engineers advise motorists to take extra precautions in driving in order to avoid breaking some part which cannot be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Vichy Train Crash London
It has been announced by Vichy radio that terrorists derailed a train between Compiegne and Soissons. Six persons were killed and 20 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires and Motorists
The N.R.M.A. declares that while the blame for starting bushfires has often been wrongly laid Upon motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rail Motor Service Not Available for Wellington
The request by the Wellington P. and C. Association to run the rail motor service between Wellington and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck Trouble on Road When Car Met Sheep
Alleged to have ran into sheep on the road, killing one and injuring three, two of which had to be destroyed, George Davis, shearer, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NARROMINE Motor Truck Destroyed In House Yard fire
A motor lorry owned by Mr. S. Newton, of Third Avenue, was badly damaged by fire on Sunday afternoon while standing in the yard of his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trees Needed in Country Roads and Towns Stark and Ugly
One of the things urgently needed well-defined lead in a tree-planting policy—a lead that will include education regarding the value…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Allies Burst Track to Road to Rome In General Advance On German Positions London
British and American troops advancing from their 12-miles penetration on Tuesday were certain by to-night to be astride both the Appian Way and the railway south from Rome, declared Reuter's Algiers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Army Escape Road Chopped Near Leningrad 10 Enemy Divisions Smashed in North London
Capture by Red Army troops of the important town and railway junction of Krasnogvardeisk, 20 miles south from Leningrad, is officially announced in Moscow, which has declared that 10 infantry divisions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Level Crossing Smash, MHR Charges Railway Dept with Negligence Sydney
Mr. T. S. Robertson MHR. declared at a meeting at Brooklyn last night that the State railway authorities had been guilty of gross…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor World. News and Motes From the N.r.m.a. Motoring Black Market
The N.R.M.A. declares that, largely owing to the activities of [?] marketeers, essential motorists both in the country and the city are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Level Crossings
In an endeavour to prevent further railway level crossing tragedies the N.R.M.A. is putting before the Government a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fewer Killed on Roads
Sydney, Tuesday: The number of people killed in road accidents in New South Wales last year was 383, the lowest for many years, and a decrease…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Safety Fence Provision For Hospital Road
A chainwire guard fence, costing £25, will be erected along the southern side of the road of approach to the Dubbo District Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Excavation Ban Part of New Law
Following upon an amendment to the local government ordinances it is now an offence to make excavations alongside a road such as will endanger…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Needs of Railway to Limit Area of Technical School ?
[?] which the Dubbo Technical College Advisory Council is anxious to a[?]quire for the construction of the college which is its primary aim…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Centre Road Lines
N.R.M.A. officials note a growing tendency on the part of motorists to ignore painted centre lines where these have not been kept…
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