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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

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Status of Ex-Service-men in N.S.W Railways

The Western Herald · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 5

The Secretory for Railways writes: In a Special Federal Court recently the Commissioner for…

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Motor Transport Restrictions to Remain

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday. — Restrictions on the use of motor transport for trips to carnivals, sports meetings and other gatherings, to aid charitable or…

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National Union Of Railwaymen Annual Meeting of Dubbo Sub-branch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 6

The foil wing officers for the year were elected at yesterday s annual meeting of the Dubbo Subbranch of the N.U.R.:—Mr. J…

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Winter Causes Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 1

Wet weather does more than find the leaks in the roofs of houses. It influences to a serious extent the types of road accidents that occur…

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Five People Injured In Tram Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 1

Sydney, Thursday—Five persons were injured, one critically, when a motor truck carrying six tons of ammunition crashed into a tram at…

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Easter Motoring

The Western Herald · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. advises motorists that the current issue of petrol ration tickets must be converted into petrol by March 31. The…

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Bus and Tram Strike Declared for Today In Sydney-Newcastle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Sydney and Newcastle will be without trams or buses tomorrow, but despite this Randwick races will go on. A specially convened…

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Railwayman's Conference

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 4

The Western Division mechanical branch officers' conference was held at Dubbo Railway Institute last Tuesday It was presided over by Mr. W. H…

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Nyngan Hotel Robbery Railwayman Acquited

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 4

At Nyngan Quarter Sessions on Monday last Leslie Henry Ansell was charged before Judge Shortland with having, on November 3. broken and entered the…

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Railwayman Arrested Goods in Custody

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 3

Detective C. W. Oakman and Constable Vale this week arrested a young Dubbo railwayman, who has been charged with having possession of cycle tyres,…

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Cobbora Roads Engineer's Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 2

In his monthLy report to Cobbora Shire meeting, Engineer D. Allen reported that in some areas of the Shire,…

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Randwick Trams Railways Union Instruction. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 2

It was announced last night by the State President of the Australian Railways Union, Mr. L. Austin, that if Randwick…

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Timbrebe[?] Shire Council Spending 5,718 On Main Roads Procra[?] for 1945 APPROVAL Society Financial Position

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 1

Business at the [?] the Temberbangie shire council, held in the shire cham[?] was relate[?] to the works programme. Of [?] the financial statement which showed [?]…

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Furniture Vans, Motor Cars and Planes Used In Liquor Racket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 1

Sydney, Tuesday—Transport ranging from furniture vans and fast cars to planes, is alleged to have been used in the interstate liquor ramp, which is…

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Railwayman Charged

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 2

Charged with having goods in custody, is was reasonably suspected had been stolen or unlawfully obtained, John James Ahearn, railway…

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Aerodrome Proposal Deputation to Shire Council

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 3

Considerable discussion centred around the Coonabarabran Chamber of Commerce’s proposal for a new aerodrome site, at the Chamber…

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Train Service

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 4

A request, has been made to the Commissioner for Railways, by the Coonabarabran Chamber of Commerce, that an officer be sent to…

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P.p. Board Prosecutions Charges of Loitering on Road

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 1

Two cases of men charged with not travelling sheep at the prescribed rate of six miles a day were dealt with at the Coonabrabran Court on Tuesday of last week. Mr. G. L. Berry, P.M., was on the…

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Road Accidents Increase

The Western Herald · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 3

Road accidents in country towns and rural areas of the State showed increases in 1944 over the previous year. In the combined areas there…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Maintenance of Strategic Roads

The Western Herald · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 1

The management committee of the Australian Automobile Association has decided at a meeting in Melbourne to make urgent…

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