Improved Railway Service Long Overdue Commissioner Promises Relief Coonamble Line Gets the Old Carriages
Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 1
So severe and universal has been the criticism of our railways that at last the Commissioner (Mr. Harligan) is sitting up and taking notice. For years the public have suffered the most…
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Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 1
At the Gilgandra police court this week Mr. Morgan, P.M., imposed fines of £2, with 5/6 costs, on two defendants who…
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The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 7
Mr. M. A. Davidson has received the following letter from the Department of Main Roads:—"Regarding your personal…
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The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 7
Perturbed at the growing menace to irreplaceable motor vehicle tyres caused by broken glass on roadways, the N.R.M.A. has…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 1
Narromine air training school should be used to establish a teachers' training college for the central-west, the Member for Dubbo (Mr…
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The Wellington Times · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 3
IT gives me great pleasure to announce not only the immediate restoration of country train services to practically pre-war timetable, but also the implementation of a programme of construction and provision which will bring…
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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 6
Officials estimated that there was a record attendance at the Annual Railway Picnic of No. 5 Western District, at the Dubbo Sports Oval on Monday…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 4
Before too many cars are on the road again, something must be done to make Cornell's Crossing safe. Situated two miles west of Trangie…
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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 1
Two hundred persons were killed and 300 injured in a train wreck on Tuesday night, near Aracaju. It is reported that a locomotive and several cars…
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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 1
The Maypole display by children of Dubbo, at the Railway Picnic on Monday, under the careful teaching of Mrs. Emblem, was worth…
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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 3
About 200 members attended the annual meeting of the Dubbo Sub-branch of the National Union of Railwaymen of Australia, held in the Railway…
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The Western Herald · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 7
It gives me great pleasure to announce not only the immediate restoration of country train services to practically pre-war…
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The Western Herald · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 6
The N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A. warn motorists that they are travelling too fast on the main routes, and that accidents will continue to rise…
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The Wellington Times · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 1
AT the fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council on Thursday evening last, Ald. A. F. Wild advised the meeting that he intended to resign in the near future. He stated that his te m in Local Government…
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The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 4
At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Mr. F. Webster moved supported by S. Woo, that the Wingadee Shire…
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Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 4
The following recommendations by Mr. W. Ezzy, for better train services and conditions of the railway…
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The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 10
At the recent meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council members expressed amazement when it was stated that the…
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The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 8
Mr. J. T. Hartigan, Commissioner for Railways, arrived in Wellington at lunch time yesterday and received deputations…
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The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 4
The Coonabarabran Railway Station presented an animated scene of Tuesday, when the special train conveying Mr. H…
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The Western Herald · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 4
The programme for the Fords Bridges Race Meeting, to be held on Wednesday, April 24th, appears on another page. Six events are on…
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