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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

511 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 26

Motor Tyres

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 5

People who wish to purchase rubber tyros may make their application through the dealers from whom they wish to purchase them. They…

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Motor Track Fatality. MR. W. Hopkins Killed

The Western Herald · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 1

The sad and sudden news reached Bourke last night that Mr. William Hopkins had been killed that evening in a motor…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. and R.a.c.a. Petrol Ration Tickets

The Western Herald · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. advises that the April issue of petrol ration tickets will not commence until Monday, April 1. This follows the Fuel…

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Motorists Ignore Safety Law

The Western Herald · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 3

The N.R.MA. and R.A.C.A. are becoming alarmed at the failure of many motorists to appreciate the deterioration in the road accident…

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Official Correspondence Railway Concession Rates for Graziers

The Western Herald · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 7

Mr. Davidson has received the following letter from the Premier : "I again refer to your recent I representations relative to the…

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Railway Picnic

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 3

At its meeting last week, Dubho Municipal Council resolved to express to the Committee of the Railway Picnic which was conducted in Victoria Park…

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No Special Train

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 3

Members of the committee of the District Ambulance were disappointed when the superintendent-secretary informed them at the…

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The Mountain Road

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 10

At the last meeting of the Coonabarabran shire Council, Cr. Manning said he had been approached by the president of the Chamber…

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Estimates for All Shire Roads

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council, the engineer, Mr. G. J. Cliff, said he was preparing estimates for all roads…

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Prompted By the Press Bridge Planks for Ambulance

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 2

A letter fro mthe Coonabarabran Shire Couniil to the District Ambulance Service, and read at a meeting of that body on Monday…

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Mountain Road Gumin to Coonabarabram Wingadee Shire Asked to Pay Half Cost of Survey

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 1

Coonabarabran Shire Council is to ask Wingadee Shire Council to stand h[?] cost of a survey of the pro[?] road from Gumin to Coonabarabran. [?] last meeting of the…

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Motor Registration Proposed New Office

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 2

Registration of motor vehicles in Dubbo may soon not be the responsibility of the local police staff. This was revealed by the Town Clerk…

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Maryvale. Railway Commissioner. Deputation's Success

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 16

A deputation from the Agricultural Bureau waited on the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. J. T. Hartigan, when he…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. AND R.A.C.A.

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 5

“Extreme disappointment, to say the least,” is the N.R.M.A.’s attitude towards the failures of the Federal Government to follow the…

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Extension of Railway

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 8

Extension of the railway line from Burren Junction to Gwabegar will be considered by the Minister for Transport (Mr…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. and R.a.c.a. Broken Glass on Roads

The Western Herald · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 7

Practically all local governing bodies in the metropolitan area have promised the N.R.M.A. co-operation in its campaign to rid…

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"Dead-lock" on Prosecution of Mayor No Finality Reached at Council Meeting. Large Number of Land Transfers. Diesel Electric Train Promised for Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 6

Although there was over half an hour's debate on the question of proposed prosecution of the Mayor at Monday's Council…

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Proposed Railway Bourke to Barringun

The Western Herald · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 4

The building of a railway from Bourke to Barringun would be one of the first projects when agreement for standardisation of…

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Questions in The Legislative Assembly Railway Employees: Housing Accommodation, Far West

The Western Herald · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 7

Mr. Davidson : I ask the Minister for Transport whether it is a fact that he, in company with me, visited Cobar and Nyngan and…

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Estimates for Shire Roads

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 11

The following estimates for expenditure on shire roads during the present year was presented by the engineer (Mr. Cliff)…

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