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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
608 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 31
Five people were killed and fifteen were seriously injured, with 20 to 30 others slightly injured, last night, when in dense fog the night mail from Liverpool Street, London, crashed into the rear of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A suggestion that not only the capital cost but also the maintenance of developmental roads should be borne by the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Time marches on in Australian first railway guide book published in Sydney in 1879 some advice is given regarding the journey in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The amount, of £450,000 being made available to the Department of Main Roads for construction work was probably the outcome of very Strong…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Commissioner for Railways, in a recent report to Parliament, drew attention to the tremendous increase in the annual cost of running the New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The failure of the railways to compete with ether forms of trans; port lind caused a deep feeling of disquiet among railway employees,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Five people were injured, two seriously, when a tram and heavy lorry collided with a terrific impact, in Bellovue Hill today…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inspection of the Wellington-Parkes road did not disclose any unnecessary destruction of timber…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Thursday last Mr. Pickford and Mr. McIntyre, of the Civil Aviation Department, paid a visit of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Some months ago Mr. C. Forlonge, of Balladoran, made application to the Gilgandra Shire Council to lay…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gilgandra Shire Councillrs, at next meeting, will decide whether gates should be removed from shire roads…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →During the early part of this week the Amaroo Shire took delivery of a large power grader. This is the first of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A collision occurred, on Tuesday night, on the Wellington Road, between a car and a lorry loaded with timber…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aldermen Were unanimously of opinion, at Tues-day night's Council meeting, that the time was. now opportune, as a post-war activity, to revive the Dubbo branch of the Road Safety Council, of New South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This year the Gilgandra Shire Council levied a special rate of ½d in the £ to be utilised for the special…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police, tinder the direction of Det. Sgt. J. A. Burke, are investigating the disappearance of a 2½-h.p. electric motor, valued at £20…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Criticising the food catering arrangements for people travelling on country trains, the deputy-leader of the Country…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No alteration is contemplated in regard to the time of departure of Far Western mail trains, to allow for night travel instead of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Special care should be taken by motorists to avoid trouble and discomfort on summer motor tours, according to the chief engineer of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Drastic alteration of the law covering serious motor traffic cases proposed by traffic police authorities, and endorsed by the…
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