Horse Tramples Child to Death
A sad fatality occurred at Locksley on Saturday morning when a two-year-old girl—Penelope Alexandra Stafford Stanwix, only child of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1947
608 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 31
Roads
Unless repairs were effected to the Lewis Ponds Office roadway, secondary education would disappear from Lewis Ponds, said a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Train Derailment Disorganises Western Traffic For 20 Hours
All western rail traffic was disorganised for more than 20 hours, when 22 trucks of a goods train, seven of them filled with coal—left the rails while crossing Brummagem Creek Bridge between Minore and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Jottings Mayor Attends Railway Picnic
The Mayor, Alderman E. B. Serisier, reported to Council at its meeting on Tuesday, that he had attended the railway picnic by invitation, and was also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pilfering from Railway Trucks
In a case heard at Orange Court the P.M., Mr. Earls, said that the defendant Arthur v. Gill, shunter, had stolen goods while on duty as an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Reconditioning Racket
Sale of [?] motor vehicles, commenced in Sydney by reputable houses, is being developed into a racket by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence Wanaaring Road To the Editor "Western Herald."
Dear Sir,—"I write the following in the hope that it will be published, so that the deplorable conditions of the public works may be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Motor World. Mews and Notes From the N.r.m.a. and R.a.c.a. Motor Reconditioning Racket
Sale of reconditioned motor vehicle engines, commenced in Sydney by reputable houses, is being developed into a racket by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorists' Ignorance of Law
The police blitz on motorists who infringe the traffic regulations is finding many gaps in drivers' knowledge of the law. The N.R.M…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City Parking Blitz. Advice to Country Motorists
The blitz against motorists by the city parking police is being maintained, and about 300 prosecutions are being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Road Works Go Ahead Rain Caused Many Washaways
In his report to the Timbrebongie Shire Council on Wednesday, the engineer, Mr. H. J. Brennen, reported on plans that are being made for shire works. Several washaways were caused by the heavy rains, he stated, but these were all receiving attention…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Motor Cars Wanted for Country Areas
A reported decision that the allocation of new motor cars is to be in the ratio of 50 per cent, in the country, and no per cent, in the metropolitan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dubbo Collie Road Users Want It Proclaimed
Like many other roads with in the Talbragar Shire, the Collie-Dubbo road has been in a deplorable condition for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheels Came Off Travellers Have “Close Shave” on Binnaway Road
Messrs McKechnie and Larsson, Remington typwriter representatives, who have been in Coonabarabran for some days, had a narrow escape from a serious accident on Wednesday morning when both the rear wheels came off their…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Young Railway Porter Convicted of Embezzlement Bound Over For 12 Months
At the Coonabarabran Police Court on Tuesday, Leslie Charles Smith, aged 19 years, was convicted on two charges of emblezzling money in the name of and on account of the Commissioner for Railways. On one charge, that of between…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train Service Dubbo, Bourke, Cobar and Brewarrina
Mr. Davidson: I ask the Minister whether he will inform the House when the long-promised improvement will take place to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. and R.a.c.a. Quality of Petrol
The N.R.M.A expects early improvement in the quality of petrol on sale to the public. The Association's chief engineer,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Questions In The Legislative Assembly Allocation of New Motor Vehicles
Mr. Davidson: I ask the Minister for Transport whether it is a fact that there is an excessive shortage of motor power in the country, for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Help for Shires to Replace Roads SYDNEY, Friday
Shires should be given help to replace roads damaged by wartime heavy traffic and eventually sonic investigation would have to proceed to this end,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cobbora Shire Roads. Engineer's Report
In his monthly report, the Cobbora Shire Engineer (Mr. D. Allan) referred to damage done to various roads by…
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