£3,500 Loan Approved. Road Plant for Amaroo Shire
Application of the Amaroo Shire Council for permission [?] raise a loan of £3,500 for the purchase of road making…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1947
608 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 8 of 31
District Residents Want Road Gazetted
Following agitation, thai has been going on for some time, a large and representative public meeting was held at the Coboco Hall on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycling Wellington Rider Wins First Reliability Trial
With one exception, all riders in the Western Motor Cycle and Sports Club's inaugural event completed the reliability trial course on Sunday. Recurring trouble in his petrol line prevented Pat Masters…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dubbo-collie Road
Following agitation that has been going on for some time a large and representative public meeting was held at the Coboco…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mumbil Bridge Destroyed. Temporary Crossing Erected
Early on Monday morning it was discovered that a bridge over Bonada Creek on the Burrendong road was on fire and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hillside Road Proposed Re-alignment To Eliminate Sharp Angles
A recommendation by the Engineer (Mr Hunter) that the Hillside Road be realigned through portions 68 and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Extracts From Council Reports Engineer (Mr. J. F. Holmes) Roads, Footpaths and Drainage
Street and cutter cleaning has been completed and tarred footpaths have been resurfaced: Fitzroy Street, west side Cobra to Denison Street, 15…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Discordant Railway Noises
Of late, considerable inconvenience has been caused Dubbo residents within hearing range of the railway yards. Throughout the entire 24-hour round…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Flying Motor Car
A flying, motor car—the "Airphibian"—has recently undergone test flights at Connection (U.S.A.) Designed and built by R. E. Fulton,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gwabegar—burren Junction Railway
At the last meting of the Coonabarabran Chamber of Commerce it was decided to again write to the Minister for Transport asking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reduction in Railway Freight and Fares Request By Chamber of Commerce Turned Down
Agreeing to support the Cobar Chamber of Commerce in s[?]eking a redaction in Railway freights and fares to remote country areas, Coonabarabran Chamber of Commerce some time ago wrote to the Premier’s Department, asking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Questions In The Legislative Assembly Allocation of New Motor Vehicles
Mr. O'Sullivan: On the 11th March I promised the hon. member for Cobar that I would confer with those responsible for the allocation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. and R.a.c.a. Hotel Service Again Under Fire
Concern at the failure of N.S.W. country hotel accommodation service to improve is expressed by the N.R.M.A and R.A.C.A. Both…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bright Colours for Motor Cycle Club
Members of the newly formed Western Motor Cycle and Sports Club will wear a light khaki uniform with an insignia in red on the pocket and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Executive Committee for Motor Cycle Club
The executive committee of the Western Motor Cycle and Sports Club elected at a recent meeting, consists of Messrs. L. Wilson, N. Howe, P. Clafton and D…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narromine Suggested As Emergency Aerodrome When Mascot Unsafe Proposal To Use Dubbo Or Parkes Reported
Airline passengers from other States may find themselves arriving at Narromine instead of Sydney if present proposals are carried out. This was disclosed at this week's meeting of the Narromine Municipal Council, when it was reported that Civil Aviation officials are to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops Rushed to Scene of Train Attack Bombay
Troops and armored cars are being rushed to Gorsai, 17 miles from Hobat, where six people were killed and 20 injured, when a train carrying Hindu…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Those Dubbo Roads Should Not Be Criticised Says Clerk (To The Editor)
I am directed by the President to reply to an unwarranted statement in your paper of 20th March 1947, quote—'Like many other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Where Hospital Nurses Expect to be Tipped And Concrete Roads Are Built in a Day
“I was surprised at the hospitals in America. They charge you anything from 12 to 150 dollars a day, and the hospital staff takes no more notice of you than a block of wood. You are even expected to tip the nurses, something…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Car Degasser
One of America's leading motorcoach manufacturers lias evolved a small device, no bigger than a person's hand, which it is claimed completely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →