Special Sunday Train
On Sunday next (January 4) a special train will leave Dubbo for Sydney at 6.45 p.m…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
557 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 28
Holiday Passengers Killed In New Year's Day Train Smash New York
At least 12, and possibly 18 holiday passengers were killed and many injured when a train rammed the rear of another near Otterville, Missouri, yesterday. Meanwhile 25 persons are known to…
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According to a well-informed railway authority at Forbes, there is a big possibility that the very near future will see the inauguration of an air…
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Owing to heavy bookings, it has been decided to run tonight's mail train to Sydney in two divisions. The first consisting of sleeper carriages will depart…
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Appearing before Mr. R. A. Kearsley, S.M., at the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Edward James Healey and Michael Patrick…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soviet to Build Road to India? New Delhi. Thursday
Indian official circles today denied reports that the Soviet Union proposes to build an all-weather road between Russia and Kashmir…
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The onrush of summer is causing many cars to he held up by vapor lock, according to the N.R.M.A. Excessive meat causes petrol in the fuel line to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trams Will Still Show Huge Deficit. SYDNEY
Despite the big increase in revenue from Sydney and Newcastle from and bus services in the last six months of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Delay at Railway Yards
At the last meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Mr. A. D. Sutton said that the present train times seriously affected unloading…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →[?] Aerodrome [?] Big [?] Consumer
[?] to the Macquarie [?] Council the County [?] Payton) pointed out [?] were [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Claims Against U.S. Motor Companies New York
Damages totaling 251 million dollars were claimed against the Ford Motor Company and Dearborn Motors Corporation, Henry Ford the second and other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales Government Railways Summary of Annual Report for Year 1946-1947
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, C.M.G., has presented to the Minister for Transport his report on the operations of the Department of Railways for the year ended 30th June, 1947…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aerodrome Suggested for Peak Hill Council A[?]lis Department To [?]
Peak Hill Municipal Council are anxious to [?] an aerodrome site on and [?] of a mile from the town which they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycling Orange Club Holds English Trial
At Orange on Saturday The Western District Centre of the A.C.U. of N.S.W. was formed to control Motor Cycle Clubs west of Lithgow. On Sunday, an English Trial was conducted at Lake Canobolas. Five motor cyclists, accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deputation on Aerodrome Lighting
Finality in regard to the vexed question of whether or not Dubbo Aerodrome is to be electrically illuminated, may shortly be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Smash in Canada Montreal, Thursday
Five persons were killed and 44 injured, four seriously, when a Canadian National Railways' express smashed into the rear of another train near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dissatisfied with Shire Roads Numerous Complaints Received by Council
The shire engineer, Mr. C[?]iff told council on Tuesday that a very large number of complaints had been received during the past month as to impassable road conditions. All of these had been…
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An amount totalling [?] had been allocated to local shires [?] the Commonwealth Aid [?] for work programmes on back [?]…
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Congratu[?] and Ian [?] the Leaving. Owen is the [?] of the [?] of the late Mr. Norman [?] of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dubbo Aerodrome to Have Amenities
As the result of a visit of a Council delegation consisting of the Mayor (Ald. E. B. Serisier) Alds. W. J. Grant and L. H. Ford, with the Town Clerk (Mr. V. F. H. Matthews) there is now a better chance of amenities installation work…
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