Daily Train Service
Talbragar Council has decided to support a request from Coonamble Council that the agitation for the restoration of daily train services in and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
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South Minore Road
In response to a request from Talbragar Shire asking for financial help in constructing South Minore Road, the Department of Public Works has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Resents Criticism On Dubbo-Mendooran Road
In a minute submitted to the Talbragar Shire Council yesterday, the President (Cr. J. T. Roberts) said: "I noticed in the recent business paper of the Dubbo Chamber of Commerce that the Dubbo-Mendooran Road was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Tennis
The ladies weekly open tournament was conducted at the Railway tennis courts on Thursday. Thirty players participated, and after keen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Royal Family Invited to Land at Narromine Safety of Aerodrome Stressed As Important Factor
Pointing out that the Narromine serodrance is record to same in Australia from the [?] of [?] the Narromine council last night [?] to [?] that Narromine [?] elected in the [?] for the [?] visit to Australia [?] year. "We are not as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Verdict on Motor Cycle Burning Tragedy
A verdict that Alan John Fish; 18, died on March 14 at Dubbo Base Hospital as the result of a toxaemia brought on by burns received when a motorcycle ridden by him caught fire 16 miles from Mendooran on the Dubbo-Mendooran Road,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petrol Tax Money for Roads
In the Legislative Assembly, the Leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col. Bruxner) asked the Premier if he was aware that the funds available to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Criticism Resented on Bad Mendooran Road
In a minute submitted to the Talbragar Shire Council the President (Cr. J. T. Roberts) said: "I noticed in the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Jottings Correspondence Road Safety Measures
From Road Safely Council seeking Council co-operation by the letter establishing a branch at Dubbo. Agreed to co-operate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →25 Per Cent Cut in Goods Train Services Washington, Thursday
Comeiding with President Truman's appointment of a three man board to investigate tho crippling coal, strike, the Government today ordered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Injured Thrown From Railway Trike
Whilst riding his trike on the railway line on Wednesday of last week, between Gular and Armatree, Mr. J. Keir had the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Permits to Purchase New Motor Vehicles
The State Secretary has inform ed the local sub branch of the RSL that all members who have made applications for permits to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycling Dubbo Riders To See Bathurst T.T. Races
Several members of the Dubbo Motor Cycle Club are making the trip to Bathurst to witness the running of the Tourist Trophy races. Amongst those who will ride their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bathurst Motor "Invasion" Begins
Accommodation at Bathurst for the Easter motor racing events has been overtaxed. Many unable to secure accommodation are making do with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor World. News & Notes From the N.r.m.a. and R.a.c.a. Racehorses by Air
Use of freighter plane for the carriage of racehorses from Melbourne to Sydney (and undoubtedly also for their return) is attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Accidents at Bathurst
One person was killed and 14 injured as the result of an unfortunate series of road accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →40 KILLED, 60 Injured in Palestine Train Disaster Jerusalem, Thurday
It officially announced that 40 persons were killed and 60 injured when an electrically detonated land mine yesterday blew up the Cairo-Haifa express as it was running through an orange growing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?] Starting at [?] Aerodrome
[?] announced this week that [?] that work of [?] the up to inter[?] will be the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Queensland Railway Strike
Brisbane.—The Central Railway Disputes Committee will recommend to mass meeting of railway men to-morrow to go back to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest Telegrams 15,000 Bales of Cotton Destroyed in Fire at Waterloo Queensland Railway Strike in Final Stages. Destructive Fire
More than fifteen thousand bales of cotton, valued at £600,000 were completely destroyed last night when a fire gutted the storehouse…
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