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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

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Boy Dies After Car Crash On Coonamble Road

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

When a utility truck struck a guard post on the Coonamble Road shortly before 11 a.m. this morning nine-years-…

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Body Found On Railway Line Near Wongarbon

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

The body of a man, with the right arm and left foot severed and a big wound in the back of the head was…

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Train Services May Be Dislocated Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 3

Because unsuitable coal had been supplied to the Railways rain services were likely to be dislocated in the next fortnight…

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Grass Fire Starts After Train Passes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 10

About 500 acres of grass was destroyed by a fire which started just after the train had passed through on Christmas Eve near Myall Mundi…

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Motor Cyclists on "Noise" Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 1

Two motor cyclists were each fined £1, court costs 7/- or three days at Dubbo Police Court yesterday on charges of…

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Film Director Dies in Train London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1

Monty Banks, film-director husband of Gracie Fields, died suddenly in a train near Sempioni, Italy on Sunday…

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Man Falls From Bridge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 1

When he fell 30 feet from the Cumboogole Bridge, about eight miles from Dubbo about 2 p.m. today, Me Eapo Abrevic (35)…

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Heat May Mean Trouble for Motorists

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 2

Recent heat waves temporarily held up many hundreds, of motor vehicles throughout New South Wales through vapor lock…

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More Bitumen Road Wanted at Trangie

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 8

In reply to a letter from the Trangie Urban Committee, making representations for the [?]man surfacing of Dandaloo…

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A Letter to the Editor Mystery Gate Across Road

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 6

Sir.—Across the road where I was the pelled by a Gestapo-like demand [?] the Shire to remove a gate, has [?] erected one by the person who…

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Road, Rail, Air Transport Disrupted. Brisbane

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

Torrential rain, accompanied by gale force winds, in northern Queensland, has disrupted road rail and air…

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Orange Move on Aerodrome

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 2

The new Minister for Air (Mr. White) has been invited to visit Crange po inspect the site of the proposed aerodrome at Spring…

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Extra Police Road Patrols Urged

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 2

"No real impact will be made upon the road accident problem until the numbers of the police patrol force are considerably…

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Tramway Pass Expired 1936-Still Used 1950 SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 3

A 37-yearslold carpenter was fined £10 in Central Court yesterday for using a tramways pass which expired in 1936…

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Railway Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

Mrs. D. Vass, of Lee Street, is receiving the sympathy of her friends on the death of her nephew, Mr. Paton, of Peak…

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Fords Bridge v. BOURKE

The Western Herald · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 8

The match at Fords Bridge was a repetition of previous games. Fords Bridge won the toss, and elected to bat, while no batsman…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Road Safety Plan

The Western Herald · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 6

In the N.R.M.A's opinion, no real impact will be made upon the road accident problem until the numbers of the police patrol force are…

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Motor Bike and Lorry Collide Rider And Pillion Passenger Hurt

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 1

When a motor bike and a motor lorry collided at the corner of Bourke and Myall Streets late yesterday…

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Berlin Railway Blockade Is Threatened Berlin

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 1

East German officials yesterday threatened Berlin with another blockade of rail traffic. The scene of the trouble is the…

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Growers Move Motors As River Rises

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 1

Dubbo vegetable growers yesterday removed pumping equipment and electric motors from low lying ureas of the Macquarie…

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