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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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Railways Porter Embezzled £64/12/2 from C.O.D. Parcels. Six Months' Gaol Sentence Suspended on Two-Year Recognisance

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 1

A FORMER railway porter who embezzled the Department of a total of £64/12/2, was ordered to enter into a recognisance of £50 to be of good behaviour for a period of two years after being convicted at the…

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Must Be Licensed Road Signs, Hoardings

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 11

Both the Coolah and Coonabarabran Shire Councillors are in agreement with the Director of the N.S.W…

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Stuart Town Desperately Short of Water Council Will Ask Railways Department to Transport Water While Drought Continues

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 10

WELLINGTON Shire Council will write to the Railways Department, asking if they will provide water for Stuart Town, where the prevailing drought has created a desperate situation…

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Suspension Bridge

The Western Herald · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 6

The President reported on the meeting with the Mayor and Town Clerk regarding the suspension bridge and stated…

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Fords Bridge-

The Western Herald · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

The old Hall building at Fords Bridge has been demolished, and in its place is being erected a much larger…

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Speed Danger on Country Roads

The Western Herald · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 10

Evidence that care-free motorists are maintaining too high a speed for conditions on country roads or…

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Most Accidents in Country on Clear Roads

The Western Herald · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 8

There were more accidents on country roads than in the city last year and more accidents on…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Descending Steep Hills

The Western Herald · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 10

When vising the engine as a brake in descending steep hills, motorists should not switch off the [?]ignition, as spark plugs…

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Burning=Off Notices Urged Railway Safety Plan

The Western Herald · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 6

An urgent appeal has been made to the N.S.W. Railways Department by Mr. D. G. Padman, Liberal…

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Air [?] Chapter Than Railway

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

"Few people realise that it is now cheaper to send many classes of foods by air than by passenger train." This statement was made by…

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Smoke From Seized Motor Caused Fire Alarm

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 1

Wellington's new Fire Brigade Captain, Mr. Jack Thompson, "extinguished" the first fire since his appointment…

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Road Safety Competition. Prizes for Courteous and Cautious Drivers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 8

Members of the Wellington branch of the Road Safety Council will conduct a competition over several weeks,…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Swop Car Thefts

The Western Herald · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 10

It is imperative that the State Government take fresh, aggressive action to clean up car thieving, in the N.R.M.A.'s…

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Freak Storm Damaged Fencing, Flooded Creeks and Roads

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 1

SOME Wellington properties received between two and three incites of rain in a severe electrical storm which commenced at Dripstone on Thursday night and made a wide circle of the district…

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Yeoval Man Killed in Road Accident

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 1

A Yeoval man was killed and four other persons were injured when a utility truck overturned on the Coonamble…

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Main Road Wanted Dubbo Mendooran

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Mendooran Chamber of Commerce last week it was decided to move for the…

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Railway Ice Cars Doing A Big Job

The Western Herald · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 10

Little does the man in the street know of the wonderful service which the New South Wales…

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Railway Goods Traffic Suspended

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 5

Railway goods are not being [?] to-day and to-morrow to drew a back leg of traffic to be cleared up…

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Bitumen Roads Surfacing May Be Delayed

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 1

The possibility of delay until next Spring of completing the bitumen road from the shire boundary at Ulindah Creek to Binnaway and of the roadways in Coonabarabran, was before the meeting of the…

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