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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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Railway Tennis Club

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

Railway tennis teams to play Dripstone at Dripstone next Sunday: N. Moylan, R. Smith, W. Smith, J. Cartwright. W…

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Copper Wire and Steel Girder Removed From Maryvale Railway Line

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 16

THE Railways Department has removed approximately 25 miles of copper wire, insulations and an 80ft. steel girder from the Maryvale-Sandy Hollow Railway Line for use elsewhere…

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Riding the Range on a Motor Bike!

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 6

For 100 years on Moorna Station, near Went-worth, N.S.W., they have been using horses to round up the sheer. Now the boundary rider swings himself into the saddle of a motor cycle…

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Daily Train Service Support for Mudgee

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 10

The Coonabarabran Shire Council, at its last meeting decided to support the representations being made by…

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Shire Asked to Repair Obley Bridge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 3

"Secretary to the Minister for Education asked Talbragar Shire Council today if the council could repair the bridge…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Condition of Used Cars

The Western Herald · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. advises persons seeking to buy used cars to have prospective purchases examined by an impartial…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Theft of Motor Vehicles

The Western Herald · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 10

The N.R.M.A. will persist in its campaign for an amendment of the law to stamp out car thieving, especially…

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Two Dead, Two Injured, in Road Smash

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 1

TWO people were killed and two injured in a road smash near Montefiores early last night. Those killed were: Mrs. Evelyn May Sylvester…

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Two We in Car Smash Our Dubbo Road

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 2

Two people were killed instantly, and two were badly injured, when a car smashed into a telephone post and overturned on the…

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Dubbo Aerodrome May Be Named After V.C. Who Went to High School Here Commerce Chamber Recalls Deeds Of Fit Sgt Middleton

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 1

Dubbo Aerodrome may be called Middleton Airfield after the first RAAF VC—a former Dubbo High School boy. Dubbo Chamber of Commerce decided last night…

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Better Roads Urged for District

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 2

Better roads into Dubbo were advocated at Monday night's Dubbo Chamber of Commerce meeting…

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Shire Might Close Down Bridge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 1

Talbragar Shire Council may close the bridge over the Little River at Obley. The council has informed the…

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Govt. Concerned at Rate of Road Accidents Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 2

The high incidence of motor accidents and a frightening position mainly caused by drunken driving was one of the…

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Daily Train Service Coolah Supports Mudgee

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Coolah Shire Council it was agreed to co-operate with the Mudgee Municipal…

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Beralla Train Smash Former Binnaway Resident Killed

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 3

The impact of the Beralla train smash last week was felt in Binnaway. One of those who died from injuries received was…

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New Bridge Will Have to Be Built Here Soon

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 3

Dubbo Chamber of Commerce President (Mr. McGee) warned at the last meeting of the Chamber that a new bridge would have to replace the White Bridge soon…

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Russians Lift Ban on Road Patrols Berlin

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 1

The Russians last night lifted their six-day-old ban on Western military patrols on the autobahn linking Berlin with…

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Theft of Motor Vehicles Too Frequent

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 6

The NRMA will persist in its campaign for an amendment of the law to stamp out car thieving, especially…

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Narromine-Built Silo May Be Taken By Road

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 7

Recently the "News" published the case of a man from Coolamon who wanted to take a Narromine-built wheat silo…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Long Distance Driving

The Western Herald · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 10

The N.R.M.A. is in favour of the decision by State Cabinet to limit driving hours of longdistance road hauliers to 12 in…

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