Motorcycle Hits 145 m.p.h
A new speed record for motorcycles on a closed circuit was set by a streamlined Norton 500 cc. model on the famous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1954
772 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 39
MOTORS & MOTORISTS British Airliner To Be Mass Produced
Britain's latest and biggest propjet airliner, the Bristol Britannia — which will sell in Australia for more than £1,000,000 — it is to be mass-produced. The Britannia will be built simultaneously by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motors & Motorists Stores by 'Copter
Men of the Second Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment working on a new defence line in Korea, receive heavy engineering stores by United States Army helicopter. Many of the positions are inaccessible to even tracked vehicles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire of Coolah Special Train to Dubbo
The Council has made arrangements for a Special Train to turn from Coolah to Dubbo on Wednesday, 10th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NZ Disaster Guard For Royal Train NAPIER
Five thousand holidaymakers on the seafront last night cheered Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clifton Webb Found Countess Dead on Train New York
The Countess Dorothy di Frasso, a few hours before she died, said to actor Clifton Webb and a friend, "I hope I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BOWLS Railway Club
Due to the inclement weather very little play was possible at the Railway Bowling Club over the New Year's holiday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grant of £1,000 for Caves road improvements
Wellington Shire Council has been offered a grant of £1000 towards the cost of improving and bitumenising the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The history of the construction of the Western railway line Battle for supremacy over the Blue Mountains
The barrier of the Blue Mountains was the next obstacle to be overcome and an easier graded route than that required for coaches was necessary. Some thought of the Mountains as an insuperable barrier for railway trains while others put forward wonderful schemes for overcoming it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Royal Progress From Aerodrome
The area from the Dubbo aerodrome to the start of the Royal Progress at the corner of Macquarie and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Better Roads Planned for Shire, Municipality
If [?] made at [?] of the municipal and shire [?] are [?] In his [?]pert to the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Missed Train But in Time for Fine
William John Champion, of Lithgow, was fined £2 by Mr. McNamara, SM, in the last Dubbo Court for attempting to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →200 CRUSHED & Frozen to Death: Europe in Grip of Avalanche Fear Towns Buried, Train Goes Down Mountainside LONDON
Masses of snow, trees and rocks thundering down on villages in Austria and Switzerland and other areas have killed more than 200 people in the worst avalanche disasters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Display Successful Sydney
Initiative and display ability were important factors in the success of the recent, exhibition at Sydney Town Hall of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motors & Motorists British Ideas on Car of Future
A British competition for car designers indicates what may be expected in cars to be produced a few years hence. Automatic folding hoods, hydraulic operated self-closing doors were among the features incuded in the winning designs, for a British convertible…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Standard Motor Chief Has Retired London
The chief of the Standard Motor Company, Sir John Back, has announced his retirement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MOTORS & MOTORISTS Common Forms Of Abuse Of Motor Vehicles
Abuse of a motor vehicle may come under the headings of bad driving practices, neglected maintenance, and incorrect running-in procedures. Below is a list of common form of abuse,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Check on Dubbo Aerodrome Sydney
The plane of the Department of Civil Aviation reached Sydney this morning on its check of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Survey For New Bridge Is Sought
The survey for a new bridge across the Macquarie River in Dubbo has been requested by the Chamber of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Tax on Goods From Newcastle
The Dubbo Chamber of Commerce will seek a reduction in the road tax payable on goods carried from Newcastle to…
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