Ants Stop a Train Melbourne, Wed
Ants stopped a goods train near Wannon, in the western district, today. The train was delayed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1954
772 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 39
Latest Motor Cycles on Display
Many of the 1951 motor cycles now on display at Herb Raynor's Motor Cycle Shop in Talbragar Street, have not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motors & Motorists Radiator Care
If the cooling system has not been cleaned out for a year or more, it will generally benefit from flushing to remove…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coonabarabran Aerodrome Again Before Chamber
Following the receipt of a letter from the Coonabarabran Shire Council stating the proposed aboriginal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Allocations for Roads From Petrol Tax
There was a good deal of discussion at last Council meeting when correspondence was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Permanent Repairs to Road Wanted
Permanent repairs to a washaway on the Bunglegumbic Road will again be urged by the Buninyong Bureau…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bountiful Rain Damages Roads But Ensures a Good Winter
Recent rams throughout the district hate been of great benefit to farmers and pastoralists, and the district: is now assured of a very good winter, they state. The rain caused a lot of damage to roads and in many…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jack Hall’s Creek Bridge: Tenders To Be Called
A letter from the Department of Main Roads before last week’s meeting of the Coonabarabran Chamber of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The History of the Construction of the Western Railway Line
In the year [?] the people of Britain were very railway conscious and seeking power to build [?] were lodged with Parliament. [?] there was one promoted by a group styied the Sydney, [?] and [?] Company…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motel for Interstate Motorists
The "motel" which has gained widespread popularity with motorists in America, has come to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →N.s.w. Government Railways
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor, has presented to the Minister for Transport, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Royal Visit Traffic Jams
The great Royal Visit traffic jams in Sydney are a forecast of things to come, in the N.R. M.A.'s opinion. Mr. H. B…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railways May Pay This Year SYDNEY
The State Railways may balance its budget this year instead of encountering an anticipated deficit of £1,408,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Bowlers for Tottenham
The following rinks have been selected to travel to Tottenham on Sunday. Transport will leave the clubhouse at 8 am. Any…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road safety measures in N.Z. are example for Australia
"Were we able to reduce Australia's road accidents to the same ratio as that of New Zealand it would result in the saving of 998 lives annually, and the saving of 11,552 personal injuries," Mr. J. Keaveney, Field Officer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor cycle burst into flames
A motor cycle burst into flames as it was being ridden across the Warne Street railway gates on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Officers to Discuss Freight Problems
Wellington business men who have experienced difficulties concerning the transport of goods by rail will have an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The history of the construction of the Western railway line Lithgow station opened in 1925
Eskbank Station was abandoned as a passenger station in 1925 and is now Lithgow Goods Station. At the same time the Lithgow station was closed and a new island platform, called Lithgow, was opened at a point half way between the two former stopping places…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Road Accident Near Mudgee
A youth died from injuries on Sunday on his away to Mudgee Hospital, after a car he had been travelling in crashed into a tree…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"I Had To Jump", Driver Of Train Told Witness In Smash Inquiry SYDNEY
"I suppose they'll give me a stretch for this." A badly injured train driver said this after the Sydenham…
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