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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
772 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 39
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. N. W[?]r, has presented to the Minister for Transport, the Hen, E. Wetherell, MLA, his report on the operations of the Department of Railways for the year ended June [?] 1968…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The NRMA reports that newly licensed motor vehicle drivers in Victoria now receive from the Victorian Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police investigating the murder of the CSIPO enemis', Olaf Perkman, on the South-West Mail on Saturday are seeking…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Some interesting views on motoring were expressed by the Duke of Edinburgh ina speech he made as President of the Automobile Association of Great Britain in opening the London Motor Show…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The controls of the Bankstown train were set to stop it, an off-duty driver who visited the scene of the fatal Sydenham train smash, told the Coronet's Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plastic float enclosing a 48-ton U.S. Army tank enables it to fire its guns while crossing a river. Propellers drive the float, which can be divided into two sections. The Army released the float from the secret list in Detroit, United States,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Designer W. E. Horton lands his strange looking wingless experimental plane after a successful flight at Santa Ana, California. The plane is designed for safety and exceptional lifting power…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“You just cannot subdivide the 20 acres into more than 20 homes for aborigines. You just can’t treat one section of the community differently. Non-urban building blocks call for not less than two acres,” said Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For the past few years the Coolah Shire Council has been negotiating for the construction of an aerodrome to serve the needs of Coolah and district. Indications now are that the drome will shortly be a reality…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →West Dubbo residents want a footpath constructed from Macquarie Street to the White Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electricity will be connected to the Geurie Railway Station without delay. This action follows…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“In the domain of the Department of Railways this area is the Lost Legion” stated Cr. A. D. Sutton, at Monday’s meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council, when caustic references were made to the service…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A request by the Talbragar Shire Council for fie bitumenising of the main road from the Newell Highway to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A constable inspecting Deloraine Bridge just before the Queen was due to cross it discovered what…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The victim of the South-West Mall train murder, Olaf Perkman, 40, was still alive when the train reached…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The harrier of the Blue Mountains was the next [?] to be overcome easier graded route than that required for coaches was necessary. Some thought of the Mountains as an [?] barrier for railway trains others put forward wonderful schemes for overcoming [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The N.R.M.A. reports that newly licensed motor vehicle drivers in Victoria now receive from the Victorian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There is no cause to criticisc motorists in general on their behaviour during the Royal visit, in the opinion of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wellington Shire Council last Thursday decided to construct a footpath on the northern side of Montefiores Road at a cost of £150. Council made this decision after receiving a report from the Assistant Shire Engineer, Mr. B. King, who was instructed to make personal arrangements with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In 1871, before the completion and opening of the line to Bathurst, surveyors were at work on the extension of the line beyond Bathurst to Orange. On November 4, 1873, Commissioner John Sutherland, in a minute to the Chief Engineer John Whitton, proposed the extension of the line Orange — Wellington to…
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