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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1955

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Motorists May Form Blood Donor Panels

The Western Herald · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 6

At the Council Meeting of the N.R.M.A. recently Dr. Harold Norrie introduced a motion to sponsor the formation…

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The Motor World News & Notes From the N.r.m.a Cars Submerged in Floods

The Western Herald · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 9

The N.R.M.A. advises members whose motor vehicles are insured under the N.R.M.A. comprehensive policy that they…

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Motor Taxation Move

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 23 March 1955 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. has issued a statement opposiing a suggestion by the N.S.W. Department of…

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Road Safety

The Western Herald · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 4

Drivers of motor vehicles in country areas rely to some extent on local knowledge when travelling over…

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Our Roads Compared with U.s. Highways

The Western Herald · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 5

Too many people were prone to ask why Australia could not do what the U.S. did without giving any…

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The Motor World News & Notes From the N.r.m.a Dangerous Driving Habit

The Western Herald · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. is attempting to secure introduction of a traffic regulation banning the "gutter-gripping" habit of…

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The Motor World News & Notes From the N.r.m.a When Towing a Car

The Western Herald · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 13

Here are some hints from the N.R.M.A. on the proper method of towing a motor vehicle: Because of its elasticity and…

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What to Do in a Motor Crash

The Western Herald · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 7

Deaths and injuries involving passengers in motor vehicles are particularly high. The Road Safety…

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Committee Meeting Opening Trials at Fords Bridge on April 16th

The Western Herald · Friday 1 April 1955 · page 6

The President, on behalf of the Bourke League and Committee, extended a welcome to own to Mr. Mervyn Ryan (the…

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The Motor World News & Notes From the N.r.m.a Restoring Flood Affected Vericles

The Western Herald · Friday 1 April 1955 · page 2

At least 120 vehicles affected by the floods in the Hunter Valley were restored to their owners' use by a squad…

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Protest From Mrs. Skinner Condition of Leitches' Creek Road

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 6 April 1955 · page 1

In a letter to last Council meeting Mrs. F. B. Skinner, 'of Oakleigh,' asked councillors if they…

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Vacuum Road Sweeper

The Western Herald · Friday 8 April 1955 · page 6

A giant vacuum sweeper, built in the U.K. will soon be available for export. It is designed for use in cleaning up…

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Enngonia- Gerara New Road

The Western Herald · Friday 8 April 1955 · page 10

A meeting was held at "Gerara" on 27th March, 1955, to dedide ways and means of building a new…

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The Motor World News & Notes From the N.r.m.a Dogs Interstate

The Western Herald · Friday 8 April 1955 · page 11

Many motor tourists prefer to take their dogs with them than leave them home. If they intend to make interstate…

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Railways Out-dated

The Western Herald · Friday 8 April 1955 · page 7

Railways are out-dated a delegate told the Associated Chamers of Commerce at the annual…

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The Road to Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 15 April 1955 · page 6

Since the floods in the West and Central West we have heard much of the bad condition of the Mitchell Highway…

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Bourke-cobar Road

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 6

The road from Bourke to Cobar is at present in need of attention. It is in a very dusty condition with pot-holes and…

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Motor Car Fatality Man Dies From Injuries

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 9

At about 12.15 a.m. on Friday last, Mr. Frank Hollman (of Bourke) gave a lift to a man named…

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Road Signs

The Western Herald · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 7

Throughout the length and breadth of New South Wales, roads provide one of the important means of…

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Roads Blaze A Trail To Prosperity

The Western Herald · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 2

This is a story of developmental roads and works, of the ways in which they are building up…

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