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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1958

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Roads Kill Injure More Than War

The Western Herald · Friday 9 May 1958 · page 2

The President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales (Mr. A. G. Enticknap) who is also Minister for…

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Inspectors "On Patrol" For New Road Tax

The Western Herald · Friday 9 May 1958 · page 4

Forty-nine inspectors and 140 special clerks started work last week to "police" the State…

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Big Campaign in West to Fight New Road Tax

The Western Herald · Friday 9 May 1958 · page 4

A concerted campaign in the West against the State Government's new road tax legislation was launched in Dubbo…

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Road Safety Campaign to be Conducted

The Western Herald · Friday 16 May 1958 · page 1

At the Chamber of Commerce meeting on Wednesday night a member brought forward the…

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Local Representatives at Dubbo Road Transport Conference

The Western Herald · Friday 16 May 1958 · page 16

800 road hauliers, grazziers, farmers, and representatives of local associations covering the whole…

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Money For The Roads (By the Minister for Transport. the Hon. A. G. Enticknap, M.l.a.)

The Western Herald · Friday 16 May 1958 · page 14

Because of the impasse into which the State Governments were thrown as a result of the Privy Council…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. N.R.M.A.'s General Call to Join Safety Movement

The Western Herald · Friday 16 May 1958 · page 6

N.R.M.A. General Secretary, Mr. H. E. Richards, said recently that although over 82,000 members had become N.R…

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Problems Of Making Still Lower Motor Cars

The Western Herald · Friday 16 May 1958 · page 2

Lowering car silhouettes have given engineers the problem of putting more structure into less space, a…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. New Highway Engineering Courses

The Western Herald · Friday 16 May 1958 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. has been advised that the School of Highway Engineering, under Professor D. F. Orchard, at the…

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Campaign To Combat Road Toll

The Western Herald · Friday 23 May 1958 · page 3

A Road Safety Week—backed by the Road Safety Council, Dubbo Chamber of Commerce, Dubbo Car Club…

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Motorists Play Safe

The Western Herald · Friday 23 May 1958 · page 12

Although our winter months are mild by comparison with those of Europe and America, they still…

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New South Wales Government Railways

The Western Herald · Friday 23 May 1958 · page 3

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. N. McCusker, has presented to the Minister for Transport, the…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. N.R.M.A. Membership Leaps

The Western Herald · Friday 23 May 1958 · page 6

N.R.M.A. General Secretary, Mr. H. E. Richards, today announced that the Association membership…

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Railways Won't Cut Western Train Services

The Western Herald · Friday 30 May 1958 · page 5

A Dubbo railways official recently denied that the Railways Department is planning to reduce…

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Tennis at Fords Bridge

The Western Herald · Friday 30 May 1958 · page 1

A very enjoyable time was had by all at Fords Bridge on Sunday, 18th May, when an American Tennis Tournament…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Road Deaths Shock

The Western Herald · Friday 30 May 1958 · page 14

"Everyone in the community must be shocked by this appalling toll of death," said Mr. H. E. Richards, N.R.M.A…

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Road Safety Council Of N.S.W. Watch for Elderly Pedestrians

The Western Herald · Friday 30 May 1958 · page 13

The Secretary of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales (Mr. W. W. D. Harrison) today…

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Shire of Darling The following reports were presented to last week's Shire meeting. Shire Engineer's Report Main and Trunk Roads Maintenance

The Western Herald · Friday 30 May 1958 · page 7

Trunk Road No. 68 (Bourke-Brewarrina) Road was graded throughout the length. Gravel construction at 10 miles to 12½…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. N.R.M.A. Says Gaol Car Thieves

The Western Herald · Friday 30 May 1958 · page 13

Mr. H. E. Richards, N.R.M.A General Secretary, yesterday supported the attitude of Judge Stephen, who said that in…

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Fords Bridge News

The Western Herald · Friday 6 June 1958 · page 11

Another American Tennis Tournament was held at "The Bridge" courts last Sunday, twenty couples…

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