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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1959

194 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 10

Overloading Motor Vehicles

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1959 · page 1

A lot of drivers are limiting their vision by over-loading their vehicle with luggage…

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The Motor World Under Influence of Sedatives

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1959 · page 1

Dr. Charles Frankel, University of Virginia Hospital, recently urged physicians who prescribe sedatives,…

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Railway Employees and Other Jobs

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1959 · page 6

The following statement has been issued by the Minister for Transport, Mr. A. G. Enticnap, relating to railway employees…

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Gain Of £800,00 To Our Railways

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1959 · page 13

When the standardisation of the rail gauge from Sydney to Melbourne is completed in about three…

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The Motor World Log Book is new N.R.M.A. Service

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1959 · page 6

Latest addition to the N.R. M.A.'s Tree services is the issue of "Your Motoring Record," a book which enables the keen…

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Visit of Railway Commissioner

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1959 · page 6

We have been advised by the local Station Master that the Railway Commissioner is making a tour of the west…

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Oxley Motors

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1959 · page 6

A newly formed local firm have taken over McNeill's Garage, at the corner of Oxley and Richard Streets, Bourke, and…

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Safety Rules for Motorists

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1959 · page 9

If the following suggestions for safe motoring made by the traffic chiefs, are carried out in the New…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Cleaning Upholstery

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1959 · page 7

Leather upholstery is best cleaned by washing with lukewarm water and a very small quantity of pure soap, say N…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. National Roads Conference

The Western Herald · Friday 23 January 1959 · page 7

A National Roads Conference will be held in Canberra on February 12th with the Minister for Shipping and…

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Road Tax Protest Council GESTAPO

The Western Herald · Friday 23 January 1959 · page 12

Will anyone deny, that under the Cahill Government and its public service bureaucracy, New South…

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Official Opening of Bridge by Mr. Renshaw

The Western Herald · Friday 23 January 1959 · page 10

Well constructed roads and bridges would play a big part in reducing the toll of the road, the…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Traffic Engineer for N.R.M.A.

The Western Herald · Friday 23 January 1959 · page 11

Concerned over the many unsolved traffic problems in Sydney and other major N.S. W. centres, and believing that…

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Road Tax Protest Council

The Western Herald · Friday 30 January 1959 · page 8

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. N. McCusker) recently brake a long accustomed silence to again…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Safer Roads Wanted

The Western Herald · Friday 30 January 1959 · page 2

"We are appalled at the upsurge in road deaths and accidents, and our sympathies go out to all those families who…

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Success of Railways Bulk Loading

The Western Herald · Friday 30 January 1959 · page 4

Approximately 130,000 tons of goods of alt types were carried by the Railways under the bulk…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Night Driving

The Western Herald · Friday 30 January 1959 · page 12

The N.R.M.A.'s booklet "Driving is an Art" gives the following useful tips to help make night driving…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Hot Weather Tips For Motorists

The Western Herald · Friday 30 January 1959 · page 8

N.R.M.A. Chief Engineer, Mr. C. H. Napthall, says that many thousands of vehicles break down in hot weather due to…

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National Roads Plan

The Western Herald · Friday 6 February 1959 · page 9

The N.S.W. Government has prepared a vast plan for a nationwide network or wide, heavy-duty…

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Rabbit-Netted Gates on Roads

The Western Herald · Friday 6 February 1959 · page 1

The power of Shire Councils to order the removal of all rabbit-netted gates across roads and…

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