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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1960

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Fords Bridge Ladies Auxiliary President's Report

The Western Herald · Friday 30 September 1960 · page 4

It gives me great pleasure to present the Seventh Annual Report and Financial Statement for your approval…

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Help Him Home Safely There's a new idea in road safety thinking

The Western Herald · Friday 30 September 1960 · page 7

Until lately the road safety experts have concentrated mostly upon the individual driver. Take care of yourself…

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Interstate Reciprocity For Motorists

The Western Herald · Friday 30 September 1960 · page 1

Under agreement between the N.R.M.A. and affiliated, organisations in other Australian States, members of…

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Problems of Road Safety "Action Needed"

The Western Herald · Friday 7 October 1960 · page 4

Urgent action was needed, at the government level, to solve the vital problem of road safety in N.S.W., the…

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Threats By Railways C.P ALLEGATION

The Western Herald · Friday 14 October 1960 · page 6

The Department of Railways was going to extreme lengths to try to get back the wool traffic it had lost…

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Railways Brought Riches to the Riverina

The Western Herald · Friday 14 October 1960 · page 13

This is a story of junctions, railway junctions, in a vast network operating westerly from the main…

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Roads in Western Division Procisdue to Be Adopted and Survey Requirements for the Dedication of Roads in the Western Division As Public Roads

The Western Herald · Friday 21 October 1960 · page 8

Representations have been made by several Silircs in the Western Division regarding the process necessary to…

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Railway Superintendent Visits Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 21 October 1960 · page 6

By Wednesday's train, Mr. K. G. O'Brien, Claims Superintendent of the Railway Department, visited…

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Railway Sleeping Bektiis

The Western Herald · Friday 21 October 1960 · page 8

Railway sleepers may now be booked a month previous to the date of going on a journey by train. Previously…

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Road Fatalities

The Western Herald · Friday 28 October 1960 · page 3

Over one third of New South Wales road fatalities might not have occurred last financial year had…

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Toll of the Road £70,000,000 in One Year

The Western Herald · Friday 4 November 1960 · page 14

Road accidcnts were costing £70 million per year, or more than twice as much as it cost to build the…

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Important State Move In Road Safety

The Western Herald · Friday 11 November 1960 · page 13

Latest State Government moves in road safety tackle some of the problems in a way the N.R.M.A. has been…

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Heavy Motor Traffic

The Western Herald · Friday 11 November 1960 · page 8

For some time past the motor traffic through Bourke has been very heavy. Most of the giant semi-trailers have been…

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Road Safety

The Western Herald · Friday 25 November 1960 · page 1

WITH Christmas on the horizon motorists may well pay heed to these slogans from the Road Safety Council…

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Country Folk Hit By Road Payments

The Western Herald · Friday 25 November 1960 · page 8

Country ratepayers were at a disadvantage compared with their city counterparts in respect of their contributions to the Main Roads Fund, said the N.S.W. Minister for Local Government and Highways, Mr. Hills, in the…

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Road Tax Move Country Aid Urged

The Western Herald · Friday 2 December 1960 · page 2

The N.S.W. Government has been asked to exempt all perishable primary products from the 3d. per…

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Railway Concessions to Scouts

The Western Herald · Friday 2 December 1960 · page 3

Boy Scouts and Scout Masters travelling to the 1960/61 Australian Jamboree of The Boy Scouts…

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Horrors of Road Toll 12,000 Traffic Cases

The Western Herald · Friday 9 December 1960 · page 10

"The Government's failure to proceed with the Motor Traffic (Amendment) Bill in the Legislative Council before the Christmas recess of Parliament would mean a further dc:Iay in dealing' with 12,000…

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Heavy Motor Vehicles Cause Concern

The Western Herald · Friday 9 December 1960 · page 13

Heavy transport vehices using highways are causing concern to other motorists…

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Fords Bridge and District Progress Association

The Western Herald · Friday 16 December 1960 · page 8

At a representative meeting, convened by Mr. H. E. K. Davis, on the 8th December, district…

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