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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1962

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Skidding of Motor Vehicles

The Western Herald · Friday 6 April 1962 · page 13

Motor vehicles skidding and overturning or skidding, leaving the road and hitting something at the…

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Motor Notes a Dismantling Aid

The Western Herald · Friday 13 April 1962 · page 8

When dismantling a part of the car one of the most common troubles is losing small parts, or mixing them…

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Local and General New Railway Timetable

The Western Herald · Friday 13 April 1962 · page 1

The winter Railway Timetable commences on Monday next. There is no change in arrivals and…

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Motorists Prefer Premium Petrol

The Western Herald · Friday 13 April 1962 · page 4

Australian motorists continue to show a greater preference for premium grade motor spirit…

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Motor Notes Time to Clean Air Filters

The Western Herald · Friday 13 April 1962 · page 6

If you car's air filters have been neglected, now is the time to attend to them and remove the…

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A Road Safety Message Split Personality

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1962 · page 13

Many drivers underwent a "Jekyll and Hyde" transformation when they stepped out of their cars…

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Better Roads Stop Accidents

The Western Herald · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 6

It is known for certain that road improvements stop accidents, whereas the effect of punishing…

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Extra Ship, Train Services For Commonwealth Games

The Western Herald · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 2

A third passenger liner will cruise to Perth to become a floating hotel for the period of the…

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A Road Safety Message Danger Hours

The Western Herald · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 11

The longer hours of darkness at this time of the year could mean an increase in road deaths,…

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The North Bourke Bridge and Gateway to the Never Never

The Western Herald · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 3

The Bridge at North Bourke was built across the Darling in the early eighties and was opened for traffic on May 4th 1883. Prior to this the crossing…

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Cheap Excursions by Train

The Western Herald · Friday 4 May 1962 · page 2

Thousands of rail passengers to and from country centres are expected to take advantage of the…

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English Athletes on Road Back

The Western Herald · Friday 4 May 1962 · page 4

English athletics coach Dennis Watts forecasts that Rome silver and bronze medalist Dorothy Hyman…

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Bourke Road Safety Council Active

The Western Herald · Friday 4 May 1962 · page 14

At a meeting of the Bourke Road Safety Council on Thursday night it was notified that…

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Road Safety Council of N.S.W. Children's Footsteps

The Western Herald · Friday 4 May 1962 · page 11

Thousands of parents put their children in jeopardy every day and do not realise it, Mr. Roy…

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Every Railwayman Loves the Goods Trains

The Western Herald · Friday 18 May 1962 · page 15

It is no less than fitting that to a goods train Should have fallen the task of pioneering the through service, Sydney to Melbourne, for these hard-working trains carry the volumes of freight that are the…

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Liberal Plea on Road Taxes

The Western Herald · Friday 25 May 1962 · page 10

The State Government was asked last week to reduce road taxes and help the…

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Oxley Motors

The Western Herald · Friday 25 May 1962 · page 13

The famous Ford range was the feature of the showing by Williams Brothers, of Oxley Motors…

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Visit of Road Safety Officer

The Western Herald · Friday 8 June 1962 · page 6

Mr. Snowden, Field Officer of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W., will visit Bourke on June 14, 15 and 16. The…

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"The Railway Hotel"

The Western Herald · Friday 8 June 1962 · page 8

Away out west on the Warrego Lives a man of great renown; He's forsaken the glare of the city lights To run a pub in a western town…

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Games Road Cycle Course Honors Famous Cyclist

The Western Herald · Friday 15 June 1962 · page 11

The Commonwealth Games Road Cycling course in King's Park, within a mile of the centre of the city, has…

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