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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1964

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Snowy Roads

The Western Herald · Friday 19 June 1964 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. Touring Department reports that considerable road work is being done between…

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Week-end Car Trial to Fords Bridge Motor Club

The Western Herald · Friday 19 June 1964 · page 5

Car No. 4, a 1964 Holden, entered by the Fords Bridge Motor Club, with the loss of only 1 point…

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View Showing New Main Roads Building taken from corner of Mitchell and Glen Streets Department of Main Roads, N.S.W. Central Northern Division

The Western Herald · Friday 19 June 1964 · page 6

The Department occupied its new Divisional Office premises in Mitchell Street, Bourke on 8th…

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Police Patrols on the Roads

The Western Herald · Friday 26 June 1964 · page 14

The General Secretary of the N.R.M.A., Mr. W. Mason, said recently that highly trained mobile…

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Why No Sydney Ring Roads? Melbourne Shows the Way

The Western Herald · Friday 3 July 1964 · page 2

Melbourne is to haye a 589-mile ring roads system. It will use existing streets and about 5,500…

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Income-Tax Deductions For Motorists

The Western Herald · Friday 10 July 1964 · page 11

Taxation time is here again and motorists will be examining the position to see how it effects them…

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Road Safety Council of N.S.W. Footsteps with a Message

The Western Herald · Friday 17 July 1964 · page 11

There are footsteps appearing throughout the city and suburbs this month on store windows…

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Railways Move Record Wheat Crop

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1964 · page 6

The Railways Department has done a splendid Job in handling this season's wheat harvest of 120…

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1964 Spring Motor Show

The Western Herald · Friday 31 July 1964 · page 4

The Secretary of the Chamber at Automotive Industries of New Sooth Wales, Mr. L. J. Cahill…

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Something Different For Motor Car Enthusiasts

The Western Herald · Friday 31 July 1964 · page 9

The Car Treasure Hunt to be staged by the Bourke Cycle Club on August 23rd, promises to…

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Fords Bridge Tennis Championships

The Western Herald · Friday 7 August 1964 · page 6

The finals of the Fords Bridge Open Tennis Championships were played last Sunday…

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Bitumen Surfacing of Main Roads

The Western Herald · Friday 7 August 1964 · page 8

The Commissioner for Main Roads, Mr. J. A. L. Shaw, has announced that a further 708 miles of the…

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Hints for Motorists

The Western Herald · Friday 7 August 1964 · page 14

N.R.M.A. Technical Engineers pass on the following hints: Windscreen Misting: An…

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Surplus for Railways

The Western Herald · Friday 14 August 1964 · page 11

In amplifying the brief announcement made last week that the New South Wales Railways surplus…

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Vehicle on Road After Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 21 August 1964 · page 8

Is a driver concerned in an accident legally oblged to leave his vehicle in the position in which it…

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The Sports of the Year at Fords Bridge Tomorrow

The Western Herald · Friday 21 August 1964 · page 1

The Fords Bridge Ambulance Sports, conducted by the Fords Bridge Sports Committee, will be…

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Spring Motor Show

The Western Herald · Friday 21 August 1964 · page 2

The 11th Post-war Spring Motor Show organised by the Chamber of Automotive Industries…

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Railways Efficiency Suggestions

The Western Herald · Friday 21 August 1964 · page 12

Last year railway employees made 965 suggestions to increase efficiency and promote economy…

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School Holiday Appeal to Motorists

The Western Herald · Friday 21 August 1964 · page 8

N.R.M.A. General Secretary, Mr. W.Mason, to-day appealed to motorists to drive carefully during…

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£35,100 Roads Grant for Darling Shire

The Western Herald · Friday 16 October 1964 · page 12

Mr. J. B. Renshaw, Premier and Local Member, announced last week that interim grants to…

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