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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1965

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Road Safety

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1965 · page 8

A reader has shown us a British newspaper with a factual report about four travellers who called into…

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Three Deck Sheep Train

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1965 · page 1

Three hundred triple deck railway sheep vans are under construction in the United States for the…

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Advice before starting on Motor Tour

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1965 · page 12

If you are going touring during the holidays, make sure that your tool kit is complete before you start…

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Road Carnage Continues

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1965 · page 13

The carnage on N.S.W. roads continues with nine killed on the roads last weekend…

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Road Safety Council of New South Wales Seat Belt Survey

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1965 · page 1

More than 12 per cent of cars in New South Wales are now fitted with seat belts but less than…

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Train Young People to Drive

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1965 · page 5

Appointment by the N.S.W. Road Safely Council of a panel to examine a suggestion for the…

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Modernising Railways

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1965 · page 11

In pursuance of its policy in modernising equipment to enable it progressively to improve the…

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Billabong Bridge

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1965 · page 8

During the past quite a number of decking boards on the big billabong bridge have been loose and…

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Road Toll 1964 and 1965

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1965 · page 5

The final figure for death on the roads in 1964 was declared this week at 1010 — the worst…

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Inquest at Brewarrina into Road Death

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1965 · page 2

At the inquest into the death of Mr. Patrick Augustus Simmons, of Boonery Brewarrina who was…

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Sluggish Motor Cure

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1965 · page 8

The N.R.M.A.'s engineers say slack manifold retaining nuts are items that are often overlooked in routine…

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Widening of Roads

The Western Herald · Friday 19 February 1965 · page 8

The Main Roads Department are busily engaged Widening the road from the town boundary to the five…

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Australia World's Third Highest Consumer of Motor Spirit

The Western Herald · Friday 19 February 1965 · page 13

Consumption of motor spirit in Australia in 1963-64 amounted to 140 gals, per head of population…

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Bourke Railway Station Destroyed by Fire Three Fire Alarms Saturday Morning ONE Saturday Night

The Western Herald · Friday 26 February 1965 · page 1

It was indeed a frightening early morning and night in Bourke last Saturday, as four alarms sounded during the period 12.15 a.m. to 9 p.m…

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Railway Safety Campaign brings results

The Western Herald · Friday 26 February 1965 · page 9

Injuries to railway employees have been reduced by 36 per cent since 1956. This was announced in…

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Car Fatality On Wanaaring Road

The Western Herald · Friday 5 March 1965 · page 14

An Orange youth, hitchhiking after bis own truck had overturned, was killed in a crash near Bourke…

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More Bitumen on the Roads to Broken Hill

The Western Herald · Friday 5 March 1965 · page 8

Prospective travellers to Broken Hill by road will be interested to note that the percentage of…

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Bourke Railway Station Constructed Before '90 Flood

The Western Herald · Friday 5 March 1965 · page 14

In our last issue, in reporting the fire at the Bourke Railway Station, it was stated the railway…

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Louth Bridge opened

The Western Herald · Friday 12 March 1965 · page 1

The Divisional Engineer, Department of Main Roads, Bauxite (Mr. K. J. Paynter), writes as…

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Road Safety Education

The Western Herald · Friday 12 March 1965 · page 1

The N.S.W. Police Department works in close co-operation with schools and organised groups…

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