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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1965

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Who Owns the Road?

The Western Herald · Friday 14 May 1965 · page 11

Possession was not nine points of the law on a public roadway, the Secretary of the Road Safety…

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Interesting Model Train Set at the Show

The Western Herald · Friday 14 May 1965 · page 9

A 24 feet-long model train set, incorporating 46 trains and 500 feet of "railway" line will, be on…

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Another Fire at Railway Station

The Western Herald · Friday 14 May 1965 · page 1

The howling of the fire sir[?] at 4.40 a.m. on Wednesday proved to be another call to the Bourke…

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Signs versus Symbols for Road Signs

The Western Herald · Friday 4 June 1965 · page 5

Would Australian road signs be more quickly read and understood if they used symbols instead…

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Action on Road Toll

The Western Herald · Friday 25 June 1965 · page 2

The N.S.W. Government is expected to tighten driving licence tests in a bid to reduce the State's…

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Government Subsidy For Road Transport Drought Hay From Interstate

The Western Herald · Friday 25 June 1965 · page 2

The Government's decision to subsidise road transport of hay from interstate could save many…

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Bridge Repairs

The Western Herald · Friday 9 July 1965 · page 6

Repair work is being carried out on the North Bourke Billabong Bridges, which have been closed to…

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No Train for Railway Boss

The Western Herald · Friday 9 July 1965 · page 6

Among the many people to be inconvenienced by the rail strike was the Commissioner for Railways, Mr…

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N.s.m.a. Opposes Tax Increases on Motorists

The Western Herald · Friday 9 July 1965 · page 2

"The N.R.M.A. condemns any suggestions that new car sales tax and fuel taxes be increased in the…

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Railways Maximum Effort to Aid Drought Relief

The Western Herald · Friday 9 July 1965 · page 1

Due to drought conditions, nearly 70 per cent of all livestock being moved on rail is being…

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Income Tax Deductions for Motorists

The Western Herald · Friday 16 July 1965 · page 2

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

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All-time Record Wheat Lift by Railways

The Western Herald · Friday 16 July 1965 · page 4

The N.S.W. Railways established a new record for the movement of wheat during the last financial…

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Road Safety Hint

The Western Herald · Friday 23 July 1965 · page 1

A car travelling at 45 m.p.h. travels 66 feet—the length of a cricket pitch—in the time it takes a pedes…

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Railway Fence to Ease Jobs Plight

The Western Herald · Friday 23 July 1965 · page 3

Former Premier Mr. J. B. Renshaw wants the State Government to fence the Dubbo-Bourke…

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Railways Open a Continent Crossing the Blue Mountains

The Western Herald · Friday 6 August 1965 · page 2

We live in an age where heavy constructional undertakings are commonplace — an age where mankind is no longer dwarfed by his environment because the technical know-how and the machines…

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Early start on new £750,000 Dubbo Bridge Most Modern in the West

The Western Herald · Friday 13 August 1965 · page 7

A mammoth £750,000 road bridge is to be built across the Macquarie River at Dubbo…

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GO-KART and Motor Cycle Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 13 August 1965 · page 3

A combined Committee, consisting of members of the Bourke P. and A. Association, Bourke…

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This Saturday— Go-Kart - Motor Cycle Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 20 August 1965 · page 1

Come along to the Showground this Saturday afternoon and night for the event of the year…

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Breaches of the Government Railways Act and By-taws

The Western Herald · Friday 20 August 1965 · page 10

During the three months ended June, 1965, 1696 persons were fined a total of £10,490 in Courts of…

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Ampol to Supply Railways

The Western Herald · Friday 3 September 1965 · page 6

Ampol Petroleum Limited has secured a contract from the New South Wales Railways for the…

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