Cause of Road Accidents
Road accidents are primarily caused by people. Most of the road accidents which occur in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1966
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Motor Car Fatality
A motor car fatality occurred on Kinchella Station on Wednesday, 12th January, when a young…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Requested to Maintain Bourke Aerodrome At Cost of Civil Aviation Department
The following letter, from Mr. J. Davis, Regional Manager, Department of Civil Aviation, dated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shocking fatality on Bourke Road
A 51-years-old Dubbo truck driver was killed on Monday night when his semi-trailer smashed into…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Proposed Bridge Over Dry Bogan
At last Shire meeting the following matter was discussed:- From Mrs. Glover…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Vehicle Ownership to Rise Further
By 1975 the number of motor vehicles in use in Australia is expected to exceed 5.9 million, compared…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Breaches of the Government Railways Act and By-laws
During the three months ended December, 1965, 1,462 persons were fined a total of£9,797 in Courts of Petty…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Demand For Motor Spirit
World registrations of motor vehicles now exceed 169 million, of which about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Defensive Driving Could Reduce Road Toll
Australia's appalling road toll and the need to halt the carnage is arousing keen interest in an…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shire of Darling Bourke Aerodrome
Matters in connection with the Bourke Aerodrome were dealt with at last Shire Meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Fatality at Gundabooka Bridge
On Saturday night last a fatal car accident occurred on the Bourke-Tilpa Road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bore Water and Bitumen on Road to Barringun
With the completion of the reconstruction and bitumen surfacing of the Mitchell Highway between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Protective Oil for Yachts and Motor Boats
A petroleum-based rust preventive fluid and protective oil that should prove of great value to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Chamber of Commerce Train Load of Railways Historical Society Members to visit Bourke
At the first meeting of the Bourke Chamber of Commerce for 1966, held on Wednesday night a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.s.w. Road Toll 179 for Year
Ten people died on N.S.W. roads last weekend, lifting the grim total of death on N.S.W. roads so far this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pilots to Train at Narromine in Jet Aircraft
Narromine airport will move permanently into the jet age in two months from now, when two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Revenue Down
Due to the drought the Railways are facing a heavy loss of revenue this financial year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railways Exhibit at Royal Easter Show
A model railway, representative of equipment used on the N.S.W.G.R. will be the main feature of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Mileages
Mileages run by railway locomotives in January were 11.5 per cent less than for January. 1965…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Additional Unemployment Relief Monies Channelled Through Railways Department
Mr. J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A., local Member, has advised that the Government has approved of…
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