N.R.M.A. Motoring Hints Summer Vapour Lock
"Vapour lock" is the summer plague of motorists. This ailment can strike…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1968
65 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 4
N.s.w. Road Toll Down Again — Morris
The Minister for Transport, Mr. M. A. Morris, said recently that the N.S.W. road toll dropped 2 A per cent in 1967 despite increases of over 6 per cent in the numbers of vehicles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Breaches of Railways Act
During the quarter ended December 31, 1967, 1,430 persons were fined a total of $24,059 in Courts…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Retention of 40% Allocation for Country Roads
Full credit must go to the Country Party of New South Wales for the vital part it played in the successful fight for the retention of the 40 per cent allocation for country council roads from Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tender Accepted for Bridge at Dubbo
The firm that built much of the Sydney Opera House will build Dubbo's new bridge over the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motoring Hints
A simple rule like ensuring that all doors of the car are locked while the car is in motion can…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Carriage Destroyed by Fire
At about 6.55 a.m. last Saturday morning, a fire destroyed a carriage at the Bourke Railway yard…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →$75,000 Railway Station For Bourke
Work commenced this week on the demolition of old buildings and the construction of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Increase in Railways Diesel Fleet
The N.S.W. Railways fleet of steam locomotives was reduced by a further 100 units last year, and at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Town Topics Railway Yards Closed to Stock on Road Transports
It has been brought to my notice that a mob of drought effected stock (cattle), travelling from Dandenong in Victoria to Cunnamulla in Queensland, seeking agistment, were refused admittance to the Bourke…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Tax Can Be Waived
The Railway Department has informed the Graziers Association of N.S.W. that it will not object to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Graziers Association seek Subsidy on Road Movement of Starving Stock
The Graziers' Association of N.S.W. is seeking a subsidy on the movement to agistment of starving stock from drought declared areas of the State whenever the Railways are unable to provide rail…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Park
Included as a Presidential minute to last weeks meeting of the Darling Shire Council was the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring Hints
Strong, efficient headlights are of great importance to every driver. Dim lights can be caused…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →School Children Inspect Aerodrome
Pupils of the two 6th grade classes at the Bourke Primary School were guests at the Bourke…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Safety Equipment on Motor Vehicles
All motorists, if they are to be classified as safe drivers, have a tremendous number of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Town Topics Aerodrome Lighting
I notice in the minutes of the last Shire Council Meeting that both the Council and the Bourke Chamber of Commerce are pressing for the provision of night landing facilities at the Bourke Aerodrome…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Railway Station Building
Station Master WAL CHADBAN (left) discusses progress on the new Railway Station Building with Construction Foreman CHRIS SMITH (right). The new Bourke Railway Station construction is progressing satisfactorily. Upon completion this building will offer Railway Staff facilities second to none in this State. It will also be a great asset…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fords Bridge Items from Shire Meeting
Extract from minutes of Shire Council Meeting on June 25:- Fords Bridge Progress…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Records For U.S. Motor Vehicle Registration
The latest edition of the Automobile Manufacturers Association (U.S.A.) yearbook reports that new…
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