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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1968

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Petrol Prices Still Puzzle to Motorists

The Western Herald · Friday 25 October 1968 · page 10

The General Secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. W. Mason) said this week that Australian motorists…

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Commonwealth Road Commissioners Visit Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 8 November 1968 · page 1

Tonight, Friday, 8th November, 1968, a number of interstate visitors will spend the night at Bourke. They are members of the National Association of Australian State Road Authorities who are en route to Brisbane Where the…

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Guests at Main Roads Dinner

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1968 · page 5

Photographed at Friday nights Buffet Dinner for members of the National Association of Australian State Road Authorities, are, from left to right, MRS. ROSS MAC- KELLAR,MR. LES JONES, Deputy Shire President, Darling Shire Council, MRS. PETER BRYANT and MRS BOB REYNOLDS…

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Guests at Main Roads Dinner

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1968 · page 5

Photographed at Friday nights Buffet Dinner for members of the National Association of Australian State Road Authorities, are, from left to right, MRS. ROSS MACKELLAR, MR. LES JONES, Deputy Shire President, Darling Shire Council, MRS. PETER BRYANT and MRS BOB REYNOLDS…

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Australia's Top Road Men

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1968 · page 1

N.S.W. Commissioner Mr. Thomas and his wife entertained the visitors and local civic dignitaries with a Buffet Dinner at the Royal Hotel. The men pictured above are all Members of the…

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Australia's Top Road Men

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1968 · page 1

N.S.W Commissioner Mr. Thomas and his wife entertained the visitors and local civic dignitaries with a Buffet Dinner at the Royal Hotel. The men pictured above are all Members of the…

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New $80,000 Railway Station Building Completed

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1968 · page 1

Major construction work is complete on the new Bourke Railway Station Building. The final inspection was made this week by the supervising Architect of the New South Wales…

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Electric Tram Museum

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1968 · page 12

"C" car 290, a former Sydney tram poses in the depot yard of the Electric Tram Museum, in the Royal National Park, just south of Sydney. In 1955, around the time tramways were disappearing from the Sydney scene, an association was formed to preserve tramcars and to build a tram museum. In 1956 the Royal National Park Trust…

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Modern Railway Station for Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1968 · page 12

Photograph shows completed Bourke Railway Station Building. It is described as the most modern Railway Station building in country N.S.W…

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Increased Depreciation Allowance on Motor Cycles

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1968 · page 9

The Commissioner of Taxation has advised the Graziers' Association of N.S.W. that a depreciation…

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New $80,000 Railway Station Building Completed

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1968 · page 1

Major construction work is complete on the new Bourke Railway Station Building. The final inspection was made this week by the Supervising Architect of the New South Wales…

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Modern Railway Station for Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1968 · page 12

Photograph shows completed Bourke Railway Station Building. It is described as the most modern Railway Station building in country N.S.W…

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Electric Tram Museum

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1968 · page 12

"C" car 290, a former Sydney tram poses in the depot yard of the Electric Tram Museum, in the Royal National Park, just south of Sydney. In 1955, around the time tramways were disappearing from the Sydney scene, an association was formed to preserve tramcars and to build a tram museum. In 1956 the Royal National Park Trust…

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Care With Motor Mowers Some Mowing Rules

The Western Herald · Friday 29 November 1968 · page 9

Research has proved that bad mowing habits and carelessness are the cause of nearly all…

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Care With Motor Mowers Some Mowing Rules

The Western Herald · Friday 29 November 1968 · page 9

Research has proved that bad mowing habits and carelessness are the cause of nearly all…

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Road Information Improvements to Tourist Road

The Western Herald · Friday 6 December 1968 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. advise that Lithgow City Council, in association with the Department of Main Roads, is to…

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Road Information Improvements to Tourist Road

The Western Herald · Friday 6 December 1968 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. advise that Lithgow City Council, in association with the Department of Main Roads, is to…

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Wins to Enngonia, Louth and Fords Bridge

The Western Herald · Friday 6 December 1968 · page 6

The second round of this season's Cricket Competition commenced on Sunday. Enngonia, Louth and Fords Bridge each won their matches. In the match on the Davidson Oval, Enngonia burst…

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Tip in a motoring journal

The Western Herald · Friday 6 December 1968 · page 1

"If your wife wants to drive don't stand in her way."…

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Bitumen Increase On Major Roads

The Western Herald · Friday 13 December 1968 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. Touring Department reports that the Oxley Highway, between Gligandra and…

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