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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
37 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 2
SIR â In reference to your column âAround and Aboutâ (December 12) regarding no taxis at the Bankstown Aerodrome â I was associated for 15 years with the taxi industry, six of which were in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There are people who for a lifetime have urged the need to link the inland with the north by a railway link that was recommended in 1911 and started in 1936…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lone Japanese adventurer Sabouro âMikeâ Ouchi has arrived in Sydney at the end of a motoring marathon spanning eight years and 270,000 kilometres…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →After several false starts, Peugeotâs prestigeous 604 sports limousine (pictured) will…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →WRITTEN QUOTATIONS closing at 2.15 pm Tuesday, 28th February, 1978 are invited for the purchase and removal of a Lumaprint L 400 Wet Copier…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Warren people are likely to have to go on using their emergency Bailey bridge for some time yet. It reinforces the structure damaged in 1973…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →The decision by the NSW Transport Department to permit certain types of motorised cycles to be ridden by unlcensed youths or adults is certain to create a…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →A temporary fall in new motorcycle sales has prompted two leading producers to…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →It was a road test with a difference most cars tested for this column are driven in a variety of city and country conditions for about 500 km…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →One of Italyâs best known car companies, Lancia was virtually bankrupt ten years ago; Fiat took over the assets and liabilities, saving its former rival from…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The long-established GMH partnership of John FRT Motors Molong has changed [?] New owner s Mr and Craig who has [?] in his…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Agitation for construction of a direct road link between Mudgee and Orange via Dixon's Long Point is snowballing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR â Since my husbandâs retirement we have done a great deal more travelling by car than before having a daughter at Armidale and a son at Canberra We have found that that man who drives a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR â I recently visited Mudgee, gaining access via the Mullaley-Coolah Trunk road. I found the physical condition of this road in one section to be as bad as or worse than the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The final day of âBack to Bourke Week 1978,â Sunday, 2nd July, will see the running of the Darling River Horse Sports and Recreation Clubâs Sports Day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Railways Department next week display Train Models that will remain here for "Back to Bourke Week." The showing will feature static models…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →There are small cars, medium cars and large cars. â And the Ford LTD. This vast car, easily the largest made in Australia, is in many ways reminiscent of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →For many years residents and ratepayers have been absolutely disgusted with the wanton, wilfaul and expensive damage that has been clone to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Walgett Shire residents have been asked not to use roads â except in emergencies…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR â The truck operators are competing with the railways and the railways are being financed by the taxpayer. Road transports are ruining our roads with their…
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