Electric Train Disaster. Twenty Killed
A railway disaster, by which some twenty people lost their lives under the most dreadful circumstances occurred on the evening of July 24, on the electric…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1912
644 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 33
Warning to Motor Owners
Forbes, with its good roads in fine weather—and we are mostly blessed or busted (which is it?) with fine weather—is the Paradise of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cycling & Motoring Notes. (From the Dunlop Rubber Com. of Australasia, Limited.)
Nearly a quarter of a million people visited the recent Olympia Motor Show held in London. There is no doubt that the anti-motorist…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motorists' Unpleasant Experience. Night Out Near Wyalong
The following story which comes from Melbourne will be read with a good deal of local interest, it being the recapitulation of the experiences…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Boat Party Missing
It is reported from West Australia that a Mr. Thomas, of West Perth, left Perth with his wife and two daughters on December 23rd in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Making Plant. Ratepayers Object to Purchase. Anonymous Correspondence
The following petition from Philip Fleming, of Cavan Hill, and 80 other ratepayers, was presented by the Preratepayers, was presented by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jemalong Road Making. Purchase of Additional Plant. Comparison of Cost
At the conclusion of the ordinary meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council on Saturday, councillors went into committee of the whole to consider…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Forbes Advocate. Tuesday, January 9, 1912. the Czar of Railways
The State Treasurer is emphatic in his reference to the present system of controlling the railways. Waited upon by a deputation, with a string…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aeroplane Smash. Mr. Hart Injured. Collision with Railway Signal Post
THE first sensational aeroplane smash to occur in Australia took place at Mount Druitt on Saturday morning, when the machine of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Bridge & Co
A particular quiet week and very little doing is the order of the wool trade at the present time. Buyers are all away holiday-making, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Road Making Plant. ADDITlONAL Traction Engine Ordered. Protesting Petition Received
The most important item of business dealt with at last Saturday's meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council had reference to Die…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Forbes Times. Wednesday, January 10, 1912 the Shire Council and Road Making
The decision of the Jemalong Shire Council on Saturday last to spend some eleven hundred pounds in. adding a special road locomotive to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Commissioners. Treasurer Favors Abolition
The State Treasurer (Mr. Dacey) replying to a deputation of railway workers, made igsnificant remarks on Friday in regard to the system…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Railway Revenue. Sydney
Last week's' railway revenue amounted to £155,314, being the largest for a week since the inauguration of railways in the State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prince's First Aid. Incidents of a Motor Tour
On January 30th the correspondent of the "Express" wrote: The Prince and Princess of Wales were the chief actors this morning in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strike at Grenfell Railway Yards
This week's issue of the G[?]ebfe'l "Observer" has the following;- A strike occurred at the G[?]fell railway yards on Tuesday at last week. From what…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Union Officials as Parliamentarians. Railway Conference Discussion
At hte recent conference of delegates from the various State laborers' unions, which was held in Melbourne, it was decided that one of the principles upon which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Science Notes & News. Railway Innovation
The Prussian State Railways have been the first to introduce a new form of engine—an internal combustion locomotive. This…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bogan Gate Road. the Work of Two Shires
Part of the Bogan Gate road is under the jurisdiction of the Jemalong Shire Council, arid part under that of the Goobang Shire Council. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Roads and Plant Work
A Jemalong Shire ratepayer who signed the petition recently presented to the Council against the purchase of additional road making…
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