Duplicating the Railways
A BIG effort is being made by the Government to cope with the congestion of traffic on the main Southern line, about which so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1912
644 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 33
Grenfell Road Contract
The report of the Municipal Council's Inspector for Works, respecting the improvements to the Grenfell road, asked for by the Farmers and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Wednesday, January 17Th. (Before Mr J. Jamieson, P.m.) a Motor Case
W. H. Job, charged under the Motor Traffic Act, with neglecting to return his certificate of registration and number plate on the sale of a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Scorchers, Beware!
Alderman Gaggin was curious to, know at Tuesday's meeting of the city fathers whether anything was being done to' control the speed of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brisbane Tram Strike. Brisbane
No trams ran in Brisbane last night. Many unruly scenes occurred in the city. The men held a mass meeting, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Loading Goods at Sydney Railway. Royal Commissioner's Finding
A good deal of interest in producing districts centres in the Inquiry lately conducted by Mr. Wilfred Blackett, as a Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tramway Men and Badges
In Brisbane yesterday the tramway men wore metal badges for the first time, denoting that they are members of the union. Unruly scenes occurred in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to Railway Guard
Mr John Caston, railway guard, whilst travelling on his mail train from Forbes to Orange, on Friday night last, met with an accident at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Horses Killed by a Train
On Monday as a man named Davis was driving Mr. Thomas Houghton's eight horse waggon through the railway gates at Wattamondara, they were run…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Forbes Times. Wednesday, January 24, 1912. the Trans-australian Railway
Following so closely on the conference; of interstate Labor leagues' delegates held in Hobart, the gather ing of members of the various State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. Railway Guard's Arm Broken
While travelling from Forbes to Orange on Friday night, on tthe mail train, Mr John Patten, railway guard, had the misfortune to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fares
The fares from Cowra to stations undermentioned under the new order of affairs are as follows:— STATION 1st class 2nd class…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Railway Accident. London
A terrible railway collision has occurred on the Illinois Central Railway, U.S.A. The engine ploughed its way through a car containing Jas. Hanrohan,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Village Blacksmith. a La Motor Car
Under a costly canopy The village blacksmith sits; Before him is a touring car, Broken to little bits—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steeple As Motor Trap. Policeman Spy in Church Tower
A sergeant belonging to the Warwickshire police force stationed at Shipton-on-Stour devised a novel plan to capture motorists on Saturday last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Condobolin Broken-Hill Railway
The following is a summary of the evidence given in Condobolin before the Public Works Committee. William Maitland said he was 16…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Against Bridge. a Young Girl's Losses
From New York [?] correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:—Mr Justice Shuster's decision on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Forbes Inventor. Prevention of Train Accidents
Mr William Henry Bauert, of Bismark Farm, Forbes, is a farmer, and has followed farming pursuits all his life, but in his spare time he thinks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →That Road Making Plant. a New Crew
The road making plant of the Jemalong Shire Council was on Friday last engaged in gravelling the new Grenfell road, with Mr W. H…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Trans-Continental Railway
Mr. Fisher, in an interview in Sydney on Wednesday, made it quite clear that the Federal Government is not likely to shift from the position it has taken up in…
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