District Railways. Forbes-stockinbingal Extension
Mr J. P. Lynch, M.L A., forwards for publication through Mr R. K. Cummins, secretary of the Forbes Labor League, (says the "Times") an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1912
644 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 33
The Bad Roads Controversy
Mr. Hickson, retiring president of the Sydney Harbour Trust, speaking as an expert, believes that the roads of the State are in a worse conditio[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Forbes Times. Saturday, March 9th, 1912. the Railway Extension Proposals
In last issue we made two important announcements regarding the proposals for railway extension in this district, and our object in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carriages, Buggies, and Motor Cars
The rapid growth of Messrs. Angus and Sons' trade in motor cars has led some people to suppose that this 50-year-old firm was paying only…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parkes Railway Changes
On Monday morning last a new staft station in connection with the Parkes Bumbury railway section was opened. Previously the section was Parkes Bumbury,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Crookwell=Cowra Railway
A thousand wealth producing landholders are patiently awaiting the completion of the survey now in progress and the construction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Most Wonderful Bridge in the World
From the professional or technical point of view the Victoria Bridge over Zambesi River is not, of course, anything very remarkable. It cannot, for instance, be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Control. Sydney
The State Treasurer complains that he is a mere rubber stamp as Minister for Railways, because he has no authority, Mr Johnson being above…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Bridge & Co., Ltd
No sales have been held in Sydney this week, and with the exception of a few clearances by private treaty, matters are very quiet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Were The Lights Shining? Police Summon Motor Driver Then Withdraw the Charge
At the Police Court yesterday before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M., Roy Strickland was charged with having driven a motor car in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Motor Ride. the Vanderbilt Cup
Ralph Mulford, by winning the Vanderbilt Cup motor race at Savannah at an average speed of 73.2 miles an hour, not only created a speed record…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The South Western Motor Co., Limited
In our business columns will be found an announcement from the, above firm, wherein the manager, Mr. H. G. Robinson, introduces to the public, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments. Wednesday, March 1[?], 1912. The Crookwell-Cowra Railway
Mr. Railway Surveyor Norris, who has been for over a year enaged on the permanent surve and staking of the proposed line of railway from Crookwell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Extension. Billimari- Condobolin Proposal. (To the Editor "The Forbes Advocate")
Sir,—Your leader of February 23rd, 1912, written as a comment on my letter to the "Sydney Morning Herald" of February 11th, 1912,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Railways. Sydney
The Legislative Council last night passed the Barellan towards Mirroul and Galong to Burrowa railway bills through committee…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Forbes Advocate, Friday, March 15, 1912. Railway Expansion
A good vigorous letter from the facile pen of "D.R.C." appears elsewhere in this issue. "D.R.C." deals with the big subject of an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway League. Forbes to Broken Hill. The Eugowra Extension
An important meeting of the Forbes Railway League was held at the town hall on Wednesday night, the object of which was to consider the question…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Considerate Tramp. Afraid for Others
A few weeks ago (reports the "Daily Mail" of 1st October) a man named William James Britton was charged at Feltham Petty Sessions with neglecting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Boats. Their Machinery
It is only a little more than two years ago that tho possibility of the internal combustion engine as applied to marine purpose was brought…
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