How Hens Originated the Railway Whistle
Who would imagine the marketing of eggs could have anything to do with inventing the railway whistle? When locomotives were first built…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1912
644 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 33
Monteagle Railway Station Telephone Service
Mr. T. Brown, M.P., has received the following letter in reference to the above:— Sir,— With reference to my letter of 17th January last, respecting a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Goods Traffic Conjestion [Continued From Our Last]
On resuming the inquiry at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Mr. Rheuben explained that he wished to convey in his evidence that the holding capacity of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Market Reports. John Bridge & Co, Ltd
Daring the pant week there has her n practically nothing doing in the wool trade, the brokers' attention being mainly occupied by the numerous…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Parkes-Peak Hill Railway
Preparations are being pushed forward for the early commencement of the contraction work on the ParkesPeak Hill railway. Mr J. A. M…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Motor Car Ablaze
Most people complain bitterly of the dust nuisance. They can't discover why dust should exist to such an unwelcome accompaniment of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Visit of the Railway Commissioners
THE Railway Commissioners, Messrs Johnson and Richardson accompanied by heads of staffs, arrived per special train at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Across Australia. [?] to Sydney in [?] Remarkable Pioneer Motor Drive
The arrival in Sydney of Francis Birtles the other day signalised the fact that for the first time in its history Australia has been crossed in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For the Motorist TYRES
In a previous article 1 mentioned that I thought tyres were the most expensive item in the upkeep of a eur. Of course it is possible that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forbes-Stockinbingal Railway. Visit of the Premier. Turning of the First Sod
The honorary secretaries of the Forbes Railway League, Messrs G. T. Weaver and J. W. Mills, are in receipt of the following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trams and Traffic
What has the man who could do it better to say about the Sydney trams now? On each of two days in a single week they carried…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Innovation in Motors
A novel motor car has been placed on the road by an American motoring concern for experimental purposes. The car has eight wheels. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Motor Car Alight
As Mr. J. F. Coles and his son were driving their motor ear along the Orange-road on Wednesday afternoon flames were seen issuing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments. Saturday, April 20, 1912 Local and General Railway Congestion Commission
On Friday last Mr. Wilfred Blackett sat at the local Court House, and took evidence from several town and district residents. Mr. Reynolds acted as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?]Or the Motorist. Tyres
In a previous article I mentioned that 1 thought tyres were the most expensive item in the upkeep of a car. Of course, it is possible that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →John Bridge & Co, Ltd
The local market has been very quiet during the week, only a few transactions passed in wools and locally scoured parcels being effected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Train on Fire
When a train was nearing Jerilderie yesterday it was noticed that four trucks were on fire. The train was brought to a standstill, and it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to the Editor. Railway Trucking Yards. To the Editor
Dear Sir,—[?] you allow me, on behalf of the stock owners of this district, who are continua[?]lly using the forbes tracking yards, a small…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Holiday Friend [?]He Sea Serpent at Montrose. Attacks a Suspension Bridge
Our contemporary, the "Daily Mail," must be credited or. discredited, as the [?]se may turn out to be, with the first sea serpent story of the season. Whether…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Meeting Turning the First Sod. an Emphatic Protest
A public meeting for the purpose of making arrangements for the ceremony of turning the first sod of the Parkes Peak Hill railway, at Parkes, on…
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