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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

648 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 17 of 33

Cycling & Motoring Notes. [From the Dunlop Rubber Co.]

Forbes Times · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 1

J. Booth, the well-known Melbourne motor cyclist, who holds the Australasian hour track record of 56 miles, last week put up another…

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Railway Ticket Frauds

Forbes Times · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 7
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

Striking figures have just been published by the North-Eastern Railway Company to show the extent to which railway companies lose by means of…

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Steel Railway Carriages

Forbes Times · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 7
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

Two steel vestibured trains have been running on tho New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railway. These trains are practically indestructible. Charles…

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Germany Has 825 Subsidised Road Trains

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 7

According to figures which have just been issued by the German Government, 120 motor "road trains" have been subsidised for the year 1913 by the…

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Science Notes and News. Novel Idea for a Bridge

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 7

A novel scheme was recently exhibited' at Cologne in a competition of plans for a new bridge. It was felt" desirable to construct a high-level…

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Railway Ticket Frauds

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 7

Striking figures have just been published by the North-Eastern Railway Company to show the extent to which railway companies lose by means of…

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Steel Railway Carriages

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 7

Two steel vestibu[?] trains have been running on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railway. These trains are practically indestructible. Charles…

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Train Arrangements

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 2

The arrival and departure of the train to and from Grenfell will be as follows until further notice:—Monday, Wednes-Friday, arrive 10.40 a.m., depart 2.25…

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Railway Men in Conflict

Forbes Times · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 2

The executive of the Railway Workers' Association regards the action of the officers of the United Laborers on the question of…

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Germany Has 825 Subsidised Road Trains

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 3

According to figures which have just been issued by the German Government, 120 motor "road trains" have been subsidised for the year 1913 by the…

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The Shire Road-making Plant An Important Addition

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

The Bland Shire Council has made an Important addition to its road making plant, in the form of the latest Ha field [?] Crasber. The…

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Railway Ticket Frauds

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 3

Striking figures have just been published by the North-Eastern Railway Company to show the extent to which railway companies lose by means of…

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Steel Railway Carriages

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 3

Two steel vestibu[?]d trains have been running on the "New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railway. These trains are practically indestructible. Charles…

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Killed by a Train

Western Champion · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 4

The mutilated body of a man was found on the railway line between Avondale and Yandaran (Q.) on Saturday morning. The driver of a…

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American Railway Smash

Western Champion · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 34

Several persons were killed and many others injured as the result of a railway collision on Saturday at Vallejo, 23 miles from San Francisco…

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Shot in a Train. a Baron's Experience

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 6

The "Daily Mail" of 8th March writes:—Baron von Litzwie, a member of the Prusian Upper House, sixty-eight years of age, was travelling from Stettin to…

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Our Telegrams. Railway Matters. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 4

The Government Surveyor has informed the Public Works Committee that under the new method of construction the ParkesCondobolin line would cost £1770 a mile…

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Railway Proposal

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT from Mandamah West wirtes as follows:—"A deputation from the Ariah Park district, cousisting of Messrs…

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