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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 2 of 33

Cowra Railway League

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

Members of the above body are informed by advertisement in present issue that the meeting convened for last night at the School of Arts has…

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Another Day Train

Western Champion · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 25

We have often been surprised (says the Orange "Advocate") to find that none of the public bodies or newspapers in the Forbes, Parkes, Molong,…

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That Railway Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 12

A remarkable railway accident has just come to light. It appears that a passenger train, bound to the South Coast last Wednesday afternoon, was…

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Forbes-orange. Another Day Train

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 7

The "Western Advocate," Orange, has this to say under the above heading:—We have often been surprised to…

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Better Train Service. Supported by Forbes Council

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 3

Messrs Moore, Brooke and Co., of Forbes, made an application to the Municipal Council on Tuesday night, affirming the advisability of that body…

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Some More Good Crops. Bogan Gate Road

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 7

Out on the Bogan Gate Road, at the 3½ mile, peg, Mr Arthur Scott is finishing stripping about 260 acres of Federation, and some Purple…

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Motor Ploughing

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

A trial of the Ruston Procter S h.p. Compound Steam Traction Engine, developing 44 brake h.p., was held at Messrs. Murray 'and Warren's…

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Forbes Railway Revenue. for the Month of December

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 7

The revenue, figures, and statistics of the Forbes railway station, for the month of December, have just been made available. The following…

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Elopement by Aeroplane

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 3
Also in Forbes Times

An elopement by a distinctly-novel method is reported from Fort Wayne, Indiana, where Miss Amy Cours, of that city, fell in love with Mr. Arthur Smith,…

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Improved Train Service Wanted

Forbes Times · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 8

The firm of Messrs. W. E. Moore, Brooke and Co., auctioneers, Forbes, made a request to the local Municipal Council on Tuesday…

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Forbes Municipal Council. The Question of Main Roads. Striking the Rate

Forbes Times · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of the local Municipal Council was held in the council chambers, Town Hall, on Tuesday evening,…

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Through the District. Old Grenfell Road

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 4

Mr Tom L. Kelly lives out near the intersection of the old Grenfell road and the Cowra road, and one day last week, as I was proceeding along…

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Elopement by Aeroplane

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 9

An elopement by a distinctly-novel method is reported from Fort Wayne, Indiana, where Miss Amy Cours, of that city, fell in love with Mr. Arthur Smith,…

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Furious Motor Driving. Problem in Paris

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 10

The question of the regulation of traffic in the streets of Paris is always with us (said the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" on October 3)…

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Better Train Service

Western Champion · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 31

Messrs. Moore, Brooke and Co., of Forbes, made an application to the Municipal Council on Tuesday night (says the Forbes "Advocate")…

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Border Railways

Western Champion · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 14

When in Sydney last week Mr. McBride, the Victorian Minister for Railways, had an interview with the Minister for Public Works (Mr…

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Motor Hogs—and Others

Western Champion · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 19

Some little while ago a couple of local motorists were fined for travelling through the streets at a breakneck pace. It was thought that the…

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Motor Accident

Western Champion · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 19

Mr. Allan Lowing, of Bogan Gate, was motoring out to Mr. W. Magill's residence on Sunday afternoon, and was within a mile of his destination…

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Road Construction. Melbourne

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4

The Victorian Government intends to give a million pounds and lend a million bounds, repayable in 31½ years, for road construction…

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