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

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

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Wheat at the Railway

Forbes Times · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 4

The wheat stacked at the Forbes railway station on Saturday last, 17th instant, was 68,519 bags. At the same time last year the quantity…

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A Successful Motor Car Firm

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

Most people remember when Mr W. Sandford transferred the Lithgow Ironworks to G. and C. Hoskins, Ltd. When this occurred Mr Roy…

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New System of Road Designation

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 7

A new system of road designation for the convenience of tourists has been adopted in France. Every road in the country will be given a name and a…

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Train Arrangements

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 3

On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, the train is timed to arrive at 10.40 a.m., depart 2.25 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, arrive 11.10 am.,…

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Railway Sleepers. Depots to Be Opened

Forbes Times · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

Difficulty having been experienced in securing an adequate supply of sleepers for railway construction, the Minister for Works has decided…

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Forbes-stockinbingal Railway

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

It has been stated that cessation of work for an indefinite period on the Stockinbingal end of the Forbes-Stockinbingal fine had been decided upon…

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Foolproof Railways. Report on Aisgill Smash. Major Pringle's Proposals

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 3

Major J. W. Pringle's report to the Board of Trade on the Aisgill disaster is a remarkable endorsement of the demands of the public for railways that are more nearly…

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Serious Aooldent at the Cowra Railway Station

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

A railway employee named Fred. Poole while engaged in shunting operations at the local railway station on Monday morning at about 5…

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Delayed Railway

Western Champion · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 33

Last week a deputation representing the farming, pastoral, and business interests of the Stockinbingal to Oakvale section of the…

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Over the Lachlan. Railway Bridge at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 4

Work is progressing very favorably at the new railway bridge being constructed across the Lachlah at South Forbes. This bridge will carry the…

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King of the Road. 252 Bags of Wheat. Record Load from Grenfell Side

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 6

A few days ago, when Mr. Herb. Hodges carted 223 bags of wheat from Bedgerabong in his 11-horse waggon, it was considered the record would…

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Trouble Ovor a Railway Siding

Forbes Times · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 8

According to letters, etc., appearing in the Grenfell papers it is apparent that some friction exists with regard to the location of…

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Wheat at the Railway

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 4

The amount of wheat stacked at Forbes railway station just at present is 72,000 bags. A large amount of the new season's wheat has been sent…

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Forbes-stockinbingal Railway

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

According to accounts from the district the delay in building the line as far as Euroka (not Oakvale, as erroneously reported) is causing much inconvenience…

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Railway Fares from Cowra

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 8

STATION 1st class 2nd class £ s d £ s d Sydney...... 1 6 2 16 5 Bathurst...... 9 9 6 6…

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To Motorists

Forbes Times · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

As it has been rumoured in certain quarters that we are doing our work cheaper than heretofore, we wish here to give this an emphatic…

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Congestion at the Railway. "Deplorable State of Affairs,"

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 4

Mr D. Nicolas brought up the matter of the shortage of trucks at Forbes railway station. Not only at Forbes, but all over the State, the…

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Railway Expenditure. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 3

Mr Griffith states there is no intention of increasting the expenditure on raiway construction…

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Motorist and Snake

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Beach, a well-known motorist, who has recently been running a new small car between Melbourne and Sydney, had an exciting…

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Railway Bridge at Forbes

Western Champion · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 19

Work is progressing very favorably at the new railway bridge being constructed across the Lachlan at South Forbes. This bridge will carry the…

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