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

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

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The Canowindra Star Published Every Friday Morning Friday, Aprll 3, 1914. Local and General. Conomodine Roads

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 8

The President of the Boree Shire (Cr. Whitmee), together with Cr. Bulkeley and Mr Eberbach (engineer), conferred with Mr. Atkinson,…

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Another Motor Case

Forbes Times · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 8

Constable Coleman, a Licensing Inspector under the Motor Traffic Act, proceeded against Harold J. Harris for failing to return a…

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Motorist Fined

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 1

Harold J. Harris was proceeded against under the motor traffic regulations for failing to make application for a renewal of his motor cycle…

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Motor Cars Galore Visit to Roy W. Sandford, Ltd., Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 6

One of our representatives recently paid a visit to tho two depots of this firm, namely, the City Offices and Showroom at 111 Elizabeth-street,…

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Train Arrangements

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 1

On Monday, Wednesday, and Frida, 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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Jemalong Shire Council. Improving the Roads. Tenders Accepted

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Councillors of Jemalong Shire was held on Saturday last. In attendance were: Councillors W. H. Sly…

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Railway Revenue

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

During the month of March, 29,000 sheep were trucked from Forbes railway station, besides several trucks or cattle and pigs. "If…

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Timber for a Bridge

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 4

Fitzgerald's Bridge across the Lachlan, on the South Condobolin road, is to be repaired shortly. For the last few months the planks on…

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The Late Forbes Train

Western Champion · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 18

Strong complaint is being made by regular travellers about the very late running of the Forbes mail into Orange. It is extraordinary (says the…

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Run Over by Mail Train

Western Champion · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 6

Ganger Costello, an elderly man in charge of a railway gang at Woy Woy, was run over by the Brisbane mail train on Friday night, his body…

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Railway Changes

Western Champion · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 6

In consequences of the appointment of assistant loco, outdoor superintendent of the north, west and south metropolitan railway divisions, the loco,…

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New Railway. the Molong-cumnock-yeoval Route

Western Champion · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 23

When Inspector Usher, of the Railway Department, visited the district a week or two ago in connection with the above railway proposal, he…

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Canowindra—cudal—gregra—railway

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 6

In a recent issue of the Molong "Argus" considerable space was devoted to a leading article in support of the above railway, as part of…

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The Transcontinental Railway

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 6

Mr Pigott has just recently returned from the Golden West, and while there was able to make an inspection of the great railway…

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Tramway Appointment

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 6

Mr E. J. Doran, who succeeds the late Mr Kneeshaw as Superintendent of the N.S.W. government tramways, is a brother of the Rev…

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A "Fool-proof" Aeroplane

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 7

At a banquet given in New York to Mr. Orville Wright by the Aero Club of America to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Wrights' first power…

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Getting a Move On. Jerusalem's Trams

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 9

"Quite an outcry has been raised concerning the concessions said to have been granted to a French financier for what is called the 'modernising' of Jerusalem," says the…

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Aeroplane As Hearse

Western Champion · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 15

The will of a Russian millionaire, M. Ivan Hopornowski, who died a few days ago, contained a strange bequest. It was one of £20,000 to any…

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RAILWAYs Wanted. From Wyanga to Tullamore

Western Champion · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 34

A large and representative gathering of settlers and others interested in the proposed railway from a point on the Narromine-Peak Hill line to…

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Railway Commissioner to Tour Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 4

The Chief Railway Commissioner will leave for the country in a few days, to inquire into delays in the transit of stock…

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