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

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

482 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 13 of 25

John Bridge & Co., Ltd

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 3 July 1918 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd. report under date 29th June, 1918:--Wool:--The 1917-18 season's appraisements have now come to an…

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The Aeroplane Camera

Forbes Times · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 7

The multiple aeroplane camera which the Allied airmen are using can take thousands of photographs at the rate of one per second if necessary,…

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John Bridge & Co

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 8

Messrs. John Bridge and Co. Ltd., report under date, 20th June, 1918:— Wool.—The 1917-18 season's appraisements have [?] come to an end,…

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The March to Freedom Canowindra to Be Visited. Men Arrive by Special Train on Sunday. And Return the Same Day

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 4

The new March to Freedom through the south-western districts will arrive at Gowra to-day (Friday) from Grenfell. A special train will bring the…

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Railway Rates Racehorses and Stock Affected

Forbes Times · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 8

Executive aproval has been given to a number of by-laws providing for alterations in railway rates and conditions, operating from Monday last,…

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Acquisition of an Estate, Along the Forbes-stockinbingal Railway. Motion of Urgency in the House

Forbes Times · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 4

Mr Levy moved as a mattey of urgency in the Assembly this, week that a Royal Commission be appointed to inquire into the action of John Joseph…

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Accident to Mountain Train. Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 2

The couplings of the fast train from the mountains to Sydney broke when approaching Parramatta. The Westinghouse brake and bypipe was smashed…

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Mail Train Late

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 3

The Forbes mail train was three hours late this morning. The delay was due to the fact of a good's train getting off the line and blocking the…

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Stopping Train at Red Bend

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 2

At the meeting of the Forbes Farmers and Settlers' Association on Saturday afternoon, a letter was received from Mr. Arthur Grimm,…

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Local Railway Items

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 2

Two sidings are being placed at the south end of the railway yard, on either side of the main line, to assist the removal of 130,000 bags of last…

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John Bridge & Co., Ltd

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 5

Wool.--The continued absence of rain is causing a good deal of anxiety in the far west and north-western districts, and also in the New England…

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Local Railway Items

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 5

The interlocking of Condobolin yard is now finished, and the gangs start operations on the extension next week. Each siding will be treated in…

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Motor Accident. Sydney

Western Champion · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 13

Percy Allen, Chief Engineer for Local Government, and Mr. Dow, of Kempsey, while motoring from, Armidale to Bellbrook, en route for…

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John Bridge & Co

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 6

Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date, 6th July:— Wool.—The continued absence of rain is causing a good deal of anxiety…

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Wool Appraisement. Wool-Classing Pamphlet WE are asked by John Bridge

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 2

AND Co., LTD., to notify wool growers that they are prepared to send, post-free, on application, a copy of their "Practical…

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Reception at the Railway

Forbes Times · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 4

The column, which is in charge of L[?] F. V. Tnompson, arrived by Forbes mail train on Wednesday morning, a large number of people putting…

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The Mails. Train Mails

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 1

Canowindra and Grenfell 7.30 a.m. daily. Sydney, West and South, 4.45 p.m. daily…

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The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments Wednesday, July 17th, 1918 Current Topics. Warning to Motorists

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 2

The following should prove a warning to local motor car owners:— William George Rope, car proprietor, of Dubbp, was charged with failing…

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Railway Fatality at Mudgee An Old Cowraite Killed

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon last week a sad fatal accident occurred at the Mudgee railway yards, when Head Shunter Albert Harold Graham was…

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John Bridge & Co., Ltd

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 6

Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date, 13th July, 1918:— Wool.—Conditions verging practically on a drought now prevail in the…

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