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

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

464 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 24

RAILWAY v TOWN

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 1

The Town and Railway again met again on the 25th inst. and the game resulted in a win for the Town by 3 to nil, P. Kearns crossing the line…

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The Eugowra Railway

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 7

The Hon. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick passed through Canowindra on Saturday morning with the Premier. Although J.C.L. has quite a reputation as a…

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The Mails. Train Mails

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 1

Canowindra and Grenfell 7.30 a.m. daily. Sydney, West and South, 5.45 p.m daily…

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Public Information. Railway Time Table

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 1

Passenger train from Harden to Blayney arrives 12.45 a.m., departs 1.7 a.m. connecting with western mails. Passenger from Blayney to Harden…

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Cut to Pieces Train Runs Over a Cow

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 1

For the firts time this year the fog signals were used on the line near Forbes station on Saturday morning. The fog was so heavy that…

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The Eugowra Railway

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 2

The Hon. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick passed through Canowindra recently with the Premier (says the "Star"). Although J.C.L. has quite a reputation…

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F. & S. & Railways

Forbes Times · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 1

In the annual report of the F. and S. Association, the executive expressed regret that it could not approciate the railwy service in respect to…

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Public Information. Railway Time Table

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 1

Passenger train from Harden to Blayney arrives 12.45 a.m., departs 1.7 a.m. connecting with western mails. Passenger from Blayney to Harden…

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That Railway Time-table

Western Champion · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 16

Although it is understood that the winter railway time-table will come into operation on the 15th inst., no information is yet available locally…

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The Eugowra Railway

Western Champion · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 15

The Hon. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick passed through. Canowindra recently with the Premier (says the "Star"). Although J.C.L. has quite a reputation as a…

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Two Boys Killed by Train

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 2

While two boys named Walker, sons of a widowed mother, residing at Granville, were crossing the railway lines yesterday afternoon, were…

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Public Information Railway Time Table

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 1

Passenger train from Harden to Blayney arrives 12.45 a.m., departs 1.7 a.m. connecting with western mails. Passenger from Blayney to Harden…

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Ticket No. 35315 Wins a Hudson Super Six Motor Gar. Mr. Phil Andrews the Holder of the Winning Ticket in the Police and Firemen's Art Union

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 5

On Thursday afternoon the local police received a telegram congratulafcing them on having sold the winning ticket in the Police and…

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Free Railway Passes

Forbes Times · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 2

The State Cabinet has decided that returned soldiers so disabled as to find walking or standing difficult, who have to journey to and from work from the…

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Public Information. Railway Tima Table

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 1

Passenger train from Harden to Blayney arrives 12.45 a.m., departs 1.7 a.m. connecting with western mails. Passenger from Blayney to Harden…

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Municipal Council the Bridge Question Again. Additinal Water & Sewerage Schemes

Forbes Times · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 4

The regular fortnightly meeting of the local Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: Aldermen McDonnell (Mayor), Patterson,…

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West of Bourke Amongst the Blacks. Where the Roads are Long and Wide

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 1

On a warm day in August last year I was one of a party of forts bike riders on a road some 200 miles west of Bourke, and going out…

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Railway Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 2

After arriving in Sydney last week, Bert Tooth, assistant stationmaster at Forbes, was granted his annual holidays…

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Hot! Railway Commissioners Attitude. on Question of Rabbit Destruction

Forbes Times · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 2

At the meeting of the Forbes P. P. Board on Wednesday last a letter was read from the Chief Inspector of Stock stating that it was desirable that the…

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Our Wretched Railway Conditions. Great Loss of Stock

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 4

In our last issue we briefly referred to the fact that Mr. J. M'Intosh had lost about 100 head of stock out of a number trucked from…

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