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

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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Some Interesting Figures. What Waugoola Shire Councillors Have to Do. Attend to 750 Miles of Roads with £8,000

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 2 August 1919 · page 3

In responding to a vote of thanks at Goolagong last Saturday, the President of the Wangoola Shire Council (Cr. Wright), gave some…

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Runaway Train

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 3

We take the following from Saturday's Cootamundra Herald:—Last night a goods train, travelling towards Junce, broke in two on…

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Aeroplane in Bathurst Visiting Country Towns

Forbes Times · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 3

A 90 h.p. biplane arrived in Bathurst. on Wednesday afternoon after mussing the mountains without mishap. Lieut. Ryrie, one of the crack airme of the…

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EUGOWRA (From Our Own Correspondent) Railway Matters

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 6

At last the secretary of the Edgowra Railway League has received reassuring news in connection with the Canowindra-Eugowra railway. It…

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Motor Funerals

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 2

The following advt. appeared in the Grenfell "Observer":—"Owing to long journews in the country with funerals, which are mostly, at the…

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Do You Want a Motor Car?

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 2

"What a silly question" you say "Is there anybody who doesn't" except the man who has got two or three. But even he isn't satisfied, he…

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Railway Transport and Bulk Handling

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 6

Though all its benefits may never have been fully appreciated, they surely have been sufficient, to warrant us in placing wheat-growing…

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Novel Motor-car Cycle Tubes

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 3

English motor-cyclists are trying an innovation in inner tubes. Instead of the old method of laying the ends of the tubes over each other in the outer…

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Eugowra Railway Hope for the Future

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 1

Despite a statement made at a public meeting at Goolagong recently, that the building of the Eugowa railway seemed to be in the distant…

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Aeroplane Service. 300 Machines Bought

Forbes Times · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 1

Mr. Sum W. Copley, a West Austratlian pastoralist and investor, has purchased 300 passenger aeroplanes. He intends to send some to Australia, to…

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Local and General. Main Roads Board

Forbes Times · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 2

The Country, Committee of the National Party, at a special meeting on Friday, last, dealt with the question of the establishment of a Main Roads…

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Eugowra Railway

Western Champion · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 17

Mr. L. Kirby, Secretary of the Eugowra Railway League, has received the following wire farm the Under Secretary for Public…

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Policy Speech Premier at Lismore. Canowindra-eugowra Railway

Forbes Times · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 4

At. Lismore on Tuesday Mr. Holman (State Premier), in the presence of an in[?]menso audience, delivered his precessional policy speech…

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The Eugowra Railway Station Sites Board Coming

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 5

Following upon the announcement that a sum of money will be placed on the next Estimates for the building of the Canowdindra Eugowra Railway,…

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Where Are the Roads?

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 4

AMERICA'S highways are being motorised, so are Australia's. Motor ve[?] are pushing out into the rural districts, achieving economic victories against the odds…

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The Aeroplane Flight

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 2

Mr G. D. Bassett mentioned at the meeting on Saturday afternoon, that Captain Roy King, D.S.O., D.F. C. had been in communication with…

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£5,000,000 for Main Roads

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 3

Mr. Holman states it is the intention of the Government to raise a loan of two millions to deal with the main roads problem, half to be paid…

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The Eugowra Railway Station Sites Board Coming

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 4

Following upon the announcement that a sum of money will be placed on the next Estimates for the building of the…

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Uugarie Railway Station Telephone Connection. Post Master General's Dept., Sydney, 9th August, 1919. E. A. Buttenshaw Esq., M.L.A., Parliament House, Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 3

Sir,—With reference to your communication of the 21st June last and previous correspondence, including a letter from Mr. C. F. Field,…

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New Railways

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 3

In his presessional speech at Lismore Mr. Holman said the following railway lines would be completed at once:— Barmedman to Rankin's…

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