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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 5 of 24

Shire and Proposed Bridge. a Quiet "Dig" at Ex-mayor

Forbes Times · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 3

Councillor R. E. Rawlins, of the Jemalong Shire, worked in a quiet "dig" on ex-Mayor Bates at the meeting on Saturday last. Ever since the…

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Correspondence. That Bridge. (To the Editor of "The Forbes Advocate.")

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 2

Sir,—It is regrettable to still find you can produce no argument in favor of that narrow, low level bridge, other than that it would be an…

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The Mails. Train Mails

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 5 March 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 · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 1

Passenger Spain 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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Fire Bridge Expenditure

Forbes Times · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

A statement of the receipts and expenditure in connection with the Forbes Fire Brigade for the past, year was before the local Municipal…

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John Bridge & Co., Ltd

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

Messrs. John Bridge and. CO., Ltd., report under date 1st March. 1919: Wool.—The rain has not penetrated inland sufficiently to effect any…

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District News TRUNDLE (From Our Own Correspondent). the Water Train

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 3

Considerable inconvenience is being experienced around Kadungle & The Troffs siding through the erratic way in which the water train is…

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The Forbes Advocate Friday, March 7, 1919. Current Topics the Bridge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

The great Lachlan-street bridge question was again thrashed out by the aldermen of Forbes last Tuesday night. The bridge withstood the…

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That Bridge. Another Heated Discussion. Council Agrees to Go on with Work. Where Was Alderman Hudson?

Forbes Times · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 6

The Luchlan-street bridge question a is again before the local aldermen at their meeting on Tuesday evening, when Alderman Patterson moved the…

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Johnny Bates' Bridge Mayor's Casting Vote Seals Fate of Motion of Protest Aldermen Threaten to Fight Where Was Alderman Hudson?

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

At the meeting of the aldermen of Forbes Municipal Council on Tuesday night, Alderman Patterson moved, subject to motion: "That this Council…

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Motor Car Falls Into River

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

A motor car containig-five men fell over the bank into the Macquarie river near Warren into twelve feet of water…

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Astride an Aeroplane

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 4

A British airman, bying a powerful machine at 16,000 feet ovor Ostend, boforo armistice was signed, had the machine's tail shot off by the direct hit…

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The Mails. Train Mails

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 1

Canowindra and Grerifell 7.30 a.m. [?]laily. Sydney, West and South, 5.45 p.m daily…

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Public Information. Railway Time Table

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 8 March 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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Tram Ticket Advertising

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners of New South Wales have decided to call for tenders for advertising on the back of cash fare tram tickets for the term of…

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Astride an Aeroplane

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

A British airman, bying a powerful machine at 16,000 feet over Ostend, before armistice was signed, had the machine's tail shot off by the direct hit…

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Orange Race Train

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 3

The Orange Jookey Club have arranged for a special train to leave Bathurst on Saturday next, 15th inst. (Orange Cup Day) and will depart at…

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Shire Road Plant

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 3

The above, as advertised in our columns of last week, is now for sale. Our report of the last Shire meeting gave the remarks of the President,…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 2

THE three Railway Commissioners and staff paid their annual visit of inspection to Grenfell on Monday afternoon, making an inspection of the…

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A Tramp Abroad

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 1

Maurice Vancam, The King of Tramps, passed through Dapto last week (says the local paper), going south. He left. Vancouver, B.C., in…

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