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

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

489 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 25

Railway Crossings

Western Champion · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 13

A deputation from the Parkes Railway League, consisting of Messrs. Geddes, Jackson, Barr, Woodward, and Russ 11 waited upon the local…

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Daily Train to Continue

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 6

Recently it was stated that a proposal was under consideration by the Railway Commissioners to cut out the daily Forbes mail train between…

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Double Pay Demanded by Tram Men. the Prince's Visit

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

A demand for double rates of pay during the ten days the Prince of Wales is in Sydney is being made by the New South Wales Government…

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Eugowra Railway

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

This important local work has begun with vim. The earthworks, construction, buildings, etc., are in progress. About 80 men are already engaged…

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Alleged Motor Thieves. "A Regular [?]ang." Four Men Charged, Said to Have Visited Cowra

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 5

F[?]ed[?]k Irvine Steel[?], aged 23, George Brown, aged 22, motor drivers, Ronald William Ford, age 19, [?] coach builder, and Robert Charles Warren,…

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Cowra Railway Service. the Timetable

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 1

WE present the following for the convenience of travellers :— Passenger from Blayney to Harden arrives at 11 a.m. departs 1.20-a.m…

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Aeroplane at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

Messrs Gornall (agent), Roberts (pilot), and Nicholson (mechanic) yesterday arrived in Forbes in a 130 h.p. rotary Avro aeroplane,…

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Hearing Recovered. in an Aeroplane

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 8

A strange thing happened at Wellington recently, when a young man named L. Nicholson who is both deaf and dumb, heard sounds for the first…

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Eugowra Railway

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

Work is now actively in progress on the Canowindra end of the Canowindra-Eugowra railway. Nearly 100 men are engaged in the…

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State Motor Cars. Cabinet's Policy

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 3

The Premier stated that Cabinet had adopted the following policy with regard to State motor-cars:—"Ministerial cars to be housed by…

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Marrar Railway Official Arrested

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 6

For some time past railway robberies have been frequent at Marrar The matter reached a climax on Wednesday, when a prominent railway…

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New Motor Fuel an Australian Invention

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 3

Powrol, a new motor fuel, the invention of an Australian Engineer, Mr. H. A. Wallace, and it potentialities are claimed to be greater than…

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State Motor Cars. Labor Govt's Dilemna. Criticism Boomerangs

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 4

State Ministers fear that the criticism regarding State motor cars may have a boomerang effect. They find it very essential to…

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Local Railway Returns

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 4

Owing of the continued drought, the traffic to the local railway station is very, heavy at present, full train loads of fodder arriving frequently for…

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Condobolin's inadequate Railway Facilities

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 4

When one comes to be seized with all the facts and having a local knowledge of our wretched railway facilities arid the slow progress towards…

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Railway Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 3

The Minister for Works and Railways, Mr Estell has made available the report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended March…

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State Motor Cars

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 5

A special meeting of Cabinet had under consideration the question of the State motor cars. The Premier said subsequently, that…

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Forty-two Years' Service. Railway Official's Retirement

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 2

Mr. William Darby has retired from the position of station-master at the Alexandria yards, which position he occupied since 1913, and his place…

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Motor Car v. Motor Cycle

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 2

One day recently through a collision with a motor car Mr. Roy Nixon, Shirley's Ltd. popular representative, had a narrow escape from…

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Train Alterations

Western Champion · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 13

We understand that an alteration in the train services will take effect from the 30th inst. Under the new time-table the mail train for Sydney…

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