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

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

393 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 20

Those Yarrabandai Roads

Western Champion · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 12

If there is any shame in the Goobang Shire Councillors, (says the "Lachlander") they should be well and truly ashamed of the road for…

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The Motor Invasion

Western Champion · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 13

Only a few years ago the motor car was something of a novelty and regarded as a luxury. To-day it ranks among the necessities, and the,…

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Wounded Soldiers. and Railway Passes

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 8

Mr E. A. Buttenshaw, M.L.A., forwards the following:—Chief Secretary's Office Sydney, 23rd March, 1921…

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OAKLANDS v. RAILWAY-HOLMWOOD

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 2

HOLMWOOD—A. Bourke c Davison b Bolton 7, Glanville c Davison b Brunton 27, T. Newham c Williams b Brunton 31, T. Hickey c Howard b Brunton 3, C. Hickey…

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Motor Tradgedy Ex-west Wyalong Resident a Victim

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 2

Mr Reg Darling, who some seven or eight years ago, was in the employ of Mr H. R. Helyar at West Wyalong met his death under tragic…

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Albury Wants New Railway

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 8

The Albury Chamber of Commerce is co-operating with the townships on the Upper Murray, with, a view to having a railway line built from…

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Rubber Roads and Footpaths

Western Champion · Thursday 7 April 1921 · page 13

Owing to the scarcity of wood blocks and the expense of their constant re-, newal, the London County Council is now using blocks of indiarubbor which…

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Current Topics Train Late

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 4

The train from Stockinbingal to Forbes was over two hours behind time on arrival at Forbes. The cause of the delay was stall failure. There…

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Childrens Railway Fares

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 6

Mr. E. A. Buttensnaw, M.L.A., for wards the following:— N.S.W. Govt. Railways & Tramways. Sydney, 4th April, 1921…

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Unclaimed Motor Bike Side Car

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

The fourth prize in the Police and Firemen's Art Union a motor bike and side car, the ticket (No. 303,196) for which was sold in Canowindra, has…

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Motor Car Burglars. Sydney

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

Five young men wore arrested after midnight at Elizabeth Bay while apparently trying to open a motor garage. The sixth got away. It is…

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Benefits of Motor Power

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 1

We are selling large numbers of "Monitor" Oil Engines, 1¼ H. P. for operating the large size "Alfa-Laval" hand power separators, and for various…

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Wonderful Road

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 6

Search where you will, you will find no highway in the whole world so romantic as the Grand Trunk Road of India. A stately avenue of…

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Darby's Falls Bridge

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 2

The Engineer reported at Saturday's Shire, Council meeting that the timber had been taken out of the river bed at Darby's Falls, on the…

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Another Bridge Wanted. At Morrison's Crossing

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 3

A deputation of Canimbla residents including Messrs R. Thompson, C. W. Philip, G. Noble, H. O. Busby, R. Anderson, and J. Robinson, waited on…

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Proposed Site for Bridge at Soldier's Settlement, Bangaroo

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 2

At Saturday's meeting of the Waugoola Shire Council the President stated that nothing further had yet been done in regard to the above…

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Why the Motorist Seldom Offers the Pedestrian a Ride

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 7

Pedestrians and persons waiting for street cars often wonder why a man in an automobile will nearly always drive blithely by and not offer them a ride…

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Big Railway Works Being Commenced. 300 mien to be Employed

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 2

Some time ago the Railway Commissioners purchased land at Taragala from Mr. E. Reilly with the intention of erecting new railway…

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Main Roads or Not

Western Champion · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 13

Recently the Council, in reply to a query forwarded to the Local Government Department, were informed by the Under-Secretary that the Parkes…

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The World's Best. Australian Made Motor Tractor

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 2

JELBARTS PROPRIETARY can be said to have retained their hold on public favor by their initiative and their progressive instincts. Their little type 8 h.p. tractor on exhibition at the…

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