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

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

641 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 33

New Motor Garage

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 4

Messrs F. Rath & Co. have extended their business by adding to it an up-to-date motor garage. They have secured the local agency for the…

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To Train Immigrants, Farm at Inverell

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 8

Inverell. — Mr Wearne, Minister for Lands, and Colonel Bruxner, M.L.A., visited Arrawatta Estate with a view to leasing the…

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That Bridge Question Deputation to the Minister

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 4

A meeting of the South of the Lachlan Progress Association was held at Collits Crossing,on the 7th instant, in the absence of the President (Mr…

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Railway Fares Tram deduction Ratified

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 7

The reduction in Sunday, tram fares was on Tuesday definitely ratified by Cabinet, the reduction to operate as from Sunday…

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Motor Smash. Lung Pierced by Bone

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 2

Gilgandra.—A motor accident occurred about one and a half miles from Collie, when two cars, driven respectively by Mrs…

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"1000Th Policeman." Found by Motorist

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 2

Charged at the Goulburn Police Court with driving a motor ear on the wrong side of Auburn St. on Anniversary Day Maurice…

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Motorists Beware!

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 2

There has been such an excess of breaches of the motor traffic regulations in Forbes, to the danger of the general travelling public, that the…

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Parkes Council. Works Committee Report. Regulating Motor Traffic

Western Champion · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 10

At the meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday evening the following report was presented by the Works Committee:—…

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Regulating Motor Traffic

Western Champion · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 15

Recent happenings have directed attention to the need for the better regulation of the motor traffic in the local streets, and the Council are…

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Fell From Train Miraculous Escape

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 7

On the up journey of the Brisbane to Toowoomba train, last' week-end, a boy named Turisch, aged 11, had a marvellous escape…

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A Proposed Railway Towards Condobolin Evidence before Public Works Committee

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 6

The Parliamentary Public Works Committee commenced the work of taking evidence on Monday last in connection with the…

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Alternate Routes To Monia Gap Proposed Railway

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 1

The Public Works Committee took evidence 011 Tuesday and Wednesday at the Shire Hall into the proposed routes to Monia…

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Light Railway Lines Their Construction by Shire Councils. Urged by Forbes Chamber of Commerce. An Enterprising Proposal

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Forbes and District Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday evening last Mr. C. T. H. Broderick, a past…

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Proposed New Railways Wyalong-wamboyne-bogan Gate

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 6

The Public Works Committee opened an inquiry on Monday into the proposed lines of railway from Wyalong towards Condobolin and the…

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Goolagong North Siding Road to be Opened

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 3

The matter of the road leading to the North Goolagong Siding was again before the Boree Shire on Tuesday last. A communication was read from…

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The Wyalong Advocate Tuesday, February 20, 1923 the Problem of the Roads

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 4

The construction of new roads, and the maintenance of the thousands of miles of highways already in existence, presents a…

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P.W. COMMITTEE Entertained by Railway Leagues

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 2

The Public Works Committee, which has been at West Wyalong for the past week taking evidence and inspecting the routes…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

Western Champion · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 13

The Railway Department, we understand, intend taking over the refreshment rooms at the local railway station at the close of the current…

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Main Western Road

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 3

Bathurst—Travellers report that the Main Western Road from Sydney to Bathurst is at present in a worse state than has been…

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Railway Cases Accused Committed

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 1

Norman M'Leod (55) riding ganger; William Gunner, (45), timekeeper; and Eugene Reginald Trim, (32), paymaster, were…

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