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

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

743 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 17 of 38

Flood Damage Estimated at £4,000 to Main Roads in Waugoola Shire. Comprehensive Report by Engineer White. for Which He Is Commended by the Council

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 1

At Saturday’s meeting of the Waugoola Shire Council a report was submitted by the Shire Engineer (Mr. White) re damage to main roads by…

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Wages Reduced Demonstration by Railwaymen (By Wire) Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 2

A London message states that 20,000 National Union railwayman demonstrated at Hyde Park yesterday against tHe five per cent wage reduction…

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Motor Truck for Shire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 2

A special meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council will be held on Saturday morning, the chief matter to be dealt, with being the Colletts' Crossing…

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Current Topics South of Lachlan Railway

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 2

The South of the Lachlan railway line, which has been agitated for these very many years, is likely to again be the subject of a deputation. It is…

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Forbes-orange Motor Mail Service

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 2

A motor mall and passenger service commences to-day between Condobolin and Orange. Mr. W. Forbes, who has been running the…

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Motor News and Notes Douglas to the Fore at Penrith Speedway

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 1

In all three of the events’ held at the Penrith Speedway last Saturday week, Douglas machines put up the leading performances, winning…

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Formation of Railway League

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 4

There was a good attendance at the meeting in the Council Chambers last Monday evening, called for the purpose of forming a railway league to…

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Motor Train Service

Western Champion · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 13

The motor train service on the Narromine-Cootamundra section was successfully inaugurated on Monday last, when the first train rain…

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Collett's Crossing Bridge

Western Champion · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 13

Replying on Thursday to a deputation from Frobes that the Government should construct Collett's, Crossing bridge over the Lachlan near…

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Railway Commissioners. a Disappointed Deputation

Western Champion · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 10

The special train bearing the Chief Commissioners for Railways (Mr. Jas Fraser), the Assistant Commissioners (Messrs Brain and Foster) and the…

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Pinnacle Weather and Roads

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 5

The weather at present is truly wintry, although during the week the days were beautiful and warm. Such luxurious weather couldnt last for…

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[?] Across a Road

Cowra Free Press · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 3

Mr. P. O’Neil, [?] Wooden [?] to a fence that had [?] been put across the road leading to portion of his holding…

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Motor News and Notes Morris Road Ability Demon-strated

Cowra Free Press · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 2

There is no doubting that the only [?] of a car worth while is one in which the identical car is tried out over a give and take course and…

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Silos for Eugowra. Effect of Bridge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 2

Eugowra has well established a claim for silos, at the, local railway station, and at the meeting of the branch of the Agricultural Bureau on…

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Application for [?]cclamation of New Main Roads

Cowra Free Press · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 3

The Main [?] wrote with [?] to the [?]…

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Forbes-eugowra Road.. a Nightmare

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 2

It is very pleasing to notice that tins Jemalong Shire Council is at last holding a special meeting to deal with the question of road maintenance and…

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by ratepayers adjoining the road

Cowra Free Press · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 1

Several other minor roads have bee washed out but I am attending to those first which carry the most traffic…

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Train Wrecks a Char-a-banc Remarkable Escape

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 11

Wellington (N.Z.)—There were many remarkable escapes when a char-a-banc, conveying 20 children to school, near Napier, collided with a…

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Proposed Road, Parish of Egbert and Neville

Cowra Free Press · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 3

Referring to the establishment of the above the Lands Department [?] that the amount of the deposited survey fee had been exceeded by…

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