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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 18 of 38

A Drawn Game West Wyalong v Tramway

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 1

Following on the above cancellation the locals got in pouch with the Tramway team which played at Barmedman on Tuesday with the result…

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Motoring and Cycling Notes Traffic Signals

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 8

The necessity of drivers of all classes of vehicles giving correct traffic signals, is becoming more urgent every day, and there is in the writer's…

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Colletts' Crossing Bridge

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 2

The matter of the Colletts' Crossing Bridge has at last been finalised. At last Saturday's special meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council it was…

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Jemalong Shire Council Saturday's Special Meeting. Colletts' Crossing Bridge Dealt With

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 1

A special meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council was held on Saturday morning. Present were: Councillors J. J. Sweeney (president), T. J…

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Motor Notes (By "Spark Plug.") Eliminating Incompetent Mechanics

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 5

It is not Unnatural that in view of the extraordinarily rapid growth of the motor industry and motoring in Australia an undesirable element…

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Struck by Motor Bus House Damaged at Ashfield (By Wire) Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 1

A motor bus, in trying to avoid collision with a cyclist, ran into the footpath and struck a house at Ashfield, occupied by Daniel McCarthy…

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Railway Service. Stir Amongst the Heads. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 2

Sensational developments are expected in the railway service, where it is likely a number, of changes may occur among the heads of…

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Railway Personal News

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 2

Mr. F. Bibo has been appointed to the relieving staff, and his place at Young will be taken by Mr. Riley, of [?] Mr. C. W. Clarke,…

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Motor News and Notes the Morris Touch. Enterprise in Home and Over Seas Markets

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 4

The British motor industry owes a great deal to Mr. W. R. Morris, of Morris Motors Ltd. When the new Morris prices and reductions were…

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That Memorial Bridge (To the Editor)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 July 1925 · page 4

Sir,--Some twelve months or more a meeting in connection with the above was held and it was decided that the work should be proceeded…

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Motor Train

Cowra Free Press · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 8

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

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Motor Train Passes Through Bathurst. Increased Use in the West

Cowra Free Press · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 2

The 100 h.p. petrol rail motor van which passed through Bathurst on Wednesday en route to Parkes, attracted considerable attention during…

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Eugowra's Roads. Need Plenty of Money

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 8

Eugowra has reason to be annoyed about the roads leading to the town. The Forbes-Eugowra Road gets worse every day, and if the side-tracks do…

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Road Test by "Truth" Rugby Puts Up Great Performance

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 10

A standard stock model five passenger Rugby car was taken over "Truth's" test course during the week and notwithstanding the unfavorable…

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The Real Father of Motoring

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 7

All honor is due to Cugnot, who is claimed as the real father of motoring. This enterprising inventor designed and made a steam vehicle as…

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Motor Notes (By "Spark Plug.") Frequency of the Overhaul Solution in the Owner's Hands

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 7

From time to time one meets motorists who point proudly to cars which have run for two or three years without any overhauling of their engines…

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To Monia Gap Railway Extension a New Proposal

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 2

The following appeared in a recent issue of the "Daily Telegraph.":- The construction of a railway from Ungarie westward of Naradhan was…

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Motor Cycle Accident Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 13

As the result of a collision between a motor, car an a motor cycle with side-car at St. Mary's, James Layburn, 21, received a fractured skull…

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Railway Concessions for Racehorses Deputation to Minister

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 13

A deputation of horse-owners, trainers, and the members of the committee and the secretary of the Forbes Jockey Club yesterday waited upon…

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Motor Coach Accident Driver Severely Hurt

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 12

Mr. W. Forbes had a piece of bad luck with his motor service bus, which he has only recently commenced running between Condobolin…

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