Sunday Train Service
While in Sydney recently the Mayor (the Hon. F. W. Spicer, M.L.C.) took) up the question with the railway authorities of extending the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1926
916 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 46
The Great White Train Welcomed to Parkes
The Great White Train, which since November last, has been touring the railway system of the State and visiting the principal towns,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Main Roads Grant
I would suggest that a letter be written to the Main Roads Board asking what amount is allocated for the main roads within the Waugoola Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Waddell Bridge, Canowindra
This bridge was examined by me and the decking is in very bad condition. Many planks have had to be taken out and replaced during the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Great White Train
In another part of this issue appears a full column advertisement concerning the arrival of the Great White Train at Forbes on Monday. This…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Repairing a Road
Just at present Battye Street, where apparently many influential people live, is being remade. A wide width of roadway is being re-modelled…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Roads to be put in Order for the Winter
I would recommend that the following works be carried out before the winter:— 20 chains of forming and gravelling…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →National Project “Great White” Train. Reply to His Move
Mr. W. R. Bagnall, director of the Australian-made Preference League, replies to the resolution of Lismore Chamber of Commerce, “that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weir Over Binni Creek, on Cowra-Binni Creek Road
I would like to draw the Council’s attention to the state of the concrete weir over the Binni Creek. The waters from the creek have spread beyond…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Low-level Bridge Over the Lachlan River at Darby’s Falls
I made an examination of this bridge, and a good portion of the bridge-decking and kerbs require renewing. I have had about 15 ft…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Notes (By "Spark Plug")
Motorists of earlier days will recall that there was a time when accumulators were sold with guarantees extending over as long a period as live…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Page of Interests to Motorists. Motor Notes
Experienced motorists frequently refer to "the fascination of night driving," but as the result of the first impressions of many drivers of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train Late
Owing to the derailment of a goods train at Gresham, near Bathurst, last night, traffic was blocked, resulting in the mail to Cowra this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dinner on the Train
There were about 36 prominent Forbes business people and members of the Great White Train staff present at a dinner tendered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Road to Ruin Potential Death Trap. Forbes-parkes Road
The road between Forbes and Parkes is almost as important as a traffic route as the railway. The enormous growth of motor transit makes it so,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Great White Train Continued from next page
Eagley Wool Underwear just as certainly precludes everything but Australian in that line, and here Mr. Orchard pointed out that the linoleum…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Great White Train Enthusiastic Welcome to Forbes. Inspected by big crowds of Interested People
Whilst the people of Forbes tried to sleep through the oppressive heat of Sunday night, the Great White Train, with its great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Road Policy. Lachlan Shire Moves
The "Lachlander" is delighted at the new turn of events by Lachfa[?] Shire Council. For years and years; with the miserable penny rate, we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Notes. Break Failures
The constant failure of the breaking system on a car is at best an alarming matter, but if the owner has imbibed a fair amount of technical…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Goobang Shire. Burrs, Bunnies and Bad Roads
The February meeting of the Goobang Shire Council was held on Monday afternoon, the Councillors in attendance being Messrs. Richard Job…
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