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

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

916 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 46

The Great White Train. Enthusiastic Recepion at Parkes. Thousands of Visitors View the Exhibition

Western Champion · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 7

The Great White Train has gone. Gone with its burden of fine exhibits, produced in Australia, by Australian labor, under Australian conditions,…

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Valedictory Railway Men Farewell Mr. Kendall

Western Champion · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 18

There was a large gathering of railway men at the Railway Institute on Friday evening, to farewell Mr. T. R. Kendall, on the eve of his…

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Tottenham Rail Motor

Western Champion · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 11

Mr. F. Dowling, Assistant Area Commissioner, advised us on Monday that the rail motor between, Parkes and Tottenham would commence…

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The Great White Train

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

To the Editor, “Daily Telegraph” : Sir,—As director of the “Australian-made” Preference League, which body is responsible for the organisation and…

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“Sniafil” on the ‘Great White Train

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

Visitors to the “Australian-made” Preference League’s “Great White” Train will have the opportunity of seeing the much-discussed synthitic wool…

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Revenue From Railways and Tramways For December Quarter (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

The quarterly report of the railway Commissioners for the period ending December last showed that the revenue from railways amounted to…

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“The Staff” Railway and Tramway Magazine

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 6

In the current issue of the above is a letter from the Chairman of the Australian section of the Empire Press Union to the Railway Commissioners…

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Train Crashes Into Lorry Four Persons Killed (By Cable) Wellington, N.Z.

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

Four adults, Mr and Mrs Fordham, and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, all of Wellington, were killed when a train crashed into a heavily laden furniture lorry…

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Forty-four Hour Week Applied to Railwaymen (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

The forty-four hour week has been applied to all railwaymen in New South Wales. Most of them are under Federal…

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Motor Notes Truck Economics

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 7

The great question whcih every prospective country buyer of a truck will at once ask himself is "Is it a paying proposition?" We shall…

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The Forbes Motor House

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 7

There are no two busier men in Forbes that Jimmie Bryant and Albert Gardiner, proprietors of The Forbes Motor House, in Rankin Street…

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Motor Cycle Shop

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 7

If there's anything about motor cycles that Cyril Markwort doesn't know, it must be something not worth knowing. Cyril spent five years…

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A Page of Interest to Motorists Motor Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 7

One of the most interesting phases of the remarkable development of motor transport is the tremendous expansion, in consumption of petrol. The…

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Big Stick for Motorists

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

The Morning Post’s” (Eng.) correspondent at Athens reports that the traffic police there are being supplied with poles five feet long, studded with…

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Australia’s Advance Perhaps more than any other country, this Southern Continent will speed forward to its destiny by motor power. LONDON

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

Two-berth sleeping cabins, a dining saloon, and a lounge, were among the details sketched by Sir Sefton Brancker in a lecture before the Overseas…

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“Road of God.”

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 2

Speaking at the annual congregational meeting of the Presbyterian Church; Lithgow, Rev. P. Hore, B.A., asked what right had parents who did…

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Railway Service Improvements Wanted Between Forbes and Parkes. Sunday Train

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 1

Strong representations are to be made to the Railway Commissioners with a view to securing an Improved railway service…

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Collision Bathurst Road Accident

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 3

A head-on collision occurred between two motor cars on the Bathurst Road, Shadforth, about 12 miles from Orange, on Sunday morning…

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Railway Improves Land Values

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 1

Most unprejudiced persons admit that railways assist in developnig the land through which they pass. Local interests, in their desire to get more…

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Motor Mascots

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 1

The motor mascot has become as full of significance as the naming of a child or the painting of a house sign (says the “Manchester…

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