Railway Station Burgled Other Attempts at Entering
Some time during the week-end, probably on Saturday night or Sunday morning, the booking office at the local railway station was entered by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1927
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Motor Notes
An examination of the list of Exhibitors at the forthcoming Motor shows that this will be the most successful Exhibition of its kinw which has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Late Train. Waiting by the Way
On Monday December 27th, Messrs. B. A. Heraghty and W. J. Keast left with a consignment of stock for the Melbourne market. As they travelled…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Derailment. Big Smash Near Tichbourne. Passengers and Crew Uninjured
Passengers who travelled by the mail train which left Parkes for Forbes at 8.41 on Monday morning are still thanking their lucky stars…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Bush Fires. the Railway Attitude
Although no decision has been reached by the Railway Commissioners on the claim by the farmers at Wirrinya, near Forbes for compensation for…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Railway Refreshment Room
The Under Secretary for Public Works writes:—"I am directed by the Minister to ask that you will kindly insert a paragraph in your paper to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Better Farming Train To Tour the State
The "Great White Train" which recontly toured the State in advocacy of the "Made in Australia" movement, is to be re-equipped; and, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Train Smash Forbes Mail Derailed Lucky Escapes
The Forbes mail, which left Sydney on Sunday night, was derailed at 9.15 a.m. on Monday between Parkes and Forbes, near Tichborne. No one was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Roads Grant Federal and States N.S.W. May Accept (By Wire) Sydney
A Melbourne message states that it is understood there that the New South Wales Government is about to enter into the general arrangement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney's Motor Show
An examination of the list of exhibitors at the forthcoming motor show to be held in Sydney from the 14th to the 22nd January, shows that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Court Breaches of Motor Act
The following pleaded guilty, and were fined 10/- and 8/ costs, for breaches of the Motor Act before Mr. E. Harrison, P.M., at the West…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes Preserving Nickle Plate
Many recipies are given from time to time for compounds designed to help preserve the lustre of nickle Plate. The following one has proved…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Notes Origin and Meaning of Horse-power
The actual meaning of the term horse power need not concern owners deeply, but it may interest the reader to know how this unit of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Notes Setting Throttle for Carbursttor Adjusting
It is impossible to make a correct [?]burettor adjustment unless the [?]ottle closes tight. To make [?]uro [?]hat the throttle closes, first move…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A Page of Interest to Motorists Motor Notes Care of the Speedometer
The speedometer is a most important part of the car's equipment in that it provides a means of reckoning up the running costs of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railwaymen’s Heroism
The Parramatta District Coroner warmly commended the conduct of Leading Porter Sydney Herford and Fettler Thomas McGee at the inquest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Believes in the Railways
There is at least one country newspapr proprietor and editor who holds no brief for the chronic [?] who is so well known to railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Grenfell Tar Boiler Catches Alight. Motor Car Partly Destroyed. Business Premises Threatened for a Time. Grenfell
A remarkable fire broke out in Main Street to-day through the Municipal Council’s tar boiler catching fire. It quickly spread to a car owned by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motorists and Canberra
During the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Canberra, at the opening of Federal Parliament House, it is estimates that 50,000 motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Claim Against Railway Commissioners
Acting for landowners In the Forbs district who suffered from bush fires, Messrs. Broderick and Hunter, solicitors, have made claims against…
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