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

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

1,241 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 13 of 63

Accident on Great Western Road

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 8

Six persons were injured when a car got out of control about 18 miles on the Bathurst side of Orange on Sunday. The car ran into some loose…

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Motor Act Breaches

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 4

For failing to return certificates of registration and number plates, Christian McVeigh and Charles Stonestreet were each fined 10-and court costs…

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Motor Notes Cause of Slow Leaks in Tyres

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 10

Many cases of tyre trouble are due to the fact that the tube has not been properly inserted. Before a tube is placed in a cover the nut above the…

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Police Warning to Motorists

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 4

Inspector Brissenden, who is charged with the administration of the Traffic Act, states that numbers of motorists are under the erroneous…

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Alleged Dangerous Driving "The Motorist the Scapegoat" "No Responsibility on Pedestrians" Information Dismissed

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 4

Considerable interest was taken in a case against Frank R[?]inald Bowling, which was heard in the Forbes Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C…

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Motoring & Cycling Notes (Written Specially for the "Champion.") Motor Fuel

Western Champion · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 20

Ethyl, the new and much discussed motor fuel in England, has now been made available for British motor vehicle owners by the Anglo-American…

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The Northern Rivers a Flying Visit by Motor Car. The State's Dairying Area. CONCLUSION

Western Champion · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 17

Next morning (Wednesday) we departed from Kempsey soon after nine o'clock and had bad roads right along the track through Port Macquarie…

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Progressive Parkes. Railway Improvements

Western Champion · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 11

Towns may rise and towns may fall, but the story of Parkes for nearly two decades has been one wherein the chapters have told of steady and…

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Motor Notes Puttees for the Springs

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 12

Many car owners like the idea of spring gaiters but do not wish to go to the expense of fitting them. A cheap way of obtaining the same effect is…

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Motors and Motoring a Cause of Slow Leaks in Tyres

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 9

Many cases of tyre trouble are due to the fact that the tube has not been properly inserted. Before a tube is placed in a cover the nut above the…

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Railway Matters Discussed by Chamber of Commerce

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 6

At the West Wyalong Chamber of Commerce meeting on Wednesday evening, the following matters, having reference to railway facilities, were…

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A Page of Interest to Motorists Motor Notes Motor Cycle Manufacturing Growth in World Census

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

THE world census of motor cycles compiled recently by the United States Department of Commerce shows that at the beginning of 1927…

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Famous Motorist to Visit Australia

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

C. C. WAKEFIELD and Co. Ltd., have been advised by their London head office that Mr. John Cobb, perhaps the best known of the…

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Unusual Position Motor Traffic Breach. Defendant Fined and License Endorsed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 4

At the Forbes Police Court on Tuesday, Hilton Jack Kelly, of Parkes, pleaded guilty to two charges under the Motor Traffic Act. Mr. Meillon…

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A Troublesome Drain at the Rear of Kendall St. Business Premises. Users of Same Are Charged £5 a Year by the Railway Commissioners

Cowra Free Press · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 1

A letter was read at last meeting of the Municipal Council from the Divisional Engineer for Railways requesting the Council’s co-operation in…

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Motor Notes Goodyear Is Proud of Having a Factory in Australia. Says Sales Executive

Cowra Free Press · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 8

The future greatness of Australia as a country may surpass anything the history of the world has yet known, is the belief of A. E…

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The Railway Factor

Cowra Free Press · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 6

Now that sheep numbers and wool product ion are being particularly discussed it is a good time to stress the necessity for further improvements in…

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Road Racing For West Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 4

The reliability test, from Young to West Wyalong, on Sunday last, has inspired a number of enthusiasts to further action, inasmuch as it is now…

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Three Dead Motor Collisions in Vic. (By Wire) Sydney Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 1

John Fraser Firth, aged 22, and Wallace Hyde, aged 20, were killed, and a number of others seriously inJurd, in a head-on collision between…

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Motor Fatality Two Kelled in Bulli Pass (By Wire) Sydney Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 1

When a motor lorry capsized on Bulli Pass yesterday, John Thomas, (17) and Gertrude Fern were fatally injured, while about 25 others were…

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