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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 14 of 63

Motor License Suspended and Disqualified From Holding One for Four Months

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 3

Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, S.M., this morning a young man named Samuel Jeffery Blackwell, was fined £5 for driving a motor lorry in Brisbane…

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Main Roads Board's Error

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 4

It is not often that the Main Roads Board is guilty of making a mistake, and as a result it takes up a somewhat domineering attitude. At the meeting…

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Tardy Main Roads Grant

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 4

Considerable concern was felt at the meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council on Friday last, at the way the Federal cum-State Main Roads Grant had been…

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Motor Notes Handbrake Position

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 10

Motorists who are going from their first car to another with the handbrake on the opposite side, should learn to rely for steering on the hand…

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At Long Last. Work Resumed on Brisbane-Kyogle Railway. BRISBANE

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. McCormack, announced to-day that work on the day labor section of the Brisbane-Kyogle standard gauge railway would be…

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Main Road Work

Western Champion · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 12

Plans and specifications of work on the main roads which is urgently needed were submitted at the Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday by the…

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Proposed Reservoir. Site Clashes with Memorial Road

Western Champion · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 18

The Town Clerk, Mr. A. E. Fox, submitted a report to the aldermen on Tuesday evening which, among other things included the following…

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New Railway System. Trial at Dubbo

Western Champion · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 6

The Railway Department has selected the Dubbo district, because of its compactness, for the launching of a new train control system of traffic…

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Road Wisdom

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 6

We have received a copy of a very useful booklet entitled "Road Wisdom." It is issued by the Vacuum. Oil Company, and is chock full of useful…

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No Amalgamation Railway Union and A.W.W (By Wire) Sydney Friday

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 1

The State Conference of Australian Railways Union, rejected the proposal for amalgamation with the A.W. U. under the present constitution of…

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Out of Control Tram Crashes into Bank (By Wire) Sydney Friday

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 1

A tram [?] with passengers got out of control at Perth last night and crashed into the S. and A. Bank buildings, bringing down two walls…

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Motors and Motoring Handbrake Position

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 9

Motorists who are going from their firs tear to another with the handbrake on the opposite side, should earn to rely for steering on the hand…

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Tram Fares Country Children in Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 12

Mr. J. Frank, Hon. Secretary of the West Wyalong Chamber of Commerce, has received the following reply from the Hon. E. A. Buttenshaw,…

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Railway Matters Chamber of Commerce Representations Area Commissioner's Replies

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 5

Mr. J. Frank, Hon. secretary of the West Wyalong Chamber of Commerce, has received the following replies from the Southern Area…

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Invited Passengers Responsibility of Motorists

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

That motor drivers arc responsible for the safety of their invited passengers is made apparent by a decision delivered by Mr. Justice Burnside in…

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Railwaymen Adamant. No Merger With A.W.U. SYDNEY

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 6

Railwaymen, at their annual conference yesterday, decided they would not merge with the A.W.U., unless the latter's constitution were…

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A Page of Interest to Motorists Around Tasmania B.S.A. Motor Cyclists' Hard Ride. Experiences on West Coast

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

WHEN two young men, Reg. Beau- champ and Len. Hyland, arrived at Hobart yesterday afternoon, they completed a journey which hitherto…

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The Motor Car

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 5

One of our representative graziers deplores the fact that there is a tendency in some quarters to decry the time payment purchase of motor cars…

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Motor Notes Dodge Bros.’ Motor Body Work

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 10

It is characteristic of the Standardsed Motors Ltd. that they have continually Improved the body work as fitted to Dodge Bros, products, and…

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Trundle Grasshoppers Stop Train

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 4

Young grasshoppers are swarming in large numbers in parts of the district. On Monday the mail train from Tullamore was delayed near Gobondery for…

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