Head Servered Body on Railway Line Man Unknown (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
The body of an unknown man was found on the railway line between Auburn and Lidcombe early this morning with the head severed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1928
1,241 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 63
Tram Fatality Driver Killed Three Women Injured (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
Alfred McVie, a tram driver, was killed and three women seriously injured when a tram engine ran off the rails and capsized at Young Wallsend…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tropical Rain Washaways on Railway Lines Delay Mail Trains Extensive Damage
Heavy rain was experienced on Friday over an extensive area of country. At Milby Valley, near Condobolin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motors and Motoring Tail Light Shock Absorber
The filaments of tail-light lamps are frequently broken by road shocks. This can be prevented to a great extent by mounting the lamps on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Railway Job New Carriages £300,000 Expenditure
Country train travel in N.S.W. is to be made more comfortable by the addition of smooth running, corridor carriages and an extension, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Roads Problem
In the old days country roads were built "anyhow". State resources were, limited, and knowledge of the methods of proper road construction was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Mere Incident How "Bill" Page Went Under Bridge Building Episode
The building of the new bridge at Forbes was not accomplished without untoward incident. While nothing really serious occurred, there were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Story of the Bridge Complying with the demands of To- day A Matter of Quantity
What the North Shore bridge will be to Sydney, so is the Camp Street bridge to Forbes. It will cope with the demands of modern traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Notes Tail Light Shock Absorber
The filaments of tail-light lamps are frequently broken by road shocks. This can be prevented to a great extent by mounting the lamps on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cricket Chatter Railway Win Again Banwell 121 not out
Brilliant batting by Jerry Banwell and Packham and excellent work with the ball by McGregor gave the Railway a lead on the final innings against Half…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Notes. Flight Across New Guinea. Notable Feat by Australian Airmen
For the first time New Guinea has been crossed by aeroplanes. News of the successful flight has just been received by the "Shell" Company. The…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Good Roads How to Make Them
Summarising his observations abroad, during which he specially studied road making, Mr. Thornton, engineer to Severn Shire Council, told…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train in Trouble Engine Derailed on Stockinbingal Line
The Forbes-Stockinbingal line was blocked on Friday when the engine on the mixed train from Cootamundra was derailed between Wirrinya and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To Link Three Capitals Main Road Wanted
Mr. M. R. Archer, an erstwhile resident of West Wyalong and now of Lacmalac Soldier Settlement Area, Tumut, has been on a visit to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEARLY £500,000 Tumut-Canberra Road Yass Objects
Yass.—The Tumut agitation for the construction of a road from Tumut to Canberra is strongly criticised here. Yass is directly interested…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"Road Hogs" "Anti" League Formed (By Wire) Sydney
At a meeting in Sydney it was decided to form "An Anti-Road Hog League." It was stated that the League would…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorist Killed Crashed into Fence (By Wire) Sydney
Edward Hanlon was killed while driving a motor car at Beacon speedway, Brisbane, when the machine crashed into a fence…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Important Point Motor Car Licenses
Interesting comment was made by Mr. Stevenson, P.M., at a Police Court regarding a phase of the motor regulations…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motors and Motoring
The new owner may be assailed by many doubts as to the proper lubricant for use in his car. There are so many brands of oils on the market…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Thrilling Heroism By Nameless Tramp
London.—The "Yorkshire (Post" features a thrilling story of heroism on the part of a lowly tramp at Hyde, in Cheshire…
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