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

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

1,357 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 17 of 68

Road Staff Its Activities Jemalong Works

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 5

The engineer submitted the following report at the monthly meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council:-- C.C.S. Work, Eugowra Road.-- This…

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Will Confer Shire Councils Forbes- Marsden Road

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 4

The Forbes- Marsden Road trouble was revived at the Jemalong Council meeting on Friday, when Cr. Wilson, of the Bland…

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Race for Hospital Boy Dies Along Road Pathetic Story

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 4

The story of a father's 81 miles drive with his badly injured son, and of the youngster's death along the road, was told to Coroner A…

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Proposed Railway From Condobolin to Nyngan

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 2

Mr. Buttenshaw has sent us the following:-- A deputation organised by the Condobolin Executive Council Railway…

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Motor Notes Oiling the Springs

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 2

Broken springs are usually caused by loose spring clips which permit sufficient strain to reach the centre of the spring, which is its weakest…

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231 M.P.H. Segrave's Dash New Motor Record

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 5

Covering a mile in less than 16 seconds, Major H. O. D. Segrave, the famous English driver, yesterday annexed the world's motor…

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Weddin Shire Council Pipe of Peace. Between Weddin and Jema-long. Marsden Road Again. "One-man Trouble."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 2

Instead of firing verbal broadsides from a distance of 40 miles, a Jemalong Shire representative will travel with a Bland Shire delegate to…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A.

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 5

The United States offers an insignificant field for anything but American cars. During 1928 American motor vehicle exports numbered…

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Aviator Killed. Motor Car Overturns

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 2

Captain G. E. Wilson, a wellknown aviator, was killed when a motor car overturned near Bogan Gate, between Trundle and Parkes, on…

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Fell From Train Man's Shocking Injuries SYDNEY

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 6

Roy Brown (22) was passing from one carriage to another, near the Clyde railway station, when lie lost his footing and fell between the rails…

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Harbor Bridge Another Strike Threatened (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 1

The ironworkers and boiler-makers employed on the Sydney Harbor bridge threaten to go on strike again, unless a compulsory conference is…

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Fell Under Train Man's Terrible Injuries (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 1

Roy Brown, aged 22, when passing from one carriage to another near Clyde railway station, lost his footing and fell between the [?]…

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Road Dispute Weddin Discusses Engineer's Admission "Improve or Abandon"

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 6

"If Weddin gives up portions of its Shire to Jemalong and Bland, then Burrangong and Waugoola will want a piece. Between them,…

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Intrepid Lady Motorists

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2
Also in Cowra Free Press

Interesting visitors are two lady motorists, the Misses Melntyre and Sherlock, who, after driving their Dodge car from Townsville to…

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Railway Revenue

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 6

Revenue figures at the Forbes railway station for the month of February were as follow: Passenger, £984 goods, £2309; total, £2393. For the…

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A Page of Interest to Motorists Hints for the Motorist How About Your Wheels

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 10

If there's one thing that's bound to catch the eye of the driver, no matter how unobserving otherwise, it's a "wobbling" hind wheel of a car ahead,…

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Main Road Works

Western Champion · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 3

A programme of main roads maintenance and miscellaneous construction works, involving the expenditure of £81,543, was approved by the…

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Endorsing a Motorist's License

Western Champion · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. is inquiring into a complaint by a member that his license was recently endorsed by a policy constable without any…

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Motorist Confused

Western Champion · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 3

Hundreds of motorists were badly fooled on the mountain road at the week-end owing to the absence of adequate direction boards at one…

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