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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 19 of 68

Common Lease Council Claim Fitzgerald's Bridge

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 2

The Lands Department wrote to Council on Thursday night, stating that it had decided to grant W. T. Gunn a special lease of…

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Another Motor Accident. Two Persons Killed. Sydney

Western Champion · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 7

Thomas Riddell (36) and Miss Margaret Robertson (28) were killed when a motor car in which they were travelling ran off the road and…

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Telegrams Motor Fatality. One Killed; Three Injured. Sydney

Western Champion · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 7

When a motor car collided with the brick coping of a bridge over Darevin Creek, at Northcote, Victoria, Hugh Raymond Jackson (23)…

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

Western Champion · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 9
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

A bridge has been built over the Morongla Creek, near Cowra, at a cost of £3000, says the N.R.M.A. The road has been deviated in this…

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Motoring & Cycling Notes (Written Specially for the "Champion.") Refund on Motor Tax

Western Champion · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 4

The injustice of the no-tax-rebate system in the case of motorists who wish to cancel their registration in this State on account of their giving…

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Arresting a Motor Car!

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 4

If certain of the provisions of the Transport Bill now before Parliament become law, says the N.R.M.A., motor cars will run the risk of being…

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Harbor Bridge-Controversy Sydney Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 1

Ralph Freeman, of Dorman, Long & Co's, engineering staff, replying to Dr. Bradfield, says there is no doubt whatever that he (Freeman) designed the…

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Sunday Train

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 4

After much agitation, lasting over many months, Dubbo has at last succeeded in inducing the Railway Commissioners to continue the Sunday…

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Road Crash Car and Bus

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 1

A glancing collision between the Sydney-Orange-motor bus and a car driven by Mr. Neil McPhillamy, on Monday, had the more serious…

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Motor Cycle Record

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 1

Leaving Sydney at 5 o'clock in the morning, W Owsley, riding an 'Indian' Super Scout Machine arrived in Melbourne at 6.41 the same evening, thus…

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Motor Notes Restoring Efficiency of Automobile Tyre Pumps

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 10

After an automobile tyre pump has been in use for some time it loses some of its power, and requires several times the number of strokes to…

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Grave and Gay Camp Hill Tramp --The Musical Challenge -- Beating the Landlord with Eggs -- the Rainy Day-- the Old Coot's Glands

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 3

Queer advt. in St. Paul "Dispatch": Lady wants cleaning or will go out for a few hours. She came to her husband in tears…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. "Cash-and Carry Traffic Court

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 4

The necessity for what is famliarly known as a "Cash-and-Carry" Court to treat with trivial breaches of the traffic laws, and which the N.R.M.A…

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Hints for Motorists Accelerator Controls

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 2

When greasing the car, use light oil freely on all acelerator parts. Serious accidents have occurred due to the accelerator sticking in open…

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A Page of Interest to Motorists Essex "The Challenger" And the Greater Hudson are Here

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 2

A Study of the new line of Hudson-Essex cars now released throughout Australia, shows that the Hudson Co., In pursuance of their policy of…

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W.W. Cargelligo Road Agitation for Highway

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Lake Cargelligo Chamber of Commerce the matter of a better road connecting Lake Cargelligo with West Wyniong…

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£1,000,000,000 Motor War

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 2

London—The departure of Mr. Henry Ford from America to Europe is believed to be the prelude to a stupendous fight, involving £1,000,000,000, for…

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New Motor Cycle Record

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 6

Leaving Sydney at 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning, W. Owsley riding an "Indian" Super Scout Machine arrived in Melbourne at 6.41 the same…

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Motor Notes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 4

Owing to the tendency of the leaves to spread apart, replacing the tie-[?]lt is sometimes a rather d[?] mat[?]r The easy way is to grip the head of…

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