Gold "Diggers." Holes in the Road. Must Be Filled
Holds dug in the Peak Hill Road by a number of gold mining prospectors must be filled up within a month, according to a decision…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1930
1,233 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 17 of 62
Motor Cars. Prohibitive Tax Reported. Luxuries to Be Curtailed. Too Much Racing and Amusement. Auditor General's Sweeping Proposals. Canberra
The annual report of the Auditor-General, which was presented in the House of Representatives this afternoon, states:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Resolutions for Conference. Railways. Quandialla Branch
That an application be made to the Railway Department for a reduction on the freight of power kerosene…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Same Old Story Theft in Train
A peculiar story concerning the alleged theft of £20 from a train traveller was told Constable Wilding, of the Bathurst police, on the arrival of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →ROAD-SENSE Points to Remember. Head-on Collisions
Probably the worst motor accident which can happen on the road is that which can arise from a head-on collision between…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Bus Crashes (By Wire) Sidney
A motor bus skidded on the wet asphalt late last night and crashed into an electric light standard. Two girl passengers, Lorna Woolley…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes Noxious Fumes
One source of discomfort in the closod motor car that is annoying and unhealthful is the burnt gas that gets into some bodies from the breather…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Report Show Crime Increase Toll of the Motor
A substantial increase in serious crime is revealed by the annual report of the Police Department which was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ten Traffic Points Guide American Motorists. Our Problems the Same
After elaborate investigation by the Erskine Bureau for Traffic Research, which the Studebaker Corporation endows in Harvard University, ten…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In the Motor World Life of Car. Care Is Needed. Effect of Weather Changes
The average life of a motor car depends entirely on the care given it by the owner. In this age of universal motor…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Brisbane-cairns Linked by Air Tri-motor Liners to Start New Service
Arrangements are practically complete for the commencement of a regular air service destined to bring the larger towns of the North-East…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Credit to Railway. Action of Guard and N.O.
Sir,—Complaints about the railways are so much the rule that it is a pleasure to be able to tell “another story.” Especially are those who look…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Smashes Motor Two Persons Killed. HOBART
A train ran down a motor car at Spreyton, Tasmania, on Thursday night. Elsie Lawson, aged 8, was killed instantly, while a youth died…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor and Cycling Notes Air Leaks and Their Effects
Air leaks round the stems of the inlet valves, cause the engine to run unevenly or even to stall, at low idling speeds and small throttle…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Colored Motor Spirits. Idea Came From India
The subject of coloring motor spirits is to-day foremost in the minds of nearly every refiner. The idea of coloring motor spirits and other…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Forbes Train Service Time-table
For the convenience of residents, the "Advocate" publishes the latest time-table issued by the N.S.W. Government Railways in respect to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Deaths Train and Car (By Wre) Sydney, Monday Evening
A train ran down a motor car at Sprecton (Tasmania) on Saturday night. Elsie Larson, aged eight, was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →As Spur How Motor Competition Acts Railway Ills "Lorries, Blessing in Disguise"
That motor transport competition was a blessing in disguise as it had made the railway authorities alive to the fact that antiquated methods of service would not be tolerated by the public any longer, was the gist of views expressed at the monthly meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Youth in Trouble Used a Motor Lorry
At the West Wyalong Police Court on Thursday Aleander Chigwidden, for whom Mr. Evans (G. P. Evans and Englert appeared) pleaded guilty to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burning Sleepers "A Wilful Waste of Money" Railway Department Criticised
Strong condemnation of the wasteful methods of the Railway Department was expressed by Mr. P. J. Cannon, at the last meeting of the Forbes F…
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