Motor Notes Vital Parts of "Vac" Tank
Points in the vacuum tank which should be noted are a priming plug in the cover which allows petrol to be poured in should the tank ever run…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1930
1,233 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 62
Making Railway Accidents Impossible
An engine that whistles when the signals are at danger, and that stops of its own accord if the driver does not stop it, is being tried by the Midland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Honeymoon Train
The Forbes mail on Saturday night was a regular honeymoon train, there being no less than three honeymoon couples on it. One came…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Smash. Two Killed at Warrimoo
Two engines and a breakvan of an excursion train from Mt. Victoria left the line near Warrimoo on Monday night. Th leading…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Smash. Porter's Condition Improved Sydney
Enquiries made at the Penrith Hospital to-day elicited the information that Joseph McGarrity, whose hand was amputated as a result of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blayney Road Smash. Death of Mr. C. Houghton
Mr. Charles Houghton, one of the victims of the Blayney road motor smash on Monday died in Carcoar Hospital yesterday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Train Smash Derailment at Warrimoo. Driver and Fireman Killed
News came through early on Tuesday of a big train smash on the Mountains, but it was not until the arrival of the Sydney papers…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cyclonic Storms. Widespread Damage to Property. Soldier Settlers Lose Almost Whole Crop. Houses Unroofed, Fences and Dams Washed Out, Buildings Blown Down. Roads and Bridges Suffer
Cyclonic storms devastated the Young district on Saturday afternoon, causing heavy, damage to property, estimated at many thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cheap Railway Excursions
For the eouvcnicncc and pleasure of all who were unable to take advantage of the cheap excursion trains arranged by the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →England's Great Motor Cyclist
One of the most outstanding motor cyclists in England at the present time is F. C. Hicks, who has no fewer than fifty records to his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes Motorists and Medical Examination
The N.R.M.A. recently forwarded to the Acting Commissioner of Police representations made by a wellknown Sydney medical men in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge for Condobolin Mr. Buttenshaw's Promise
The Minister for Works (Mr. Buttenshaw) was interviewed at Condobolin by several deputations. The first was respecting the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shooting Fatality on Trungley Road Popular Girl's Death
Miss Myrtle Sutherland, a pop. ular and highly-respected resident of Trungley, near Barmedman, met her death in a tragic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shortage of Funds 300 Railway Dismissals Threatened
It was stated that unless the State Treasurer obtained some financial assistance from the Commonwealth Government or other sources 300 railway…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →DYNAMITE Found on Railway (By Wire) Sydney
Two plugs of gelignite, similiar to that used in mines, were found on the railway at West Maitland yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Lorry Destroyed Near Ungarie
On Sunday evening last, a practically new G.M.C. Motor Truck owned by Mr. R. Mackrell, Jun., of Wollongough Street, Ungarie, was totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cheap Railway Excursions
For the convenience and pleasure of all who were unable to take advantage of the cheap excursion trains arranged by the Railway Department during…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →More Retrenchment ? Railways Troubled Finances Award Increase SYDNEY
Mr. Bavin, in an address at Wahroonga, said the Government was being forced to review its offer of 2 a ton coal subsidy, owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Motor World Use of Rubber in Chassis
The ever-growing use of rubber in motor-car chassis is being brought home to motorists more convincingly every year. At one time the tyre…
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