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

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

734 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 12 of 37

Not Much Motor Traffic

Western Champion · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 9

In a letter read at the Goobang Shire Council meeting on Tuesday, Mr. R. C. Bassett (Nelungaloo) asked that a road should be cut through…

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Road Complaint To Shire Council Goolagong Petition

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 1

The Goolagong Advancement League, in a petition to the Jemalong Shire Council, considered at the last meeting, asked that…

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North Bangaroo Something About the Road to the Siding Again. Boree Shire Council Suggest Cancellation of the Agreement. But Waugoola Shire Council Is Not “Having Any.”

Cowra Free Press · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 3

Those who have followed the doings of the Shire Council during the past few years will no doubt remember that all was…

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Motorlorry Destroyed Near Ungarie

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 7

On Friday afternoon last a 2-ton Vulcan motor lorry, owned and driven by Mr. Alf. Connell was destroy[?] ed by fire, Mr. Connell was return…

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New World's Record For Non-Stop Motoring

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 2

A new world's no-motor stop, n[?]wheel stop automobile endurance record was recently established by the Model A Ford in U.S.A. in January,…

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SETTLED McGARRY'S Motor Truck? It Was Pulled to Pieces He Had Never Seen It

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 4

At long last the argument concerning a motor truck, the ownership of which was credited to Patrick Joseph McGarry a Forbes…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 4

When a German motorist has a car for sale he may now submit his vehicle to a board of valuation, which gives him a certificate bearing a full…

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Motor and Cycling Notes Why Brakes Squeak and How to Cure Them

Western Champion · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 9

Brake squeaking is not only an annoying fault which jars the motorist's nerves, but it may, too, indicate that the brakes are not in good order…

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Railway Officers "Reason and Commonsense" Only Weapon of Defence

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 1

At the annual reunion of the Railways and Tramways Offisers' Association at Werris Creek, Mr. H. Caiman, President of the Association, defended…

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Motor Cyclist Killed Collision with Car (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 1

Joseph Penny, aged 25. was killed yesterday when the motor cycle he was riding collided with a mortor car at Minnamurra, on the main…

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Motor Notes When the Bendix Self Starter Jams

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 April 1931 · page 6

It is seldom that the self starter gives trouble save when the battery has become almost exhausted, but there are a few mechanical ills to…

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Bad Road

Western Champion · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 9

Much good work has been carried out on tho Manildra Road, making good going from the Billabong Creek bridge to tho Dungeon Hill…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. states that evidence is accumulating daily that the adulteration of petrol with harmful spirits, and the retailing of second grade…

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QUANDIALLA Anzac Day Service. Football Starts Road Repairs

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 3

NAt the Quandialla Hall on Saturday, the united Anzac Day Service, conducted under the auspices of the local branch of the…

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Tucker Takes Toll Lewis Loses Lucre. Constable Thought to Be Member of the Unemployed.and Camps for Five Weeks Under the Traffic Bridge

Cowra Free Press · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 5

Considerable surprise was expressed in certain quarters when a young Constable appeared in the witness box in one of the…

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Railway Commissioner Visits Cowra and Is Met Ey Prominent Local Public Men. Welcomed to the Town by the Deputy Mayor

Cowra Free Press · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 5

This morning the Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. W. J. Cleary) paid his first official visit to Cowra. He was…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. commends to motorists the objects of the Rangers' League to protect Australia's native flora and fauna. We were richly…

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Motor and Cycling Notes Lubrication of the Controls

Western Champion · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 9

Although no vital damage will be caused by neglect to lubricate the various controls of the engine, such as the throttle and spark levers and…

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Motor Notes Many Petrol Gauges are Erratic

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 6

At a recent aircraft enquiry it was stated by one expert witness that pilots were reluctant to depend upon the petrol gauges of their planes and…

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Contingent Catches Train and Is Caught by Police. Travel de Luxe Terminates at Parkes

Western Champion · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 11

A troop from the army of unemployed which has been marching and countermarching over the depression-stricken West for some mohths past, gaining (unfortunately) fresh recruits from time to time as work grows scarcer, broke away from their possies at Forbes on…

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