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

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

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Transport Act. Annoying Motorists

Western Champion · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 18

Private motorists are learning now how vicious is the Transport Act, for officials are busy bailing,up private cars in the west, demanding…

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Motor Notes. Why Tyres Lose Pressure

Western Champion · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 10

Many motorists, are no doubt often puzzled to understand why the tyre pressure drops even slightly in new tyres say, within 48 hours, whether…

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First Train Bridge History This WEEK

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 2

The first train to cross the Harbour Bridge—a loco and a load of ballast waggons—will start from the north side one night this week…

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On the Road to Recovery

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 1

A prominent and wealthy banker had been ordered to an expensive nursing home. He was suffering from a nervous breakdown. His condition was…

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State Lottery Harbor Bridge Special Prizes £20,000 to £5

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 4

Attention is directed to the gdvertisement in to-day's issue, giving full particulars of the special State Lottery which is being conducted in connection,…

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Pot Luck! Tramps Boiled Billy Over Gold Hoard

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 3

To discover—too late—that they had boiled their billy over a small fortune of gold, was the heartbreaking experience of twp sundowners in the…

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Fire Shed and Motor Car Destroyed

Cowra Free Press · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 5

Last night, at about 10 o’clock, shed at the rear of the Lyric Theatre was totally, destroyed by fire also the contents, which comprised…

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Road Accidents Testing the Driver

Western Champion · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 8

An interesting apparatus has been designed overseas by a professor of psychology, with a view to providing tests to ascertain the faults which…

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Motor Notes. Future of the Motor Transport in New South Wales

Western Champion · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 3

Drastic and as a groat many people believe, entirely inequitable legislation has been introduced by the Lang Government in order to curtail the…

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S. African Soldiers Parade at Bridge Opening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 5

Fifty South African soldiers have been invited to take part in the military parade at the opening of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Members of…

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Suburban Railway Contractor's Views (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 1

In urging that tenders should be called for the Eastern Suburbs railway, Mr. T. Ryan, a well known Victorian contractor, says the work could…

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Run Over by Tram Little Girl Killed (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 1

Struck by a tram while playing in Ross Street, Forest Lodge, on Sunday afternoon Catherine Morton, aged 3½ years, of Forest Lodge, was killed…

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Motor Notes World's Speed Record in Balance

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 4

One had hoped that by the time these notes were to be written Mr. Norman Smith would have made a successful attempt on the land speed…

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Breach of Motor Act

Western Champion · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 8

For driving an unregistered lorry, Charles Gaff and Vincent Gaff were each finder £1 and 8/- costs at the Police Court, before Mr. R. C…

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Motor and Cycling Notes Longevity of Automobiles

Western Champion · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 12

With the first signs of return of financial normalcy there is going to be a great shortage of new motor cars and trucks on the Australian…

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INJURED In Motor Cycle Accident

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 1

Charles Stansbury, a young Follies man, suffered extensive head and body abrasions in a motor cycle accident near the Suspension Bridge…

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Records Broken On Australian-made Motor Cycle

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 2

At the Bargo Dirt Track, N.S.W., the following six long-established Australian records were recently smashed by a new bike--the Edwards…

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Another Fire Railway Employee’s Residence Burned to the Ground. and Practically the Whole of the Contents Totally Destroyed

Cowra Free Press · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 5

At about nine o’clock this morning Mr. E. Evans, of the Railway Dept. noticed smoke issuing from the rear of a house in Railway st.,…

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Motor and Cycling Notes

Western Champion · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 4

Although the valves of the engine will give many years' service if they are properly looked after, a day may came when one or more of them is…

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An Appeal to Motoring Holiday Makers

Western Champion · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 4

Motoring bodies at this season of the year always address an appeal to the motor tourist to help in minimising the number of accidents on the…

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