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

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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The Aftermath. The Motorist Remanded Until Next Week

Cowra Free Press · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 6

This morning a man named William Alfred Hahnes, who is alleged to have been the driver of the car which knocked the old man down,…

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Motor Notes Hydrogen as Car Fuel

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 6

A good deal of comment has been caused by the recently cabled news that successful experiments have been made in England with hydrogen as a…

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FOOTBALL Cowra Going to Woodstock on Sunday Next. Special Train to be Run

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 11 May 1933 · page 7

Those present at last night’s meeting of the Committee of the Cowra Football Club were: Messrs. G. Hennessy (President), W…

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New Bridge Opened Over Mirrool Greek

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 1

In the presence of upwards of 200 people, the official opening of the new bridge over the Mirrool Creek at Broken Dam, near Ariah Park,…

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Train Derailed Western Lines Blocked (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 1

Both the railway lines leading to the West were blocked last night, when a goods train became derailed near Wellington, between St. Mary's…

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Serious Injuries Motor Driver Changed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 6

Chargd at Cowra with driving a car while under the influence of liquor and also by wanton driving, causing grievous bodily harm to Peter Flynn, 74,…

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Aerodrome for Cowra

Cowra Free Press · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 4

Town Clerk, Municipality-of Cowra, advised: The Council has instructed me to forward the enclosed letter to you for your Council’s…

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Miscellaneous Bridge

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 4

We commend the following hints to novices—and others:— Lead trumps—99 times out of 100, if declarer…

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Application for Road

Cowra Free Press · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 4

Mr. S. G. Tate, Barryrennie, via Cowra, whote:—Having been granted Portion 67, Parish of Warrumba, I beg to apply for permission to erect…

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Winter Fuel. Solves Starting Problems for Motorists

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 4

The approach of winter means that the cold, clammy, frosty air makes the starting of a car much more difficult than in the summer time. The…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 1

Most of the more important metropolitan schools contiguous to busy roads have the school road patrols in strong working under the auspices…

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Mechanic Rilled Rail Motor Overturned Collision with Cow (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 1

A railway motor collided with a cow on the line near Cooma yesterday. The Carriage was derailed and…

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Stock Killed On Unfenced Railway Lines Representations of Graziers' Assn

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 4

The recent decision of the High Court in Transport Commissioners v. Barton, establishes the principle that livestock straying upon…

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Inhuman Railway Treatment Being Investigated

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 2

One of the most inhuman cases of treatment that has ever come under our notice is that of recent happening whereby Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Tasker…

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Motor Notes Good Driving, Hands and Feet

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 4

One of the matters to which every motoring pupil should pay special heed is the cultivation of quiet skill in the operation of all the controls, whether…

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Motor Collision Aftermath P. M. Finds in Favor of Plaintiff. Conflicting Evidence in Court Case

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 18 May 1933 · page 3

On the morning of January 31, there was a motor collision at the intersection of Kendall and Macquarie streets between cars…

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Fast Train. Armstrong-shell Express

Western Champion · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 1

An express train capable of maintaining a speed of 65 m.p.h., at a cost for oil and fuel of less than one penny per mile, has officially…

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Road Sought By Progress Association GOOLAGONG, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 6

Goolagong Progress Association's request for a developmental road to North Goolagong Siding cannot be granted at present, but when funds…

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Another Bridge Tragedy? Woman's Handbag and Note (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 1

A woman's handbag, in which was a note stating that the writer was "sorry for causing any incon-' venience," was found close to the…

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Railway V. Billabong

Western Champion · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 11

In the Railway v. Billabong match which was ployed at Pearman's, Railway never looked like losing and led by 17 games to 7 at half time…

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