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

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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Horses on Shire Roads

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 4

At the Jemalong Shire Council meeting, it was pointed out that the agreement between the Shire and P. P. Board in connection with the…

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LUNATIC. Jumped from Train. Found Uninjured

Western Champion · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 15

While the Broken Hilt express was running between Ivanhoe and Canoble, or Wednesday morning, about 3 o'clock, a lunatic who…

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THRILLS! "The Ghost Train." at the Broadway

Western Champion · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 6

Very little seating accommo-. dation remained unoccupied when the programme opened at the Broadway Theatre last night, the…

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Parkes District News Heavy Storms. Traffic Cut off. Road Damage. Eugowra

Western Champion · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 10

Last week-end was one of the stormiest ever experienced in Eugowra; sixty-four points of rain had fallen on Friday night, and during…

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Praise for Railways. Albert Monday

Western Champion · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 2

The wheat is all in and the harvest has been just as large or larger than last year In fact, the wheat was harvested and delivered as fast as the…

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Marvellous Motors. Evolution of Petrol Engine

Western Champion · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 13

One of the most interesting romances linked up with the development of the internal combustion engine, has been its association with the…

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Disgruntled Railway men

Western Champion · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 9

Dubbo railway workers are up against the Transport Commissioners for what they term the unfairness displayed by the bosses in…

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Railway Figures Increased Business But Lower Revenue Big Truckings of Stock

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 1

A comparison of the annual business returns at the Forbes railway station for last year and 1931 makes interesting…

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Car Overturns. Accident on Grenfell Road. Woman and Two Boys in Hospital

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

A car with seven occupants, over turned on Tuesday on the Grenfell road as the result of a tyre blow-out. A woman and two boys were later…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

That motorists have appreciated N.R.M.A's. Insurance Ltd's. plan for the payment of their insurance premiums by quarterly instalments is…

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Police Hurt in Road Smash

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 1

A police motor cycle containing Sergeant Glass and Constable Pockett collided with a telephone post near Bega while endeavouring to…

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Train Tragedy Cause of Derailment A Mystery

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 4

Witness at the inquest on Leslie Joseph Burke, acting-fireman who was killed in the derailment of a wheat train near the Tumulla siding…

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Registration Labels Oh Windscreens of Motor Vehicles

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 5

In some instances uncertainty exists as to the necessity for presenting vehicles at district motor registries in connection with the attachment, of…

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Motor Notes How to Make the Clutch Last

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 1

One of the most common errors of drivers who although fairly expert have not cultivated the habit of handling their cars considerately is harsh…

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The Bridge Brightway Interesting Cricket Competition

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 6

On reference to our, adv. columns; will be found particulars of an interesting competition which is being conducted by some of the…

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Main Roads Grab

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. says that already 125 shire and municipal councils have agreed to co-operate with the Association in entering a protest to the…

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Road Hogs

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 6

Neither motorist or pedestrian has superior rights to the road, says the N.R.M.A. The duty of each at all times is to take care and to behave…

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Non-skid Road

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. reports that the main roads section of the N.S.W. Department of Transport recently carried out a successful experiment to turn a…

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Bridge Suicide Nearly Hit Police Launch Cripple's Crutches Thrown Over

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 1

A one-legged man who jumped from Sydney Harbor Bridge last night missed striking a police launch by a few yards…

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Lower Prices. For Tractor and Motor Oils

Western Champion · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 11

In our advertising columns, Mr. Steve McGirr announces further reductions in the prices of Shell and Gusher tractor and motor oils, both…

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