Motor Mortality Comparison with Horse Days
Much is heard from time to time of statistics relative to accidents and fatalities resulting from the use of the world's 35,000,000 motor vehicles, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1933
501 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 26
Test Cricket in Sydney Concession Ground Tickets Obtainable at Railway Stations
Excursion train arrangements are generally well known, and, it is not necessary to emphasise, are greatly appreciated. To-day, however, we…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Bound Narrow Escape When Bridge Collapses TOWNSVILLE
Just as a passenger train had run on to the approach of the ridge at the 275½ miles, part of the structure collapsed, the train pulled up in time…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Works Engineer's Report Innocence of Gunningbland Road
The Shire Engineer, .Mr. A. J. Booth, reported to last Jemalong Shire Council meeting us follows: 1. Harvey has been grading on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →IMPROVEMENTS At Quandialla Yards Railway Commissioners Visit QUANDIALLA, Mon
A deputation of local agents, comprising Messrs. H. V. Parker, G. McDonald, W. Levett, and M. Keir interviewed the Railway Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.
The N.R.M.A. warns motorists that it is almost as dangerous to operate a car from which all fresh air is excluded as it is to remain in a closed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Lorries Must Not Carry Passengers
In future no motor lorry engaged in carrying goods will be licensed to carry passengers. A Tumut lorry owner has been advised to that effect in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Safety of Railways 128,500,000 Carried: Fine Record Only 11 Deaths
"More than 128,500,000 passengers were carried on the railways in 1932 and 11 only were killed in accidents in each case due to their own…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Penalty Hit and Run Motorist Fines Total £34 8s
Robert Hector Webb, of Tumut, appeared before Mr. Balmain, P.M., at the Gundagai Police Court, last week, charged with driving in a…
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Much trouble may be averted if the practice is made of giving the petrol system a general overhaul, say, every three months. This process should…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Excursion Train 90 Passengers From West Wyalong
The excursion train from Lake Cargelligo on Tuesday last carried a load of 291 passengers when it left Central Wyalong station, 90 of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.
Car owners have already promised considerable support to the N.R.M.A. in its efforts to make successful the decorated cars section of the floral…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£12,000 FIRE Bathurst Railway Workshops Mystey Blaze
The most disastrous fire in the history of Bathurst occurred early on Friday morning when the permanent way workshops, containing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →RAILWAYS No Immediate Dismissals
It was officially stated by the railway authorities last week end that it was not proposed to dismiss from the service a large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Commissioner Appeals to Primary Producers
An appeal to primary producers to patronise the railways was made by the Commissioner of Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan), when addressing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Notes Ingenious Repair to Big-end Bearing
When a big- end bearing runs it is naturally unwise to drive the vehicle for any distance, for much graver damage may result. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.
The N.R.M.A. does not regard as being sufficient in itself the suggestion by one of the major oil companies that the motorist's best…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Young Road Worst in the State. Trade Lost to Both Young and Cowra on that Account. Public Bodies in Both Towns Urged to Endeavor to Move the “Powers That Be.”
In the course of a lengthy and powerful article the following appears in a recent issue of the Young “Witness”:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fettler Killed Run Down by Train (By Wire) Sydney
William Keat, a railway fettler, was run down and killed by the Broken Hill express near Menindie. He received a compound fracture…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Trespassers
On February 18th Jeffrey Randolph Peterson and, John Oburg were fined 60/ or 6 days at the Ivanhoe police court for trespass on the…
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