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

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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Car And. Cart Crash on Harbor Bridge (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 1

George Richard Cooper, his wife (Mable Cooper) and Myra O'Brien, received injuries when a car crashed into the real of a cart in which they…

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FARlSWELL & PRESSENTATION To Popular Railway Offical

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 6

In conjunction with the Tallimba Tennis Club dance the opportunity was taken to tender a farewell and presentation to Mr M. Hughes, who…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 4

The following 12 rules for sale driving are offered by the N.R.M.A. in the hope that they may prevent at least one accident on the road…

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Bridge Tragedy Fund

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 4

The final meeting of the Bridge Tragedy Relief Fund Committee held at police headquarters. The financial statement showed that…

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Head-on Crash Motor Cyclist Killed (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 1

Crashing head on into a motor car at Ryde late last night, J. Lewis, aged 19, a motor cyclist, was killed instantly…

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Motor Notes Voltage Test for Batteries

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 6

Although scientifically speaking the familiar battery hydrometer is the most accurate, everyday instrument for testing the state of charge of the…

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Road Subsidies Increases To Be Asked For

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 1

With little discussion, Jemalong Shire Council adopted a resolution from its president, Cr. D. T. Herbert, for the Shires…

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CRIBBAGE Railway Still Winning

Western Champion · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 15

The third round of matches in the Negus-Railway cribbage competition was played off on Tuesday night (April 18). Railway…

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Rail Motor Forbes-Parkes Run Futile Rail Secretary Mixed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Newman, Secretary for Railways, got a bit mixed on the personnel of the deputations which waited on the Railways Commissioners…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1933 · page 4

A considerable improvement on many miles of asphalt surface since Easter of last year was noted by motorists who traversed the various…

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Body Mutilated Run Down by Train (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1933 · page 1

Charles Hill, aged 37 yeras, was found on the railway line, between Austinmer and Coledale late on Saturday night, shockingly…

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HYDROGEN New Motor Fuel More Efficient Than Petrol

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1933 · page 3

LONDON.—The motoring editor of the "Daily Telegraph" says that an internal combustion engine, using hydrogen gas fuel, has been tested…

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Fatally, Injured Motor Cyclist (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1933 · page 1

John Henry Abbott aged 33 years was riding a motor cycle along Alfred Street Granville late last night when he collided with a motor car,…

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Trampers Rescued In Exhausted Condition (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1933 · page 1

Four New Zealand trampers who had been lost in the Tararua Ranges for some days were found yester day by a party of pig hunters all…

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To Cost £100,000 Railway Work for 300 Men

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1933 · page 4

More than £100.000 is to be spent immediately on the reconditioning of sections of the North Coast railway Particular attention is to be paid to…

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Motor Notes Starter Switch Upkeep

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 6

Few of the minor ports of the chassis need less attention than does the witch of the self-starter motor. But it should be understood that it has to…

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Railways. Petrol Tax Diversion. Motor Owners Perturbed

Western Champion · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 13

The proposal put forward by the Secretary of the Victorian branch of the Chamber of Automotive industries (Mr. H. W. Harrison) to the…

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CRIBBAGE. Negus-Railway Cup. a Remarkable Match

Western Champion · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 14

The Negus-Railway cribbage competition was advanced another stage on Tuesday night, when the fifth round of matches…

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General News Grenfell Road Fire. Police Proceed Against Share Farmer. Case Dismissed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 2

At the Young Police Court on Friday before Mr. Balmain, P.M., Henry Thomas Martin, sharefarmer, on "Moorilla," Grenfell Road, 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 8 May 1933 · page 4

All motorists eagerly welcome the further drop in petrol prices, says the President of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. J. C. Watson), and also welcome the…

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