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

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

501 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 26

Country Roads

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 21 May 1934 · page 2

At last Saturday's meeting of Weddin Shire Council a request was made by the Quandialla F.S.A. and Agricultural Bureau for attention to…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Cars Without Brakes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 21 May 1934 · page 1

That there were cars without brakes being used on country roads was stated by the Rev. W. Nicol at a meeting of the N.R.M.A. Council…

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Special Train for Funeral

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 5

DENILIQUIN.—A special train was chartered to convey the large number of friends from Den[?] and Mathoura to Echuca for the [?]…

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Strike Rejected. Tramway Men Restive (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 1

A mass demonstration of tramway men appointed a deputation to place their grievances before the Premier A proposal to hold a regulation…

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More Motors

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 1

Motor behicle registrations for the quarter ended April increased by 11,000, or 5 per cent, over the corresponding quarter of last year. In…

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Motor Notes Lost Luggage Director

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 23 May 1934 · page 4

An ingenious contrivance which is used by a motorist who often carries suit cases oh the luggage grid of his car should appeal to all tourists who…

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"Hit and Run" Callous Motorist SYDNEY

Western Champion · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 11

This morning the police, are making an extensive search of the city and suburbs for a motorist who killed a man in Allison…

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Bourke Queensland Railway

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly last week Mr. Davidson (Labor) asked the Minister for Railways whether he was aware that the Public Works…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 1

"The time has arrived when some official action should be taken to cope with the menace of the push cycle on public roads and highways,"…

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Miscellaneous Better Motoring

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 4

The first serious attempt to raise the standard of car driving and to equip motorists with a better understanding of road safety problems, as…

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Government Road Grants Minister's Promise

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 3

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) addressing the annual Shire's Association conference last week said that the grants would be…

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Special Train From Lake Cargelligo During Show Week

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 4

A letter from the Hallway Department, in regard to special concession, fares, guarantees etc., in connection with special trains during show week…

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Yaddra-River Road (To the Editor)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 2

Sir,--I beg you to grant me space in your paper in which I would like to reply to Mr. Crouch's wrathful statement at a recent Shire Council…

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Motor Notes Don'ts for Cold Mornings

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 1

A few years ago almost every mechanic would have advised a car owner to let his engine idle for several minutes before starting from the garage on…

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Claimed £10 and Instead Has to Pay £5 Expenses. the Experience of a Resident Whose Fence Is Accidentally Knocked Down by a Motor Car

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 31 May 1934 · page 6

It has been been well said that law is an expensive luxury, and so it proved to a local resident yesterday wren John Peter…

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Train Intercepted Constable Arrests Suspect

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 7

Early on Saturday morning the Moss Vale station received a message from Cootamundra that a store had been broken into and £50 had…

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Motor Accident Theatre Manager Killed SYDNEY

Western Champion · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 5

Staggering and bleeding, a girl named Gipsy Walsh (23) walked three hundred yards near Kempsey after a motor accident to ask for assistance…

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Motor Traffic Breaches

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 3

At the local Police Court last Tuesday, before Mr. Ryan, P.M., Thomas D. Wall was fined 2 and 8 court costs for falling to return an expired…

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Wonderful Road

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 4

Search where you will, you will find no highway in the whole world so romantic as the Grand Trunk Road of India. A stately avenue of…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 1

Considerable inconvenience has been caused to motorists by the stopping of the Hexham ferry, on Pacific Highway at 6 p.m. on the…

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