New Rail Motor For Country Services Successful Trial Run
A new and vastly improved type of rail motor train for country services was given a trial run from Sydney to Gosford last week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1934
501 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 12 of 26
Orange Crop Railway as Selling Agent
The Railway Department again this year will be one of the major selling agencies for the orange crop of the Murrumbidgee Irrigatios Area, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Finances Revenue Exceeds Expenditure
The revenue from the State Railways for the quarter ended Mrach 31 exceeded the expenditure by £1,174 693…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes Bearing Play
Excessive bearing play cannot be tolerated for [?] reasons. Firstly if the clearance is too great a destructive pounding action is set up by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Stock Crossings Not Favored
The N.R.M.A has been advised by the Graziers' Association of New South Wales that a stock crossing over Parramatta road, Flemington…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lord Londonderry In Aeroplane Smash SYDNEY
Lord Loundery (Director of the British Air Force) made a bad landing in an aeroplane yesterday, narrowly escaping from colliding, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maybe Released Train Escapee SYDNEY
Mr. Martin (Minister for Justice) decided last night to recommend to the Chief Justice (Sir Phillip Street) that Claude…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Repairs Sought Yarrabandai F. and S.A. Moves YARRABANDAI, Wed
At the monthly meeting of the local branch of the Farmers, and Settlers' Association, held in the Memorial Hall on Saturday, June 2, there was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lengthy Trek Parkes to Queensland Trip on Motor Lorry
The following is an interesting account of a lengthy, motor lorry trip taken by some Parkes residents last year, the story being written by one of the party. Leaving the garage at 1.30 p.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CRIBBAGE Negus-Railway Cup Railway Leads Again
In cribbage circles sensation follows on the heels of sensation, the defeat of Railway in two successive matches is equivalent to bowling…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →HAVOC Railway Thieves at Work Truck Pillaged
When the cover was taken from an open truck of goods for Forbes business people at the railway station this morning, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Traffic Act Breaches of Regulations Forbes Cases
At the Forbes Police Court on Tuesday several breaches of the Motor Traffic Act were dealt with by the Police Magistrate…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Free Passes For Workless on Railways Forbes Request Refused Aldermen Piqued
"Governments have never been anything but lavish in their distribution of gold passes to wealthy people for free transport on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Riverina Fat Lambs Special Train to Border
At a conference held at Wagga of graziers and farmers who grow fat lambs, W. Corry (representing the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners) and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maher Cup Gundagai on Wed. Coming by Special Train
Although Maher Cup matches have drawn large gates this season, the crowds in attendance were to a large extent purely local as none of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Commissioners To Visit Condobolin Next
The Commissioners and party are timed to arrive in Condobolin at 12.50 p.m. and depart at 1.15. Repersentatives of the Municipal Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes Insecure Axle Nut
Recently a motorist who had a very fortunate escape from serious trouble was surprised to find that when low gear was engaged and he attempted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Condobolin Road Repairs
At the request of Mr. T. Webb, Condobolin Road, Ungarie, Bland Shire Council, West Wyalong, has requested the Engineer, (Mr. J. J. Duff) to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Weethalle Notes Reduced Train Service
Now that the printed railway time tables are out, we see that the trains are to arrive at Weet[?]alle from Sydney on Mondays and Fridays and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stopped Train Finger Amputated Unusual Accident
Waving the Griffith train to a standstill about two miles on the Temora side of Binya, Mr. Fred Tu[?]r, railway linesman, of Griffith, was…
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