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

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

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Motor Notes Loss of Compression After Overhauls

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 3

It is a common thing to find that after an engine has been given a top overhaul and decarbonised there is for a time a marked loss of compression…

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General News the 1935 B.s.a. Motor Cycles. Details of the New Models

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

Of particular interest to motor cyclists are the new models which this famous English manufacturer has recently announced for 1935. Fifteen…

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Cast-iron Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

A new road surface, which created interest at the recent motor show in Paris, consisted of a series of cast-iron slabs interlocked in a…

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Saga of the Unknown Bushranger Early Australian Road Knight Still Shrouded in Mystery

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 8

UN-NAMED, unknown... With only one robbery to his credit--or otherwise-- but that carried out with all the daring of an experienced bush, ranger was a slight, well-spoken young man. He flitted into…

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Motor Bike Catches on Fire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 4

A sensation was caused in the main street of Bimbi last Saturday night, when a motor bike caught alight. Attempts were made with bags to…

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Railway Smash Departmental Inquiry No Announcement

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

On Monday, at Parkes, an inquiry was held into the derailment of the Forbes mail train near Tichborne last week. Mr. J. Prentice (traffic…

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Bowen's Creek Bridge Open

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. Touring Department advises that the bridge over Bowen's Creek on the new road between Bilpin and Mount Irvine is now open to…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. Touring Department has been advised by the Kangaroo Valley Tourist and Progress Association that the road surface on…

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General News Gold Find. Excitement at New-bridge. Many Ounces Already Won

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

Newbridge is said to have been thrown into a state of excitement and expectancy as a result of a reported discovery of rich gold bearing…

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General News Inhuman Lorry Driver. Crushes Sheep Under Wheels. Bridge Turned Into Slaughter House

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

In one of the most inhuman acts which has come under the notice of the police in years an unknown motor lorry driver on Thursday morning…

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Railway Excursions to Sydney. This Month

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

Following closely upon the very extensive series of excursions which served all parts of the State during December, the Department of…

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Motor Service Owners

Cowra Free Press · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 4

The Government Tourist Bureau, wishing to make available to the travelling public complete details of fares and times of arrival and…

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Ungrateful Criminal Robs and Assaults His Benefactor. Sequel to Free Motor ‘Lift.’

Cowra Free Press · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 7

Mr. Jack Reed had an unpleasant experience on Christmas Day, through his good nature inducing him to pick up a stranger early that…

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The Motor World News & Notes from the N.R.M.A. Improved Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. Touring Department has been advised by the Kangaroo Valley tourist and Progress Association that the road surface on…

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Motor Service Owners

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

The Government Tourist Bureau, wishing to make available to the travelling public complete details of fares and times of arrival and…

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For Motorists. Driving Signals

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

A number of instances in busy streets in the metropolitan area where the drivers of cars and lorries have pulled out from the kerb…

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Motor Notes Position of Vital Controls

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

It is unfortunate that for a variety of reasons manufacturers have found it impossible to adopt a common standard practice with regard to the…

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Railway Station

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. Buttenshaw is in receipt of the following from Mr. Hartigan, Chief Commissioner for Railways:--"With reference to your letter of…

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A New Road

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 4

A new road running from the main Tenterfield-Casino road at a point six miles east of Tabulam to the New England Highway at…

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Forbes-grenfell Road

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 3

During the Centenary celebrations in Melbourne, and also during the Xmas, and New Year holidays, the motor traffic from the western…

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