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

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

592 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 15 of 30

Dreadful Injury Sustained by Youth In Road Collision Sulky Shaft Through Face

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 1

Before daylight on Monday morning, about five miles on the the Goolagong side of Canowindra, Mr. D. McGrath, who…

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Compensation Awarded To Local Railway Official

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 1

At a sitting of the Workers' Compensation Commission, held at Wyalong on 13th March last, Keith Francis Fethers, a porter employed at…

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Motor Cycling Harry Hinton's Success On B.S.A. Cycles

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 4

Motor cycle risers like Jockeys, have their lean times as well as their winning periods. Granting the element of good luck, the…

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Motor Notes Checking Chassis Lubrication

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 June 1935 · page 1

Various forms of chassis lubrication are now provided; the old grease cups have been supplanted by pressure systems with individual nipples at the…

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Motor Notes Weekly News Summary. (Supplied by the Royal Automobile Club of Australia). Dangerous Application of Brakes

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 20 June 1935 · page 2

In quite a number of instances recently it has been noticed that drivers are skidding when pulling up suddenly especially in the heavy city…

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Weethalle Notes Improved Train Service

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 4

With the advent of the Water [?]me table, the trail servce on the Barmedman Rankins Springs line is to be increased to three times…

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Corrugations on Road Surfaces Forbes Engineer's Views' On Modern Problem

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 9

What is the cause of corrugations on roads? The question has been probably asked on more occasions than…

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"Worst in Shire" Forbes-Garema Road Council's Admission Engineer's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 3

If there were a prize for the worst road in the Jemalong Shire, the councilors themselves would hand the blue…

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The Motor World News and Notes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 4

A motorist was summoned at Croydon (England) for failing to give way to a pedestrian at a crossing. The pedestrian was a police…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 4

A German spa, Bad Nauheim, deals leniently with motorists who leave their cars in the wrong places. The police affix a little rhyme in German…

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Having Goods in Custody Police Case Over Motor Parts

Cowra Free Press · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 1

Although he brought along two witnesses to support his contention that he was the owner of two headlight globes, two…

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Caught Red-handed Thief in Railway Station (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. While detectives were patrolling the Balgownie Railway Station late last night they saw the floor of the…

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Motor Notes Tinkering with the Steering

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 6

It is the natural order of things that after long service there might be some looseness in the steering which calls for adjustment. The signs…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Air Ports As Motorists' Resorts

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1935 · page 4

The airports throughout England have become one of the most popular week-end resorts at which motorists foregather. Throughout the…

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Wynall Road Races

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 10
Also in The West Wyalong Advocate

The manufacturers of the well- known Wynall cycles (Bennett and Barkell) have promoted a series of three races--League seniors, amateur…

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Posts on Roads Are They Dangerous? Engineer Says, "No"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 2

A letter from the Main Roads Department to the Hon. E. A. Buttenshaw, M.L.A, Minister for Lands, in connection with…

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Ungarie and District News Ungarie F. & S. ASSOCIATION Requests to Council Road Works Required

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 2

Ungarie Farmers and Spiders' Associaion, at the last meeting of the Bland Shire Council, made appllcation to have Weissel's Lane formed…

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Developmental Roads. Shire's Objective Achieved

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 2

The commencement of the work on the reconstruction of the developmental roads Grenfell via Thuddungra to Bribbaree marks the…

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Cowra Bank Clerk’s Lucky Escape When Motor Bike Bursts Into Flames

Cowra Free Press · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 1

After he had filled his motor bike with petrol at Woodstock from a bowser at Mr. J. E. Mudge’s store on Wednesday…

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