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

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

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Toll of the Road. Appalling Totals

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 2

The number of people killed in road accidents in England last week was the second lowest since weekly statistics were first published last…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Motorists' Wet Weather Troubles

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 4

The frequent spells of wet weather during December played havoc among the ignition systems of cars, says the N.R.M.A. During the month…

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Motor Cyclists Invasion Arrive Late on Sunday Afternoon. and Leave Early This Morning, m n

Cowra Free Press · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 1

Yesterday afternoon between the hours of 5.45 and 7.40 no less than 135 motor cyclists, as competitors in the “Telegraph”…

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Special Grant to Bland Shire Council Bridge Over Bland Creek

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 2

Hon. E. A. Buttenshaw, M.L.A., Minister for Lands, has been informed by Hon. E. S. Spooner, Minister for Local Government, that a…

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Story of Shot Forbes Ma Nfor Trial Road Quarrel

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 4

Charged with having maliciously wounded Ernest James Hackett, with intent to do grievous godily harm, Edward Harold Gannon, of Forbes,…

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QUANDIALLA F. & S.A. Deputation to Railway Commissioners

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 5

At a meeting of the Quandialla Farmers and Settlers Association, Messrs N. Conn and D. Kelly were selected was delegates, in conjunction…

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Driftf Sand Menace Sea Lake-Kulwin Line Train Stopped Near Nandaly

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 6

Carried by gales, drift sand covered the rails to a depth of 3 feet for more than a mile on the railway line three miles beyond Nandaly last week and…

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The New Railway Station Plans Now Approved Of

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 3

Further to my letter of the 19th ultimo regarding the provision of new station buildings at Condobolin, I would like to let you know that I have…

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Motor Notes Alternative Top Gears

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 1

He would be a hardy man who dared in this age of quick development to forecast what will be the car of the future, but we will take the risk of…

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Miscellaneous Killed by Train in Sydney. Mr. George Barry, of Young

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

A shocking death was met by Mr. George Barry (46), former hire car driver, of Young, when he was killed by a train in Sydney near Granville…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Tree Planting for Beauty

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. has been advised that the Boree Shire Council has undertaken extensive tree planting for roadside improvement. On the…

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Certified Motor Mechanics

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Central Executive Council of the Primary Producers.' Union it was decided that the Council use its influence to have…

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GOOLAGONG ex-Minister for Railways Seriously Ill

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 9

The many friends of Mr. Martin Flannery will regret to learn that he had a recurrence of his old illness, and is now an inmate of ‘Warialda’…

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Bridge Wanted For, Billabong Creek Gunning Gap Moves Deputation to Shire Gunning Gap, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 3

The recurring problem of getting access to Forbes during floods in the Billabong Creek, was revived at the meeting of the…

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Narrow Escape In Peculiar Accident Car Driver's Experience On Gunning Gap Road

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 1

While on their way to Forbes a few days ago, Messrs. W. J. Dwyer and W. Connell, with Miss Margaret Dwyer at the wheel of…

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Certified Motor Mechanics

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 7

At the last meeting of the Central Executive Council of the Primary Producers' Union It was decided that the Council use its influence to have…

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INDIGNANT! Railway Commissioner Hartigan Unfair Suggestion

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 8

In the issue of the "Railway Advocate," published on January 15, appeared the text of a Departmental document containing…

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Motor Notes Back-Pressure and Obstructed Exhausts

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

Many false impressions are held concerning the possible effects of back pressure in the exhaust line and a majority of car owners seem to think…

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Women Motorists

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 6

According to accident statistics recently issued in England, it looks as if the generally accepted idea that women motorists are…

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Destroying Grasshoppers. Motor Helps

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 4

A Moree grazier, Mr. R. H. Dewar, of Avroe, Moree, has invented a device for destroying grasshoppers that has created a good deal of interest…

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