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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 9 of 30

Archbishop Kelly In Motor Accident SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 1

Archbishop Kelly received sh[?] but was not injured when his car in which he was travelling from St Mary's Cathedral to Lew[?]ham…

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Railway Robbery Sequel

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 4

At Hillston Police Court, Dariell James Gordon Hartley Bayliss, 35, railway porter, was charged with breaking and entering Hillston…

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Motor Notes Punctured Carburettor Float

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 1

The metal of the carburettor float is necessarily made very thin in order to secure lightness and sometimes a pin prick puncture occurs either…

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Appalling Accident Two Men Killed William Ellis & Roy Spencer Ewers. Head-on Motor Cycle Smash

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 2

Nothing more shocking by way of a road accident has happened in Condobolin district than that which accounted for the death of the two young…

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Miscellaneous Cowra Grenfell Motor Service

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1935 · page 3

Mr. Harry Goodridge notifies in this issue that he has discontinued the Grenfell-Cowra motor service. For many years Mr. Goodridge has…

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More Railway Trespassers Have a Field Day at the Police Court Yesterday. Two Plead Not Guilty, But All Are Fined

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 28 March 1935 · page 5

There were no less than ten offenders charged with the trespassing on Railway premises yesterday, all but two of…

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AERODROME Wanted in Forbes Council Seeks Power To Improve Site

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 1

That some steps should be taken to make the Yellow Waterhole reserve a recognised aerodrome for Forbes was the…

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Australian Railways Earn Less Than Last Year SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 1

The nett. earnings of all Australian Government railways in 1933/34 were lower by £152,000 than in 1932/ 33…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Bridge in the Car

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

An American body designer, who is aiming at movable armchair seats for all except the driver, sets no reason why passengers should not play…

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After Over A Quarter Of A Century Mr. Tom Hetherington Re Tires From the Railway Service. to Make Way for a Younger Man. and Is Honored by His Mates

Cowra Free Press · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 1

At about 10 o’clock on Saturday morning a very happy little function took place at the Loco Shed, when after over 25 years…

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Lake Cargelligo News Special Train

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 5

Sunday week was a Gala Day for Lake Cargelligo when the special train arrived from Temora conveying swimmers and cyclists. The train was…

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Motor Notes Curing Harsh Riding

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 4

If after a year or two of use it as noticed that the car seems to have lost its good riding qualities and is either harsh on rough roads or erratic…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Road Loan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 7

It has been stated that the Union of South Africa is to raise a four-' million-pound loan in London in con-, nection with a big national road…

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Both Legs Severed Thrown Under Truck Train and Cycle Collide (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 1

Ronald Atkins, aged 22 years, had both legs severed below the Knees, when a goods truck passed over him at Mascot last night…

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Condobolin Inquest Two Motor Cyclists Killed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 6

The Condobolin deputy Coroner (Mr. C. H. Leifermann) returned a verdict of accidental death at the inquest regarding the deaths of Roy…

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Railway Debt Huge Saving in Interest

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 9

"The railway debt, incurred largely in the interests of the development of the State, bulks large in the debt total of New South Wales," said…

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Motor Vans New Hire Regulations

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 7

The secretary of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Proprietors' Transport Association (Mr, R. J. Fitagerald), said that a new regulation had come…

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Motor Breaches Prosecutions at Forbes Court Many Offenders

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 5

A number of prosecutions under the Motor Traffic Act were dealt with at Forbes Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. M. J Ryan…

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Car and Cycle Collide. Accident on Grenpell Road. Rider Admitted to Hospital

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 2

The precence of mind and careful driving of Mr. Claude Oliver probably prevented a fatal accident about two miles from Young on the…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. "Car for The. People."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 1

When Herr Hitler opened the Berlin Motor Snow he stated that preliminary plans for "a car for the people" had already been produced…

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