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

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

636 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 32

CORRESPONDENCE At Jemalong Shire Meeting Many Road Requests

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 6

NO LESS than 41 letters were included in the correspondence "read before Friday's meeting of Jemalong Shire Council, which was attended by the full Council. Many of these had reference to requests for attention to various roads in the area…

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Motorist Fined Obstruction of Fire Engine P.M.'s REMARKS

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 4

At the Temora Police Court on Tuesday, Frank Kelsey, was charged with being the driver of a motor vehicle upon a public street, to wit…

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Trolley Buses To Replace Trams Experience in Other Countries

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 4

Tbe statement made by Mr. S. A. Maddocks, Commissioner for Road Transportiiion in New South Wales, who recently returned from a world…

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The Tramp a Printer Peeps Into the Past

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 7

There passed through Orange last week one of a class which is fast disappearing, viz., the itinerant compositor, known in his…

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Annual Visit Railway Commissioners Forbes Requests

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 1

When the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners arrived in Forbes yesterday morning on their annual visit of inspection, they were met…

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Eugowra-Parkes Railway Dropped

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 8

The first business meeting of the newly formed Parkes and District Chamber of Commerce dealt with the weighty problem of deciding whether…

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Motor Notes Garages of Ample Size

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 4

A not uncommon mistake made by persons who are having new residences built is to be satisfied with a garage which is far too small for real…

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Motor Crash on Canowindra Road One Man in Hospital

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 23 April 1936 · page 7

Travelling in opposite directions along the Canowindraroad to-night, at about 7 o’clock, a motor delivery…

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Railway Excursions. for May School Holidays

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1936 · page 1

The Secretary for Railways notifies that excursion trains will be run to and from Sydney for the benfit of scholars, teachers, parents and others…

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Railway Excursions.. For May School Holidays

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 23 April 1936 · page 8

The Secretary for Railways notifies that Excusion trains will be run to and from Sydney for the benefit of scholars, teachers,…

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Sutton Forest-Bundanoon Road

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 1

Following on representations made by the N.R.M.A., the seven and a half miles of road between Sutton Forest and Bundanoon is to be reconstructed…

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Found Missing Aiimen Seen from Aeroplane Wreckage Among Trees MELBOURNE

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 1

The search for the missing Air Force machine in Central Australia ended this afternoon with the diseovery of the plane crashed in…

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228 KILLED Road Accidents 3,089 Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 2

In an analysis issued by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Maddocks) 228 persons are shown to have been killed and 3089 injured in…

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Road Works In Jemalong Shire Several Contracts Authorised

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 2

The report of the Engineer, Mr. A. J. Booth, to last Friday's meeting of Jemalong Shire Council stressed the need of work on…

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Railway Excursions for School Holidays

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 7

The Secretary for Railways notifies that excursion trains will be run to and from Sydney for the benefit of scholars, teachers, parents and others…

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IMPROVEMENTS Promised by Railway Officials QUANDIALLA

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 6

Several deputations met the Railway Commissioners on their annual visit to Quandialla on Monday. Better trunking arrangements for…

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Killed by Train Parkes Tragedy

Cowra Free Press · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 5

A body indentified as that of Mrs. Catherine Pritchard, wife of Mr. Allan Pritchard, of Parkes, was found about 11…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Holiday Drivers Praised

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 4

With a few exceptions the standard of driving during the Easter holidays was good, according to the observations made by officers of the…

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Attack on Addis Ababa 3,000 Motor Lorries Italian Concentration (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 1

A cable from Dessye states:— Three thousand anotor lorries, laden with food and ammunitions, are concentratedftiere, in…

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Fired Shot Constable's Escape Motorist Gaoled

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 2

The story of now he had fired a shot after a speeding car, from which he had had a narrow escape, was told by Constable White, of Marulan,…

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