Fell From Train Garland Man's Lucky Escape Brewongle Accident. Found Wandering Near Line
Found wandering in a semidazed condition near the railway line at Brewongle on Tuesday, William C. English, is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1936
636 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 12 of 32
Died From Bullet Wound in Head Man Discovered on Cano-windra Road
A well-known identity of the town, Henry H. Horwood, aged about 54, was discovered lying on the Canowindra Road at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Killed by Train When Gathering Coal (By Wire) Sydney
Agnes Passmore, aged 76' years of Cessnock, was picking up coal in a railway cutting of tree Aberdair extended colliery yard,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Would Not Convict On Own Statement A Forbes Prosecution For Breach of Motor Act
An attempt on the part of the Forbes police to convict a man on his voluntary statement failed at the local Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lightning Strikes Motor Car. Occupants' Escape
Mr. and Mrs. H. Brown, of Daroo-balgie, had an amazing escape from death on Wednesday night last, when lightning struck their car durng a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Phosphorescent Sticks
The distinguishing walking sticks carried by blind people in America are sometimes coated with phosphorescent paint. France is said to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AERODROME On Forbes Racecourse Ald. Baggott's Plan Shunned by Council
That, in the event of the Forbes Jockey Club disbanding, efforts should be made to have the present, racecourse, and the Crown…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Deplorable Condition" Roads at Gubatta Bland Shire Will Help
Following on a complaint from the Wheatgrowers' Union, Gubatta, that the road running along the railway line in that locality was in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CYCLING Big Road Event Eleven to Race
The railway gates will be the cyclists' Mecca on Wednesday afternoon. The 20-mile handicap race sponsored and arranged by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Close a Road Permission Granted To Kikoira Residents
An application by Mr. Hoskinson, of Kikoira, to purchase and close a road near his property in that district has been approved of by Bland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Works Engineer's Report On Road Proposals Danger Signs
Works being carried out throughout the shire were mentioned in the report submitted by Engineer A. J. Booth at the monthly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Tram Scare Conductor and Driver Left Behind Young Man Drives It Off SYDNEY
While the driver and conductor of a tram were struggling with two young men on the roadway at Alexandria last night, one of the men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes Correct Cleaning
A car that is cleaned and polished once a month, but in the correct way, will probably at the end of three or four years be found to have kept its…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shire Roads Work at Pinnacle PINNACLE, Wed
Last week the Weddin Shire had its plant (tractor and grader) on the Pinnacle mall road, and graded different parts of same…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CYCLING 20-Mile Road Race Grimshaw Wins From Field of Ten
Finishing strongly, Ted Grim, shaw surprised the large number of cycling enthusiasts who gathered at the finishing line on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Junior Road Champ. Two French Boys Coming
Interest in the 1936 Australian Malven Star Junior Road Championship was intensified last week when an intimation was received to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Petrol Imports Rise
An amazing rise in the amount of petrol imported into the Commonwealth during the first nine months of the current financial year is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Open Verdict Coronial Inquiry. Railwayman's Death
At the Parkes Court on Saturday week, an inquest was held concerning the death of Joseph Frederick Fuge (55), railway sub-inspector, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes Improved Braking Systems
To judge from the 1936 models, the hydraulic braking system has won more favour among motor manufacturers, including track builders, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes R.A.C.A. Road Service
During the past two years the Royal Automobile Club of Australia has built up through its road service stations an organisation for…
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