Too Wet to Fly New King Travels by Train (By Wire)
A cable From London on Wednesday slates:—Unfavourable weather prevented the King from flying to Sandringham this afternoon, and he…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1936
636 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 32
Motor Train in Flames Excitement at Griffith Pulled from Station with Ropes
A motor train which runs between Narandera and Griffith, burst into bames at Griffith station on Thursday night, and was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News & Notes Cotton in Road-making
Plans for the construction, of several cotton-reinforced roads by the Bureau of Public Roads, United States Department of Agriculture,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Motor World News and NOTEs From the N.R.M.A. U.S. Farmers Are Carminded
Sixty per cent. of farmers in America run one or more cars per family. Yet only 12 per cent. of the population have running water in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Norman Lynch Killed In Motor Crash Near Yass Yass
When at a bad bend on the road about 4 miles from Yass at 5 o’clock this afternoon, Mr. Norman Lynch’s “Ford” utility…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Stop or I’ll Shoot” “Come Here, I Want You!” Young Canowindra Lady’s Experience. Was Crossing Railway Yards
Lurking in the Canowindra railway yards, a young man gave Miss Daphne Whalan an unpleasant scare when she was returning to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Notes Sidelights on the Science of Lubrication
The layman who seeks to understand the vast amount of technical publicity which is disseminated by the various oil companies and senders…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miscellaneous Did Not Drive Dangerously Charge Against Motorist Dismissed. Echo of Car and Sulky Smash. on Wombat Road
Because a motorist followed a toack [?]hich is not necessarily on the correct side of the road, and he is driving at a reasonable pace, he is not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire ! Good Save by Local. Brigade. Railway Hotel in Danger
At about 2 p.m. on Monday last the fire alarm startled the community, and shortly afterwards black clouds of smoke were belched into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M. A. His Safety Lesson
A youthful motorist who was involved in an accident with a police car in Chicago, was sentenced by the magistrate to compose a 500-word…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mrs. Ken Richards Dead As a Result of Motor Accident Near Hartley. Car Skids on Loose Gravel and Turns Over. an Extremely Sad Fatality
When the news gained currency in Cowra last week that Mr. Ken Richards, perhaps one of the best known motor men in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car and Motor Cycle Collide Young Sydney Man Killed and Cowraite Badly Injured. Another Holiday Fatality
Particulars are to hand of yet another motor accident, which was attended with fatal results, a Cowraite being one cf the victims,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Glass Roads
America has solved the problem of what to do with empty glass bottles-- which are not now allowed to be used a second time as containers--by using…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Accident Car Turns Over Occupants Uninjured
Mr. E. Harris, of West Wyalong, accompanied by Messrs E. Rushton and N. Bell, left here by car on Saturday evening last for Sydney, At…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Depicturing on Roads a Legal Point
The public generally do not usually concern themselves in acquiring an intimate knowledge of the law. At times, however, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Notes Obstruction of Ambulances
It has been recently reported that an ambulance while rushing an extremely urgent case to hospital in the metropolitan area was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclonic Storm in N.Z. Three Persons Dead Ferrv Damaqea on Rocks Train Derailed (By Wire) Sydney
A severe cyclonic storm raged throughout the Auckland district (New Zealand) yesterday, causing extensive damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes Transmission and Chassis Lubricants
The qualities aud purpose of engine oils, and the need for using the approved grade of lubricant in the engine have often been emphasised. Similar…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Several Charges Aerodrome Arrest. Sydney
At the Paddington Court to-day Charles Edward Martin, or Leslie Thomas Tarrant (23), a laborer, was committed for trial on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Broke in Two. Forbes Mail Train
When a heavy petrol waggon attached to the Forbes mail tram left che line at Daroobalgie, near Forbes, yesterday morning, tho train broke in…
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