Died From Injuries Bank Manager in Motor Smash On Goolagong-Canowindra Road
Serious injuries were sustained by Ross Terras (41). acting manager of the Bank of New South Wales. Goolagong, when the car in which he was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1937
658 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 33
Bog-hole on Road District Farmer Indignant
An indignant farmer writing to the last meeting of Bland Shire Council, said that a boghole on a road in the Mildil district, "would…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Works Mentioned by Councillors At Shire Meeting
When "general business"—that portion of the meeting set aside for members of Council to air their grievances as far as their own…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Workers Request for Holidays
A deputation from the railway unions asked the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) to give the members of the wages staff three…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Spending Petrol Tax Minister's Reply to Motorists
Spend all the petrol tax on road construction and more taxes would have to be imposed to enable Gov ernments to carry out other essential…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Production in Forbes District OVER 316,000 Bushels Received at Railway and Mill Busy December Traffic Silos Closed
As indicated in our last issue, December was a busy month at Forbes railway station. In passenger traffic alone…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Toll. Alarm Growing. Increased Death Roll During Past Year. Despite Safety Drives
Despite the safety campaign, and other means of reducing accidents, the death roll has now achieved graver proportions, and stern action…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring Notes Uniformity of Car Controls
Much has been accomplished internationally by the standardisation of various units and designs to provide greatest safety and efficiency for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Condobolin Railway Traffic Figures for Last Month
The business at the local railway station tor December has shown great improvement, and there has been an increase in every phase of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Senior Railway Detective a Presentation to Mr. A. J. Rose
Senior Railway Detective A. J. Rose, who has entered on long-service leave before his retirement from the railway service, was farewelled by his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Avon Dam Bridge Nearly Completed
The Royal Automobile Club of Australia has received notification from the Metropolitan Water Board that the new bridge over the Avon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Toll of Road 539 Victims of Speed
"During the past year 539 people have been sent to their graves through road accident, mostly caused by speeding motorists," said Sergeant Davis,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Proposed New Mail Train Service, Sydney to Forbes Express to Molong Improved Broken Hill Service
IMPROVED passenger services from Sydney to Forbes, and vice versa, and the introduction of a Deisel engine train, with air-condiboned carriages for the Broken Hill express between Parkes and the Silver City, are engaging the attention of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEARLY £600 a Week Fines Paid by Motorists
Statistics issued by the Traffic Department last week indicate the [?] of the drive by Transport authorities against motorists breaking…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Oppy" and Ford V-8 Mixes Cycling With Motoring Business"
Because thousands of small hero worshippers all over Australia prefer to see Hubert Opperman, famous international cyclist, on two wheels…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Neck Broken How Boss Terras Met His Death Eugowra Road Accident. Coroner’s Inquiry
The circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Ross Terras in the Canowindra Soldiers Memorial Hospital on Thursday last formed the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Aeroplane For Mr. G. B. S. Falkiner
An Aeronca light machine, which has arrived from England for Mr. G. B. S. Falkiner, of Haddon Rigg Station, will shortly make its first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Shorts Bridges, Roads and Noxious Weeds Loan Approved
A heavy batch of correspondence was received for consideration by the councillors of Jemalong shire Council at the meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Thrown From Car" Coroner's Finding Eugowra Road Smash
A graphic, account of the circumstances, surrounding, the car accident on the Canowlndra-Eugowra-road on the night of January 6,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Plant Shire Council Decision Tenders Called for Power Unit Road Signs
The suggested purchase of a second power-driven road-making plant, which, has been the subject of considerable…
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