Railway Parcels Record December Consignments 36,410 Above 1936
The Secretary for Railways (Mr. W. H. Newman) said that another railway record had, been established in the parcels business handled at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1938
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Parkes Water Shortage Representations to Forbes Council Railway Department Supplied
Owing to a water shortage at Parkes, where restrictions have had to be imposed for some weeks, representatives of the Parkes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Suppressing Noise
Vienna now has a squad of mobile police for the examination of noisy car engines. Excessive noise results in license suspension until…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Busiest in Years Xmas Month at Railway Station Traffic Statistics
Mure people left Forbes by train and more parcels were received at Hie railway station by local residents during December than during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Notes News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Blood Test in Denmark
Denmark has passed a regulation that in the event of an accident, not only must the driver undergo a blood test for the presence of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parkes Water Shortage Representation to Forbes Council Railway Department Supplied Thus the Forbes "Advocate"
Owing to a water shortage at Parkes, where restrictions halve had to be imposed for some weeks, representatives of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Weekly Motor Notes Screen-Wiper Hints
Motorists often find that when they wish to use their windscreen wipers on a rainy day after a spell of dry weather, the mechanism fails to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Men Flirt with Death Car Crashes into Bridge on Condo. Road Escaped Without Scratch
Three well-known Forbes men, involved in a motor accident on the Condobolin Road late on Sunday afternoon when the tourer in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Studio Theatre 'The End of the Road"
The management of the Studio Theatre are proud to present Sir Harry Lauder in "The End of the Road" next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Weed-killing Train. Southern Railway ("The Railway Gazette," London)
A new train, claimed to be the most efficient weed-killing train in the world, has been brought into service by the Southern Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opened Fifty Years Harden-blayney Railway. Celebrations Likely at Cowra
Arrangements are being made for the celebrations of a highly important anniversary at Cowra—the golden jubilee of the completion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miscellaneous N.s.w. Railway Brevities
Reduced to terms of £1, the railway revenue for 1936-1937 was derived from sources as follow:— Goods and livestock, 10/4[?]d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Notes News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. a New Test
America has discovered a new test for drivers suspected of inebriation. They are caused to blow through a tube into a toy balloon which has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miscellaneous Schoolboys' Railway Cruise 16th TO 22nd MAY, 1938
Arrangements have been completed for a Schoolboys' Railway. "Cruise" to be operated during the May school vacation, 1938…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nearly Finished Repairs to Suspension Bridge Stronger Than Ever BEDGERABONG, Wed
The suspension bridge, known as "Straney's Bridge," is nearing completion. It is much stronger this time than ever before, and should be quite…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wyangala Dam Its Future as a Tourist Resort Road Application
Many people predicted that Wyangala Dam in a few years will become an inland Bond[?] or Coogee. It was announced at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Orange Road Blaze House and Furniture Destroyed Besgrove Family's Loss
An 8-roomed weatherboard home with furniture and household effects situated at "Riverside," about two miles from Forbes along the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cyclist Killed Crashed Into Lorry (By Wire) Sydney
Donald watson, aged 21 years, was killed last night, when his motor cycle crashed into the rear of a stationary motor lorry at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For Quicker Filling New Main Connection to Railway Water Tank 60,000 Gallons Daily to Department
For the past fortnight the local Municipal Council has been supplying the railway department with 60,000 gallons every day, the water…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →FORD V-8's Railway and Police Work Mobile Wireless Station
A Ford V-8 utility equipped with a folding 55ft. wireless mast and a transmitting set is being used by the N.S.W. Railways for patrol work around the…
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