New Main Road Shire Council Co-operates West Wyalong to Narandera
The Main Roads Board, Sydney, wrote to the monthly meeting of Bland Shire Council, West Wyalong, asking if Council would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1938
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Shocking Disaster on Harbor Twenty Two People Lose Their Lives Packed Motor Launch Sinks When Waterlogged Worst Tragedy in Sydney for Ten Years Pathetic Scene as People Search for Relatives (By Wire) Sydney
In Sydney's worst harb or disaster since the sinking of the Greycliffe ten years ago, twenty-two people are known to have been drowned while a number of persons are missing. Nearly eighty persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne Drivers Shown Up by Sydney Motorists
A trip to Sydney for the 150th anniversary celebrations has made the Melbourne Town Clerk. Mr. Wootton, disgusted with Melbourne motor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Main Roads Board Policy Seriously Affects Forbes Parkes-Eugowra To Be Main Road Standard Of Eugowra-Forbes And Forbes-Condobolin Roads Reduced
FORBES Municipal and Jemalong Shire Councils are in receipt of communications from the Main Roads Board of New South Wales this week which will have a serious effect on residents of the town and district, besides having a bearing of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Causeway Weeded on Girral Road
Following the receipt of a letter from Mr. W. j. Stear, of, Calleen, drawing attention to the necessity for a causeway ou a road leading to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clowery Tank Road More Work Needed
A request from the Weethalle branch of the Wheatgrowers' Union was before the monthly, meeting of Bland Shire Council asking for fnore…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. to Relieve Congestion
Mayor La Guardia, of New York, has instituted what may be a worth while plan to increase parking facilities and reduce traffic congestion in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Smash
John J. Cook, of George-street, Bathurst, received a probable fracture of the right leg when a car in which he and a party of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Accident
Recently a Dodge motor car, driven by Mr. Birrel, manager of the Bank of N.S.W., Coonamble, capsized and turned over twice, about 15 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Air Pageant Crash At Orange Aerodrome Opening Plane Damaged; Pilot and Passenger Escape
Pilot Monty Fowler, of Sydney, and Robert Pockley, Orange photographer, suffered minor injuries when a Royal Aero Club machine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Expensive Trip in Special Train For Wyalong Youth
At the Wyalong Police Court on Thursday last before Mr. N. L. Sheridan. P.M., William Bray, laborer of Wyalong, pleaded guilty to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Car of Sweet Smoothness Hudson Terraplane Custom Sedan Road Test Review
After a road test given one of the recently released 1938 series of Hudson Terraplane Custom sedans, the motor writer of "Country Life,"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trunk Road Cudal-Forbes-Condobolin Protest Against Its Regression Conference To Be Called
Forbes Municipal Council, at a special meeting last night, considered the Main Road Board's announcement, as contained in the report published in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrible Flood Through Valley Camps Railway Workers Swept Away 16 Bodies Recovered Auckland
Flood waters 15 feet deep, which surged through the valley camps of railway workers near Wairoa while they slept early…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Burcher Motor Garage Gutted Electricity Supply Destroyed
A fire which commenced in Ceely's Garage, Burcher, at about 9 a.m on Sunday morning completely gutted the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. His Good Record
A fine of sixpence was imposed at Belfast on a pedestrian for jay-walking, reports a London motoring Journal. He was knocked down by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Fires
In reply to complaints from the Parkes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, the Department of Railways had a letter before the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girl Cyclist Against Train
Miss Jean Sefton, Lithgow's champion cyclist, next week will make another attempt to race the passenger train from Lithgow to Wentworth Falls…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goolagong Wants Bridge Shire Wants Money GOOLAGONG, Thurs
A request was made to the Boree Shire by the secretary of the Progress Association, Mr. M. Riley, that a start be made on the proposed Nyrang Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mirrool Creek Bridge Grant of £250 is Possibility
A grant of £250 towards the cost of a bridge over Mirrool Creek, Beneramah, was forecast by the Carrathool Shire President at Monday's…
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