Jumped From Truck When Wheels Locked Motorist's Predicament
When Bill Ford, a member of Coles and Cannon's staff, was driving a second-hand utility from Sheriff Street into Court Street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1938
560 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 28
24 Hour Trial City Motor Cyclists Pass Through 622 Miles Circuit
Biding to time, with the exception of two cyclists who experienced mishaps between Forbes and Eugowra, the 24 motor cyclists…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Weekly Motor Summary Motor Car Lighting Systems
The Royal Automobile Club of Australia suggests that motorists might, with advantage, regard the approach of winter time as a signal for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo Aerodrome Will Cost £10,000
A new site for the proposed aerodrome at Dubbo has been investigated by the Municipal Council, and Plans and specifications have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FLOORED The Combined Deputation Re Trunk Road No. 61
The deputation which waited upon Mr. H. H. Newell, Commissioner for Main Roads, in Sydney on Thursday, urging that the status of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trunk Road 61 Reason for Regression Dept. Explanation
Forbes Municipal Council received the following letter directed to Mr. H. O. Elliott, M.L.A., by the Department of Main Roads, on the reasons for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miraculous Escape Train Crashes into Utility Truck Forbes Man's Experience
Struck with considerable force by a train at a level crossing three miles this side of Parkes early on Tuesday morning, a back wheel and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Out of the Question" Parkes-Eugowra As Main Road Mr. Newell's 1936 Statement a Somersault
In view of the decision of the Main Roads Board to proclaim the Parkes Eugowra Road a main road as from July 1 next, the following…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£400 Claim for Damages in Motor Car Accident Woods v. MILLS £100 Verdict for Plaintiff
THE only contested case in the Forbes District Court this week was that in which, before his Honor Judge Barton and a jury of four, Neville Woods, of Forbes (by his nearest friend, Claude Woods) proceeded against Charles George Mills, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Killed in Aeroplane Smash
ADELAIDE.—Roy Gropler, 22, pilot, and two passengers named Karl Ostram and Miss Laurel Shiels, were killed when an aeroplane crashed about 12 miles' from the city. The accident, details of which at present are only brief, occurred when…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor News a Holiday Free From Breakdowns
Nothing more quickly spoils the enjoyment of a motoring holiday than a roadside breakdown, and it is interesting, the R.A.C.A. observes to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Works Engineer's Report for February Aerodrome & Cricket Ground
The report of the engineer, Mr. T. N. Stephens, to last Thursday's meeting of the local Municipal Council outlined the work done…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water Channels On South Condobolin Road Danger and Detriment to Travelling Stock
When Dir. A. S. Wheatley, chairman of Forbes P.P. Board, goes to Sydney this week in a private capacity to attend the deputation to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorists' Camping Ground Council Decides on Goolagong Road Dam Site
The matter of a tourist camping ground was mentioned at the Council meeting on Tuesday night, and Ald. Douglass moved the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Camping Ground Goolagong Road Dam Site Chosen
On Tuesday night Grenfell Municipal Council decided upon the Goolagong Road dam as a tourist camping site, and we congratulate teh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Excursions in April to and From Sydney. Anywhere to Anywhere in New South Wales. Interstate
In this issue the Department of Railways announces the extensive arrangements made for excursion travel next month…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Selling's Road Proposal (To the Editor. "Advocate")
Sir: On Thursday 3rd March Hand Shire Council, which was repesented by Crs. C. J. M. Thomas I. Prentice. Messrs Smith (Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck by Rail Motor Serious Injuries Sustained. (By Wire) Sydney
Archibald Thomas Hill, aged 22 years, was crossing the railway lines near South Parade, Campsie, last night, when he was struck by a rail…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Excursions in April. to and From Sydney Anywhere to Anywhere in New South Wales. Interstate
In this issue the Department of Railways announces the extensive arrangements made for Excursion travel next month…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Excursions in April
In this issue the Department of Railways announces the extensive arrangements made for Excursion travel next month. Commencing about two weeks…
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