Inefficient Brakes Local Motorist Fined £5
At the local Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M., Arthur Buttriss Loxley was fined £5 and 8- costs for driving a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
566 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 25 of 29
£15,000 Aerodrome No Further Action Yet
In a report to Bland Shire Council at its meeting at West Wyalong the President (Cr. A. T. B. Holland) stated that the responsible…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A German Train Speed Record
A streamlined, oil-engined train, during an experimental run from Berlin to Hamburg, reached a speed of 133.6 miles an hour. It is reported…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bland Creek Bridge Council Rejects Proposal
Following the receipt of information from Weddin Shire Council (Grenfell) and the Condobolin P.P. Board, advising that they could not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Wartime Motoring
Number plates in England must no longer be illuminated. The only light visible to the rear should be the red rear light, with a 2in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Brevities
The financial figures for the first two months (July and August) of the current financial year show improvements on the figures for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Figures. 1939 and 1938. 1938 BRACKETED
Tickets sold 180 (234), coaching revenue. £273 (£294), goods revenue £1080 (£1049), tons handled 1280 (904), bales wool despatched…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Timetable. Re-issued on October 22
A new railway timetable will come into operation on October 22. The Silver City Comet from Parkes will be accelerated to reach Broken Hill at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Works Committee Report to Municipal Meeting Tar Surfacing Roads
The works committee of Forbes Municipal Council met last Wednesday afternoon and made a report to Thursday's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Letter-bag Summary of Contents New Bridge at Tomanbil
Plans and specifications for the construction of a concrete bridge over Mulyandry Creek, at Tomanbil, on the Forbcs-Cowra Road,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Barrier Lights On Grenfell Road Job Near Accident
A party of Forbes motorists who were returning from Wagga on Sunday night had a narrow escape from accident on the Grenfell Road,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unreasonable Use of Road
In the Wagga Police Court, the Mitchell Shire Council claimed £10 16s from G. Brunskill Ltd., contractors, of Wagga, for unreasonable use…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety Hints Pedestrian Speed
Pedestrians should develop a keen [?]nse of speed. Learn to gauge the rate of speed [?] the oncoming vehicle with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Progress in the Shire. The Old Tyagong Bridge
Accompanying Mr. George Bailey (Weddin Shire Engineer) on one of his tours through the Shire, on Tuesday, we came to the old Tyagong…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →2,000 MEN Will Be Given Work on Roads
The employment of at least 2,000 [?], mostly on roads of defence a[?] is expected, as a result from pending of [?]800,000 by the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Barrier Lights. On Grenfell Road Job. Near Accident
A party of Forbes motorists who were returning from Wagga on Sunday night had a narrow escape iron, accident on the Grenfell Road, about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sportsmen Take Risks (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)
The story comes from America of an action by one golfer against another for something like assault and battery. The plaintiff said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wood Ducks Cause Motor Smash
While travelling between Moree and Gurley in a utility truck, Mr. R. Langdon drove into a flock of wood ducks, which were feeding on grain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motorists' Corner Official R.a.c.a. Notes
WEEK END ACCIDENTS.—The first fine week end of the season ushered itself in with a crop of road accidents involving two deaths and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Timetable. Re-issued on October 22
A new railway timetable will come into operation on October 22. The Silver City Comet from Parkes will be accelerated to reach Broken Hill at…
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