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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

566 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 29

Road Safety The Highway Code

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 5

The Minister for Transport and President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales recently had published a code comprising such…

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Road Safety The Meaning of Courtesy

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 5

The Minister for Transport, Colonel Bruzner, was issued a special appeal to residents of the State to co-operate in what he calls the "New Deal for…

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Forbes Included In Police Road Safety Campaign Central Western Patrol "Calling Car 50" Radio Station's Assistance

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

Forbes this week became part of a patrol area in the Police Department's road safety campaign, when one of the…

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Train Delayed

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 3

The Diesel train that should have reached Condobolin at 5 minutes to 5 p.m. on Saturday has not yet arrived. Passengers are held up at…

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Love on Second Thoughts. the Train Arrives. Chapter Xxiii (Continued)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 3

Up sprang Rose Mary. Leaving a couple of coins on the metal trays with the two glasses of ice-cold water she hastened through the wicket gate…

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Motor Smash. Near Cowra

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 2

Four people were injured, when a car driven by W. T. Smith (21), of Canowindra, skidded in some loose gravel on the Blayney road 18 miles…

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Floods and Damage Follow Rain Children Swim in Street Man Rescued From Creek Fencing and Fallow Washed Away Railway Service Disorganised

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 2

From all parts of the State mesages have been received announcing that heavy rain has fallen, with the exception of the…

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Wheatgrowers' Union Seeks Free Railway Passes for Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 4

The New South Wales Wheatgrowers' Union carried a resolution asking the Government to grant to any farmer who might be disposing of his…

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Road Safety. Night Driving in Autumn

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 1

Darkness is a prime factor in causing highway accidents and this is particularly noticeable during the long and foggy nights of the…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. "Higgling and Huckstering."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 1

"One's experience of public administration in London forbids any expression of surprise that the negotiations should pass through this…

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Road Clearing in Buhcher District

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 10

With the object of opening up more country from the Burcher-Condobolin road to the Jemalong Shire Council boundary, Lachlan Shire Council has…

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Noxious Weeds Prosecution Who Controls Public Road Council or M.R.B.? P.M. Reserves Decision

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 3

Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M., was engaged in a rather lengthy hearing on Tuesday of a case in which the Jemalong Shire proceeded against…

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Motor Act Breaches

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

Walter A. Winding pleaded guilty to failing to renew his car registration within three days, and was fined 1- and 8- court costs at Forbes Police…

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Death Rate Falls Attack on Road Accidents

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 3

The Minister for Transport, Colonel Bruxner, who is President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, announces that in the first six…

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The State Railways. Magnitude of Undertaking. Address to Rotary Club

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 4

The main address at the Rotary Club luncheon last Monday was delivered by Mr. W. Hodder, and he gave some very interesting details of…

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Long Call for Road News

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. touring department received its longest telephone call for road information recently, when a Tasmanian motorist rang the…

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Death Rate Attack on Road Accidents Colonel Bruxner's Statement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 5

The Minister for Transport, Colonel Bruxner, who is President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, has…

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Mobilising the Motor Trade

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 5

The whole of the retail motor trade and garage services of Great Britain will be mobilised in the event of war, all resources being utilised by…

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Railway Workers Regulation Strike Discussed at Mass Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 1

No decision was reached at the mass meeting of traffic members of the A. R.U. held yesterday afternoon regarding the introduction of a "work to…

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All Clear Now Railway Line Repaired

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 2

The emergency gangs who have been engaged in repairing damage caused to the Sydney-Lake Cargelligo railway line by recent rain on the…

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