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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 9 of 29

Assure Safety To Suspension Bridge Ungarie Creek Crossing

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 9

Because of the grave danger of fatalities during floods, the Ungarie Parents, and Citizens' Association has asked the Bland Shire Council to…

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Into the Land of Egypt On the Road to Sinai

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 6

AT 5 o'clock the next morning, Mr Vallinis arrived to take me to Sinai. The two cars were drawn up outside the hotel. It is a rule of the…

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"Pyjama Girl" More Clothing Found In Howlong Road Lagoon ALBURY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 1

More womans clothing has been discovered by the police in the lagoon on the Howlong road. It is still considered possible that they may belong…

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"Had Suffered Sufficiently" Sequel to Fatal Motor Smash at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 1

At the local Police Court on Tuesday, Percy Roy Bradbury pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle without being the holder…

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CYCLIS Big Increa (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 1

An outstanding feature of the road accidents in this State during 1938, according to statistics just released is in the increased number of pedal…

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Motoring Section

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 4

I am indeed very sorry that I was unable to publish in last Thursday's edition the motoring section owing to the fact that I was called away…

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Fatal Motor Smash On Parke's Road One Killed Three Injured All Parke's Men

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 1

ONE OF THE worst motor crashes on the Parke's Forbes Road was that which occurred on Sunday afternoon, shortly after three o'clock, when a car driven by Edward John Johnson, aged 25, got out of control at a spot about 3½ miles…

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Noxious Weeds Prosecution Who Controls Public Road Council or M.r.b.? P[?] Reserves Decision

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 4

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

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Tramway Strike Threatened in Sydney Go Slow Tactics Through Holiday Period! (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 1

Unless the Transport Com missioner (Mr. Neale) concedes the demands of the Tramways union for improved conditilns…

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Mobilising Motor Trade

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 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 the…

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Lucky Escape Forbes Motorists Have "Blow out" On Way to Cowra

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 1

Mr. Gordon Smith, of Sheriff Street, left Forbes shortly before 9 a.m. on Sunday for Burrowa, where he was proceeding to bring…

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April Fool "Corpse." On Harbor Bridge

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 5

With its neck elongated a "corpse' swung from beneath the roadway of the Sydney Harbor Bridge, horrify-early morning travellers on…

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Council in Control Of Main and Public Roads Noxious Weeds Prosecution

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 6

The postponed case in which Jemalong Shire Council proceeded against David McCarron, of Eugowra, for falling to take…

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Washaway Delays Forbes Sydney Train Waits at Parkes Till Midnight

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 1

The passenger train from Forbes to Sydney was delayed at Parkes until midnight on Tuesday because of a serious washaway between…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Free Service Station

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 3

Evidently believing that every op-portuntiy should be taken in case the chance never comes again a motorist who reached a flooded road in…

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Boys Hold Protest Meeting on Train

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 10

Schoolboys have protested against' a statement by Mr. W. Honner that school children travelling on trains "develop into a…

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Road Safety Night Driving in Autum

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 2

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

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Wilful Damage To New Train Seats and Tables Destroyed (By Wire) [?] SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 1

When the new train, which is to be used on the Sydney-Newcastle service was opened for public inspection at the Central Railway Station…

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Two Injured Car and Motor Cycle Collide Girl May Lose Leg by Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 1

Phyllis Gough, aged 18 years, and Oscar Whiteman, aged 29 years, were injured last night when their machine and a motor car collided in the…

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Prize Bull Runs Amok. Cut to Pieces by Goods Train

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 2

A bull which Avon prizes at the Royal Show, and which was purchased only on Tuesday by the Commonwealth Wool and Produce…

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