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

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

498 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 25

Train Services Reduced Again

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 2

From last Monday still further reductions have had to .be made in the train service between Parkes and Ivanhoe…

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Navy In Action Bombards Stavanger Aerodrome Air Force Active Too (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 1

A message from London states: An Admiralty communique states that the Navy heavily bombarded Stavanger aerodrome for…

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Road Surfacing Is It Satisfactory? Aldermen Voice Fears

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 3

Aldermen at Monday night's meeting of Condobolin Municipal Council voiced fears that the bitumen surfacing being…

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Windscreen Smashed by Cauliflower Motorist Cut on Face

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 1

Morgan Francis, of Glood Street, Bondi, was about to pass a lorry loaded with cauliflowers on the Western Highway this week when a…

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Train Services Curtailed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 4

Commencing yesterday until further notice the State's train services have been curtailed. A rail motor will leave Cowra for…

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Yalgogrin Road Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 2

As the result of injuries received when their sedan car overturned on the Yalgogrin Road, about 9 miles from West Wyalong, Mrs Louise Maud…

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Open Road Is Danger

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 4

On the evidence of the road accident figures for the first few months, it is likely that 1940 will go down in history as the year in which accidents…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. "Get-you-home" Scheme

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 1

Motorists in England are coming generously to the ald of the latest Y.M.C.A. service for the troops—the "Get-you-Home" Scheme. At several…

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Motor Transport Service Between Sydnev and West Wyalong Now in Operation

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 2

Messrs F. L. Riley & Sons, of West Wyalong, have displayed considerable enterprise in instituting a road motor transport…

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Road Danger Wood Dropped From Lorries Correspondence The Editor, "Forbes Advocate," Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 3

Sir:-- Might I draw the attention of those concerned by medium of your columns to an increasing menace to road traffic…

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Gowra Road

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 3

Farmers are taking advantage of the favorable weather to go ahead with their cropping operations, the hum of the tractor being heard even…

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Free Road Service with Insurance

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 2

Messrs. Bennie S. Cohen & Son (N.S.W.) Pty. Ltd. will shortly be issuing a new Motor Car Insurance Policy which will include Free Road…

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Minister's Approval. Motor Transport of Goods. Not Handled by Railways

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 3

Considerable inquiry from all parts of the Stale, and especially from the country, indicates that the relaxation of the law, in certain…

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Car Door Flew Open Forbes Road Accident. Two Admitted To Hospital

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 4

Mrs. J. Riley. Gordon street, Condobolin, and Mrs. Best, of Sydney, were admitted to Condobolin District Hospital on Sunday…

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Third Commissioner For Victorian Railways SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 4

The Victorian Cabinet yesterday appointed Mr. R. G. Wishart as third Commissioner for Railways. The appointment is for five years,…

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Railway Ropes Local Carrier Fined For Having Them in His Possession

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

Elwyn Hugo pleaded guilty, at the local Police Court on Tuesday, to having railway rapes illegally in his possession, and was fined £2 or…

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Train Services Curtailed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 3

A rail motor will leave Cowra for Grefell at 7.5 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, arriving Grenfell at 9.12…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Revenue Down

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 1

The effect which reduced motor cravel and transport can have on municipal revenue is illustrated by information given to Manchester City…

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Offto War More Recruits Depart Others Will Follow Shortly Farewells at Soldiers' Club and Railway Station

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 2

Another batch of ten recruits for the A.I.F. left West Wyalong late last week for Parramatta, Where they will undergo a second…

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Motor Notes Business As Usual

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 4

When I announced that the Light Car Club was doing, its utmost to follow Mr. Menzies' appeal to "carry on" I hinted that it would be business…

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