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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 2 of 25

Road to Lake Cargelligo

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 5

Visitors to the Lake Cargelligo district are reminded by the N.R.M.A. touring department that owing to the heavy flooding which occurred some…

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The Motorists' Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes Sunday Petrol Ban

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 6

The topic every motorist is discussing at the moment is of course, the proposal to close garages on Sundays. It is by no means a new bone of…

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Work May Proceed Railway Road Reconstruction Engineer Supports Proposal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 1

After much agitation on the part of public bodies, and private individuals, it appears that Railway Road. West Wyalong, is to…

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New Year Starts Badly Many Road Accidents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 5

As reports are being received by the Department of Road Transport from all parts of the State it is becoming more and more…

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New Year Starts Badly. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 3

As reports are being received by the Department of Road Transport from all parts of the State, it is becoming more and more obvious that…

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Motoring with Difficulty

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 4

Cars may only be acquired in Germany on the production of a permit from the Reich Minister of transport. Intending owners must…

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A Bad Start In the New Year In Regard to Road Accidents (Issued by the Rood Safety Council of N.S.W.)

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 3

As reports are being received by the Department of Road Transport from all parts of the State, it is becoming more and more obvious…

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EXEMPTED From Motor Taxation Vehicles for Fire Fighting Purposes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 5

Vehicles used solely for public fire fighting use are exempt from the Motor Vehicles (Taxation) Act, and only £1 a year…

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Manildra Railway Disaster John Young's Death "Accidental", Says Coroner

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest at Molong on Saturday on John Richmond Young, a railway carpenter, of…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. No Road

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 3

One of the most needed and most interesting roads in the world will not now be constructed owing to the war. This was to have run from…

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"Pack Train" Economy. A.S.C. TRAINING Square Meals for our Troops

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

A saving of £200 a day for each 10,000 men in training was made by the military authorities when they introduced the daily "pack train" from…

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"Pack Train" Economy A.S.C. Training Square Meals for Our Troops

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 5

A saving of £200 a day for each 30,000 men in training was made by the military authorities when they introduced the daily "pack train"…

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The Motorist's Corner

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 5

SUNDAY PETROL BAN.—The topic every motorist is discussing at the moment, is of course, the proposal to close garages on Sundays. It…

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Savings Effected In the Feeding of Our Troops "Pack Train" Economy

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 6

A saving of £200 a day for each 10,000 men in training was made by the military authorities when they introduced the dally "pack…

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Police Patrol Busy Nine Defendants Before Court Motor Breaches at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 6

A bevy of cases for breaches of the Motor Traffic Act were brought before the local Police Court on Tuesday, all as a result of the…

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Motoring Miscellany

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 8

North China is to be modernised, for this year the construction of 20 highways of a total length of 1500 miles will be begun to accelerate industrial…

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Rest Room for Motorists to Parkes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 8

A reading writing and rest room has now been set aside at the Tourist Bureau, Church Street, Parkes, and visitors 'to Parkes are cordially invited to…

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Parkes Motor Traffic Case

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 1

When the name of Alfred John Sense was called at Parkes Police Court on Wednesday on a charge of failing to signal when turning to the…

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Mid-summer Madness Taking to the Open Road Its Dangers and Pitfalls

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 4

A holiday is the average person's opportunity to get away from the job-- from office factory or kitchen-- to take to the highway and become mentally…

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Railway Excursions in February

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 2

Ward has been received from the. Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, that the next general series of excursion train's will be run during…

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