Child Knocked Down by Motor Cycle
The five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meagher, of West Wyalong, and formerly of Forbes, while crossing the street at lunch hour on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1940
498 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 25
Has No Money For Road Works Mines Department's Statement
In reply to an application by Bland Shire Council for a grant of £300 for the purpose of constructing the road from Kikoira to the Kikoira tinfields…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disturbance on Temora Mail Three Men Arrested at Goulburn Exciting Incedents on Thursday's Train
Passengers on the Temora Mail, which left Sydney on Wednesday night, were disturbed by the operation of three or four men, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural Bureau Conference Farming at the Cross-roads. Address Delivered to South-Western Bureau Conference at Woodstock
For a number of years past It has been emphaslsed that vital changes In husbandry methods must soon be made. With each passing year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Denmark on Petrol Rations
While private motorists receive their petrol rations fairly regularly, the number of cars In the streets of Copenhagen has been somewhat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tram Mens' Threat Operation Postponed Dispute About Stopping Places (By Wire) Sydney
A mass meeting or Sydney Tramway employees decided to postpone putting into operation a threat that suburban trams should stop at all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Transport 15 Per Cent. Increase Proposed Freight Charges (By Wire) Sydney, Monday
A proposal to increase freight charges for all classes of motor transport by 15 per cent will be discussed to-morrow night at a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pillion Riding Prohibition Proposed Motor Cycles' Speed Limit
The Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, said last night that he was considering a proposal that pillion riding on motor cycles should be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cowra Bridge Nearly Burnt
Cowra might easily hove lost its bridge over the Lachlan on Sunday afternoon, only for the promptitude of Constable Reld and the Cowra Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Child Accidents on Roads
Request has been made by several country branches of the Road Safety Council that a State-wide appeal should be made to all parents to see…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mail Sta[?]'s Road Request
Acting on the recommendation of Cr. A. A. Wallace, at the monthly meeting of Bland Shire Council it was decided to reconsider its decision not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car Strikes Bridge. Two Admitted To Hospital Extensive Damage Done
When the car in which they were driving collided with the protective railing between the footbridge and the road on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Black—out Parking
Many cases are being brought against motorists in England who park after dark with their cars facing oncoming traflic. In…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hit Run Motorist Strikes Horse and Sulky On Camp St. Bridge
When returning from town on Saturday evening at approximately 7.45 o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. Stone of the Cowra Road, miraculously…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Motors New Plant Huge Pagewood Factory
The Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies recently officially opened the new Pagewood Works of General Motors Holden's Limited…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commonsense on the Roads Road Safety Campaign
Plans are being completed by the traffic authorities for the launching of what is to be known as a selective campaign for road safely throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Services Will Run as Usual Despite Regulation Strike (By Wire) Sydney
The Secretary of the Railways (Mr. Newman) said last night that, despite the extension of the regulation strike, all services…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Stolen in Transit Owners' Losses Railway Department's Responsibility
Fat stock salesmen at Flemington, and representatives of companies which buy large numbers of stock in the country, confirm the statement…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Motorists' Corner. Official R.A.C.A. Notes by "Carbon." for the Elite
The slave-driver employed to keep me up to the mark, having informed me for the thirtieth time in twenty minutes, that I have time for just one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"The Human Side of the Railways" Mr. Hartigan's Dubbo Address Provision of Homes for Employees
On the occasion of his recent visit to Dubbo, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, C.M.G., Commissioner for Railways, delivered a most interesting…
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