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

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

412 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 21

Better Train Service Movement by the Mayor

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 3

At last meeting of the Municipal Council, the Mayor, Hon. H. C. Moulder, M.L.C., brought up the matter of a better train service for Condobolin…

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Weather Changes Accident Causes (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 4

The harvest of the roads, in the form of accidents, goes by seasons and the largest is in the winter. Never has there been any sign of 'drought'…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Training Motor Mechanics

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. has agreed to co-operate with the Motor Mechanics' Advisory Committee of the Technical College in an appeal to the public for…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Salvaging Waste

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 23 June 1941 · page 1

Making a virtue out of wartime necessity, some country motor garages ate retrieving worn parts, which were discarded in peace days,…

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World's Highest Railway Orders New Oil-burning. Locomotive From Britain

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 23 June 1941 · page 2

Locomotives to cross the Andes over the highest railway line in the world are to be made in Great Britain…

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Cowra Road. Personal and General

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 3

A friendly tennis match was played between Bungalong and Grenfell Methodist clubs on Saturday last on the Methodist courts, which…

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At Full Strength. Temora Maher Cup Team Coming by Train Next

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 1

Thrilling football will be witnessed at West Wyalong next Wednesday, when Temora and West Wyalong—who have been…

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Motor Registration Fee

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 2

Reduction of the annual motor registration fee should he 50 per cent, in view of petrol rationing restrictions…

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More Railway Excursions in July

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 3
Also in Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder

Country residents will have shortly another opportunlty for travel at reduced fares, the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan having…

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Soldier Killed Between Two Trams (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 1

Thomas H. Colley, aged 24, of Bathurst, a military trainee attached to Wallgrove Camp, was killed at midnight last night when he was caught…

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Alleged Damage to Public Road

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 5

In the postponed case, Forbes Municipal Council v. James William Mattiske, in which defendant was charged with driving a horse-drawn vehicle…

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Daily Day Train Service To Be Restored

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 1

Following its representations, Forbes and District Chamber of Commerce has been advised by the Dept. of Railways that the daily day train service…

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More Railway Excursions in July

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 8

Country residents will have shortly another, opportunity for travel at reduced fares, the commissioner for. Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigart, having…

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Seventy Thousand Aeroplane Models Now on Their Way From Britain to Argentina

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 3

The biggest swarm of model aeroplanes which have ever gone out to South America are now on their way from Britain to Argentina. There are…

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Those Conceited Drivers (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 1

There is a type of young man, particularly in the country, who rushes off to dances in nearby villages and who has the habit of thinking he is…

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Police Patrols Find Faults (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 4

Returns of the mobile police truck patrols and of other traffic officers show that during the month of May an abnormally high number of traffic…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. State Motor Taxation

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 4

Mr. C. C. Lazzarini, Minister assisting the Premier (Mr. McKell) will receive a deputation to-day (June 30) from the N.R.M.A. and associated…

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The Motorists Corner. Official R.A.C.A. Notes by "Carbon" Petrol

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 1

It's a pity that I'm not a woman otherwise this would be appearing under a five or six column banner headline "I Told You So". Since…

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Fall on Railway Lines

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 2

The world-wide earth tremors, recorded at the Riverview Observatory, may have caused a fall of earth on the railway lines between…

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