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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 14 of 21

Railway Excursions In August Coinciding with School Holidays

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 2

The Commission for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has authorised a general series of excursion trains to coincide as nearly as possible with the…

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Australians Train in Britain

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 1

Soldiers of the Australian forces have proved in the Western Desert that they are masters of modern mechanised warfare. These men showed, when training in Britain, that they could adapt themselves with equal readiness to European…

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The Road to Hell Is Sheep

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 2

Over forty years ago the verses printed below appeared in the Sydney "Bulletin." Occasionally Jack Moses gives them in his own…

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Cowra Road. Sunday School Exam. Results

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 3

The results of the annual Methodist Sunday School exam, were received during the week and the nine pupils who sat from the Cowra Road…

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Fatal Accident on Barmedman Road One Killed, Three Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 1

Sergeant Bernard Foley, of the R.A.A.F. Training School at Temora, was killed early this morning, when the car in which…

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Deputation to Council Urgent Road Matters Council Pomises Action

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 2

Road matter[?] in the vicinity of Wargin Siding and elsewhere, were the subject of a deputation which waited on the Bland Shire…

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Railway Excursions in August

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 6

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has authorised a general series of excursion trains to coincide as nearly as possible with the closing…

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Fine Imposed Riding Motor Cycle Without License

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 August 1941 · page 5

At the West Wyalong Police Court before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., Frank, Alfred Moore was charged with riding a motor cycle without, a number…

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Cowra Road

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1941 · page 2

The following is a list of the successful candidates who sat for the St. John's First Aid and N.E.S. examrecently:—…

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Treatment Works Health Inspectors Report New Road to be Formed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 August 1941 · page 2

In submitting his monthly report to the Bland Shire Council meeting the Health Inspector. Mr. H. B. Player, reported that the new fence at…

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Railway Facilities

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 21 August 1941 · page 3

At last word has been received from the Railway Department in reply to the request of the Municipal Council for better travelling…

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Road Safety Parents Must Guide Children (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 8

The school holidays are upon us and thousands of children are now free to crowd the streets and roam as far as their parents will let them…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Producer Gas Units

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1941 · page 4

"For those people who were looking to producer gas to solve their transport problems there, is a heartening item of news," said Mr. H. I…

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R.A.A.F. RECRUITING. The Blue Train Due Here Again

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 4

"The buliseye is Berlin." That is a favourite catch-cry of the gallant R.A.F. It is also a goal of the Royal…

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R.A.A.F. Train for Grenfell. Enlistment Chances

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 2

The Royal Australian Air Force Recruiting Train will arrive at Grenfell on September 8 to 10. It's call here is part of a State-wide…

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No Special Train For West Wyalong Show Proposal Abandoned

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 2

The proposal to run a special train from Kikoira to West Wyalong on the second day of the Show, Wednesday, 10th September, has been…

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Train Collision at Hawkesbury Lucky Escapes (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 1

Four passengers were slightly injured, and others were shaken when an engine crashed into the rear of the first division of the…

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Parents Must Protect Children (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 2

The school holidays are upon us and thousands of children are now free to crowd the streets and roam as far as their parents will let them…

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Fodder Rates Railway Concession

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 2

Mr. G. P. Evans, Member for the Lachlan, and Mr. J. A. Lawson, Member for Murray, interviewed the Minister for Transport, Mr. O'Sullivan,…

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Gutter Bridge to Be Removed

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 1

Mr. D. C. McCloskey, licensee of the Metropolitan Hotel, Forbes, had a letter before last week's meeting of the local Municipal Council, in which he…

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