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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 7 of 21

Death Free Easter on Country Roads

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 1

It is a sad commentary on our vaunted civilisation that whenever holidays occur they are marked by accidents, involving death, sorrow…

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Cowra Road. Parents & Citizens' Association

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 3

A meeting of the Parents and Citizena' Association was held at North, Brundah School on Thursday, 10th : April," there being a fair attendance…

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Felling Trees on Council's Roads Man To Be Prosecuted

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 1

Bland Shire Council, at its meeting at West Wyalong, unanimously endorsed the action of the President (Cr. A. T. B…

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More Road Work Wanted by Bland Shire Ratepayers Engineer To Investigate Complaints

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 2

In the absence of the Engineer Mr. J. J. Duff), Bland Shire Council, at its last meeting at West Wyalong referred a large number…

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R­ail Chief Inspects Southern Railway System Big Railway Works

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways Mr. T. J. Hartigan, on his return from an inspection of the railway system in the Southern portion of the State,…

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Bridge Tragedy

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 1

She was a damsel fair to see. A gallant bachelor was he; He offered her on bended knee, One heart…

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Accident on Road. Driver Charged With Negligence But Information Dismissed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 2

At the West Wyalong Police Court before Mr F. Grugeon. P. M. Raymond Alexander Skomba pleaded not guilty to negligent driving on…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Laws to Be Obeyed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 1

The refusal of many motorists to recognise when the law means business is the cause of considerable trouble, in the opinion of the acting…

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Railway Excursions In May Coinciding with School Holidays

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 1

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

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Cowra Road. Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Farmers and settlers' Association was held at "Springvale" on Thursday, 17th April…

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Railway Excursions in May. Coinciding With School Holidays

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 2

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

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Railway Excursions in May Coinciding With School Holidays

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 5

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

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War Train on Tour

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 7

A war train, including three special armed trucks, left Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 24, for a six weeks' tour of nearly 50 towns in the Union…

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Shire Officers' Reports State of Finances Work to Start on South Lead Bridge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 4

Shire Clerk V. M. Ogden submitted the following report to last Friday's meeting of the Jemalong Council, when his recodmendations…

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Motor Traffic Breaches

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 1

For falling to return the number plates of an expired motor car license Ernest W. Sams, at Forbes Police Court yesterday, was fined 2- and 8-…

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Railway Excursions in May

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 4

The Commissioner 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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The Motorists Corner. a Nation on Parade Royal Show Reviewed by "Carbon'

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 3

Any newspaperman standing alongside me at the microphone during the Royal Empire Show would have had his finger on the pulse of a nation…

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Health Clinic Now Free On Railways

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 2

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) told the 6th annual conference of the Far West Children's Health Scheme that the 6d. per mile…

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Darling Harbour New Railway Offices Opened

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 3

Perhaps the railway depot of most interest to the primary producer, apart from the siding at which he despatches his wool, wheat and…

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Cowra Road. General

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 2

What might have been a serious accident occurred at "Spring Vale" on Monday, when a petrol engine being used for pumping water, caught…

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