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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 8 of 21

Fined £20 for Driving Tractor on Shire Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 1

For driving a tractor with cleats attached on a shire road without the written permission of the Council, Leslie Derrick was,…

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Railway Workers Praised

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 5

A tribute to the manner in which railwaymen throughout the Commonwaelth have stood up to their greatly increased responsibilities since the…

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Improved Southern Train Service. Commissioner Introduces New Riverina Express

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 1

Whilst a convenient daylight passenger train service is provided by Hie present Sydney-Wagga Riverina Express which slops at all stations…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Petrol Ration Ticket Issue

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 4

The N.R.M.A., whose head office in Sydney has been a depot for the issue of petrol ratios tickets since the commencement of the Scheme, is…

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Motorists and Fool's Paradise Petrol Position

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 5

"Motorists who ignore the possibility of supplies of petrol being cut off from Australia owing to the war, are living in a fool's paradise,' said Mr…

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Cowra Road. Soldier Boy Farewelled

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 2

A farewell social was held at "Troubridge," the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. Diprose, on Friday evening to bid farewell to Private J. Wallace, who…

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C.w.a. Younger Set £4/12/- From Bridge Party

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 9

Mrs. D. P. McGee (President) presided over the last meeting of the West Wyalong C.W.A. Younger Set. Mrs. F. Gibson a member of the…

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C.w.a. Younger Set £4/12/- From Bridge Party

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 5

Mrs. D. P. McGee (President) presided over the last meeting of the West Wyalong C.W.A. Younger Set. Mrs. F. Gibson a member of the…

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Woman Motorist Fined

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 8

A woman motorist, whose address was given as "The Snake Gully" Tea Rooms, Gundagai, was convicted at the Goulburn Police Court for having…

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Motor Collision Private Singleton Injured

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 3

Last Monday evening Private K. S. Singleton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Singleton, of "Gwanda," Tottenham, had the misfortune to have his right arm…

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Belgian Railways Hampered

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 6

Rail transport between Germany and Belgium is still hindered by the strategical destructions of last May. Only two trains are running daily between…

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Improved Southern Train Service

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 4

Whilst a convenient daylight passenger train service is provided by the present Sydney-Wagga Riverina Express which stops at all stations…

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Cars Collide on Barmedman Road Three in Hospital

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 5

When two cars collided on the Barmedman road, just over the bridge, near the Experiment Farm, Temora, three persons sustained…

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New Riverina Express Improved Southern Train Service Introduced by Commissioner

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 4

Whilst a convenient daylight passenger [?]in service is provided by the present Sydney-Wagga Riverina Express which steps at all stations…

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Safety First Railway "No Accident" Drive

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 3

The New South Wales Railways are very proud of their safety record, and well they might be, having carried no less than 2,200,000,000 passengers…

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Quivering Bridge

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 1

Most bridges quiver when traffic passes over them, but none such as this span across the River Conway at Llanrwst, North Wales. This bridge…

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Heavy Penalty. Cutting Timber on Shire Roads

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 2

William Miller, who did not attend the West Wyalong Police Court yesterday, to answer a charge of cutting timber on roads…

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Cowra Road. Coming of Age Party

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 2

Last Saturday a vary happy evening was spent when a party of friends gathered at "Rocklyu," the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Diprose,…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Motorists' Complaints Against Police

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. has been investigating one or two complaints from members that the police are becoming harsher in their dealings with…

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Aerodrome Site Council Grants Lease

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 2

According to a report submitted to Bland Shire Council at its meeting at West Wyalong, Mr. Arthur We[?]ster of Wyalong, has signified…

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