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

Railways, roads & transport, 1942

251 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 13

Insurance Reductions on Motor Cars

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 3

On and after last Monday a reduction in premiums on motor vehicle insurance will operate. This was announced by the Commonwealth Prices…

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The Motorists' Corner. Official R.A.C.A. Notes a Special Appeal

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 4

I sincerely endorse the .appeal ol Mr. Curtin to all motorists to keep their cars in roadworthy condition and available, in the national…

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Unauthorised Obstructions on Calarie Road Returned Soldier Convicted, but Sentence Deferred Other Defendants Concerned

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 3

AT Forbes Police Court last Thursday, before Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M., Wm. Potter, Joseph H. A. Jones, Wm. Peckham and Lachlan C. Jones were charged separately with having placed obstructions on the Calarie Road without the authority…

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Boy Loses Arm at Parkes Railway

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

Frank Fogarty, aged 15, a Junior porter at the Parkes railway station, met with an accident last Wednesday which resulted in the amputation of…

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Cowra Road. Farewell Social

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 3

At "Troubride," the home of Mr. and Mrs, J. O. Diprose, the friends of Mr. Ron Diprose and Mr. Jack Hughes gathered to bid them…

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Interstate Motoring

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 5

Even in the present war crisis, motorists, for a variety of reasons, require to travel in States other than that in which they are registered…

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Eugowra's Big Day Opening of Bridge Over Mandagery Creek Big Gathering at Ceremony and Dinner

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 4

MONDAY, the 26th aJnuary, 1942, must stand out as a "Red Letter" day for Eugowra town and district, for that day marked the opening of the new bridge--another milestone passed along the road to progress…

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Railway Case Men Charged With Drunkenness Application for Postponement

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 1

At Forbes Police Court yesterday, John Thomas McGann, railway engine driver, and William John Frew, fireman, both of…

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QUANDIALLA Cleaning Out Railway Tank Personal Pars QUANDIALLA, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 3

Mr. W. Olsen left for Sydney on Wednesday last for medical treatment. At Grenfell Hospital lost Wednesday a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. E. L…

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Road Safeguard

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. reports that although it is not compulsory, an increasing number of motorists are outlining their mudguards and running boards…

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Aerodrome Threatened At Amboina (By Wire) Sydney, Monday (A.A.P.)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 1

The latest information from the R.A.A.F. at Amboina indicates that forward elements of Japaneseparties which landed there on…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Charcoal Shortage

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 4

The N.H.M.A. has received many complaints from private users of producer gas that they are having difficulty "in getting charcoals. They…

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The Motor World. Charcoal Shortage

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. has received many complaints from private users of producer-gas that they are having difficulty in getting charcoal. They…

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Still Undetermines Case Against Three Defendants For Making Obstruction on Calarie Road Adjournment Till February 19

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 3

THE postponed cases against Joseph H. A. Jones, Lachlan C. Jones and William Peckham, charged with having made an obstruction on the Calarie Road without the authority of Jemalong Shire Council, were proceeded with at Forbes Police Court…

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Railway Excursion Travel

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 4

It is announced that no special trains will be run to provide the usual monthly excursion services fqr February, but on certain days during the second week…

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Excursion Fares. For Railway Travel

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 1

It is announced that no special" trains will be run to provide the usual monthly excursion services for February, but on certain days…

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Excursion Fares For Railway Travel

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 4
Also in Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder

It is announced that no special trains will be run to provide the usual monthly excursion services for February, but on certain days during…

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Railway Men Fined For Being Drunk on Railway Land

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 1

At Forbes Police Court yesterday two Parkes railway employees, John Thomas McGann, driver, and William John Frew, fireman, were each convicted on…

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Interstate Motoring

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 1

Even in the present war crisis, motorists, for a variety of reasons, require to travel in states other than that in which they are registered…

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