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

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

248 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 13

LOADiNG of Wool. at Grenfell Railway Station. Season 1943

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1943 · page 1

Wool brokers in Sydney and Newcastle are daily receiving numbers of letters from their clients complaining of the difficulty in procuring trucks…

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Ratepayers Act Road to be Repaired Work Authorised by Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 September 1943 · page 4

At the last meeting of Bland Shire Council a sum of £20 was granted to Mr. S. J. Edgerton and others, Blow Clear. in order to have the road…

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Jemalong Shire Monthly Meeting of Councillors Various Road Works

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1943 · page 4

The September meeting of Jemalong Shire Council was held at the Council offices last Friday, there being present Crs, G. H…

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Shire Engineer's Report Road Gangs Again in Operation Tenders for Gravel

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1943 · page 2

Only matters of a more or less routine nature were dealt with by the engineer, Mr. A. J. Booth, in his report to Friday's meeting of…

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Poor Priority For Many Men on Land In Regard to Motoring

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1943 · page 1

Evidence is piling up at the N.R. M.A. office that quite a percentage of men on the land have been Wrongly classified in regard to their…

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'Waterloo Bridge' Strong Drama at Tivoli

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 1

Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor form the outstanding romantic team of 1940 in "Waterloo Bridge', their new starring film which will be shown…

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Motor Vehicle Taxation

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 September 1943 · page 2

AN N.R.M.A. deputation to the N.S.W. Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) urging a further reduction in State motoivehicle taxtion…

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Road Works

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1943 · page 1

Mr. Heffernan, works overseer, had a report before last Thursday night's meeting or the Council, In which he dealt with the complaint regarding the…

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Country Motorists' Priority

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1943 · page 3

Evidence is piling up at the N.R.M.A. office that quite a percent, age of men on the land have been wrongly classified in regard to their…

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Five Bullocks Killed at Cootamundra Railway Yards

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 October 1943 · page 1

Recently, at the Cootamundra railway yards, there was some excitement and much bloodshed. The shunters had loose shunted…

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40,000 Passengers by Motor Train

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 2

It will come as a surprise to many people in West Wyalong to know that 40,000 passengers travelled by the motor train leaving West Wyalong…

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Mouse Stops A Train

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 6

Did anyone ever imagine that a mouse could stop a railways train? It seems impossible; nevertheless it was actually done at the town of Carpi,…

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Railways Huge Profits. Why Freights and Fares Should Be Reduced

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 2

Following his recent claim that the big profits now being made by the railways should be used to reduce freights and the faces, the Trader of…

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Road Repairs Lachlan Shire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 5

The following matters were discussed at the last meeting of the Lachian Shire Council with regard to repairs to roads:—…

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Engineer's Report Jemalong Shire Road Works Gravel Hold-up

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 4

The engineer, Mr. A. J. Booth, pointed out to Friday's meeting of Jemalong Shire Council that the position of the Council's smaller…

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Passenger Train. Three Days a Week Service. Protest by the Mayor

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1943 · page 2

The new train services— which have been considerably reduced as over the State— affect Grenfell very considerably, as the passenger trains…

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Barmedman Progress Association Request for Road and Street Repairs Protest Against Sewerage Rate

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1943 · page 4

Barmeduian Progress Association, through its Honorary Secretary (Mr. W. G Brest) sunt a request to Bland Shire Cnnncil at its meeting on Friday…

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Record Railway Earnings in New South Wales Working Profit of £6,728,853

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Record earnings of £34,071,958 were netted by the NSW Government Railways in the year ending June 30 last, and…

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Motorist Drowned Car Plunges Into Harbor

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Trapped in his saloon car after it had crashed with terrific force through the railing at North Store wharf and plunged into…

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Alteration to Train Services No Mails In On Tuesdays or Thursdays

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 18 October 1943 · page 2

Restrictions on the train services came into operation yesterday, and while it he times will remain the same the condobolin…

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