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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 7 of 13

Party Ended Badly Service Men in Court Motor Lorry Smashed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 June 1943 · page 1

Although the motor lorry they had taken from Hoskins Street on April 13 was extensively damaged when driven against a telegraph pole on the…

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Municipal Mailbag Correspondence at Last Week's Meeting Grenfell-Forbes Railway

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1943 · page 3

The following correspondence, in addition to that mentioned elsewhere, was dealt with at the meeting of the local Municipal Council last Thursday…

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Cowra Road. F. & S. Association

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 3

The annual meeting of the F. and Association was hold at "Spring Vale" recently. There was a good attendance of…

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Over 30 Miles. Motorists Heavily Fined

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 3

In the Sydney Traffic Court yesterday 70 motorists were charged with breaking the now National Security Regulation which imposed a 30 miles…

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Speed Limit Motorist Fined £25

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY. Wednesday,— Charged under the new National Security Act, which limits land speed to 30 m.p.h., Frederick Powell, of St. Peters, was…

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Upper House Rejects More Government Bills Railway Commissioner's Job

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 6

The Government suffered another reverse in the Legislative Council when that body insisted upon its refusal to the proposal of the…

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Death of Senator Cunningham Collapsed in Train President of Senate (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 1

Admitted to a private hospital at Albury on Saturday, after he had cotlapsed while travelling from Canberra to Melbourne, the President of the…

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Railway Travel Effect of Interstate Priority

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—If the system of interstate railway travel priority had not been enforced 100 additional passengers could have been…

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Verdict for £156 15s 4d Motor Collision at Young

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 2

In a District Court action at Young, in which Robert P. McKillop, of Cowra Road, Young, sued another district orchardist, George Osborne, of Pitstone,…

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Broken Glass on Roads

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. has been securing considerable co-operation from motorists and local governing bodies in its campaign to rid the toads of broken glass…

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Road to Freedom

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 1

Victory alone will not bring a nobler world, but without victory for the United Nations the onward road is barred…

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Cowra Road Reserves Inspection Being Made To-day

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 1

Arising out of the objections of Forbes Chamber of Commerce and other bodies against the cutting of timber on two travelling stock…

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Food for the Train Traveller Services by R.r.r

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1943 · page 4

Fowls must lay 2,000,000 eggs, cows must produce 364,000 salons of milk, and orchards must grow 64,000 cases of fruit to keep the New South Wales…

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Food For The Train Traveller Services by the R.R.R.

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 8 July 1943 · page 4

Fowls must lay 12,000,000 eggs, cows must produce 364,000 gallons of milk, and orchards must grow 64,000 cases of fruit to keep the New South Wales…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Closed Garages

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1943 · page 4

Motorists have complained to the N.R.M.A. that it is practically impossible to secure garage parking space in the city at night, and that…

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Road to Freedom

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 July 1943 · page 1

Victory alone will not bring a nobler world, At without victory for the United Nations the onward road is barred…

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Cowra Road. Wedding

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1943 · page 2

A marriage of local interest celebrated at St. Judan's Church, Canberra, on Friday, 9th July, when Corporal Gracie Pontt daughter of…

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Road Inspections. By Shire Clerk Engineer on Sick Leave

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1943 · page 1

In the absence of the Shire Engincer, (Mr. J. J. Duff), "who is ill in Sydney, the Shire Clerk, (Mr. E. E. Rannuard), has been deputed by Biaud…

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Not a Military Road

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1943 · page 1

At the meeting of Wedding Shire Council last Saturday a letter was read from the Minister for the Army, stating that after careful consideration by…

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Post-war Reconstruction Further Suggestions to Shire Railway and Water Schemes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 4

At its meeting on Friday, Jemalong Shire Council was in receipt of further suggestions for inclusion in its post--war works to be…

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