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

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

205 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 11

Wonderful Electric Motors

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 2

The extent to which the electric motor is helping the United Nations to win the war on land, sea and in the air, is little realised by the man…

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Civilian Motorists Further Restrictions Foreshadowed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Further cuts in motor transport for civilian use are expected to result from the continued rubber shortage…

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Railway Ambulance Corps

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 2

Almost 60 per cent of the total male staff of the N.S.W. railways are now members of the Railway Ambulance Corps. The present effective strength…

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Road to Rome Allied Advance Savage Counter Attacks (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 1

A message from London states:—German resistance in the Liri Valley is less fierce to-day. says Reuters correspondent with the Eighth Army…

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Better Roads

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 1

"The people of this State are chiefly indebted to the Country Party for the vast improvement in the condition of the roads which was effected in the…

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A Warning To Motorists and Cyclists

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 1

The local police have drawn our attention to the fact that there are many complaints as to motorists driving their cars around the streets…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 1

The following matters were contabled in a report which was issued to the Bland Shire Council's last monthly meeting by the Shire…

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Cowra Road. General

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 2

On Sunday, 14th May, Mothers' Day was observed in the local Methodist Church, which was decorated with white chrysanthemums and…

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Altered Train Arrangements

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 1

Referring to the announced publication of a new country railway timetable, operative from Sunday next, the Railway Commissioner, Mr…

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No Daily Train Griffith Request

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 2

The Railway Commissioner cannot see his way clear to arrange for the trains to Griffith via Temora and Narrandera respectively to be run on…

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War Time Road Carelessness

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 4

Disturbing reports are reaching the N.R.M.A. of increasing carelessness of all types of road users because of war time conditions…

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Motor Vehicle Parts

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. advises motorists that, except in the case of reconditioned batteries or second hand tyres and tubes, no permit is…

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Altered Train Service As Affecting Forbes Line

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 1

The local stationmaster, Mr. Matthews, has drawn our attention to alterations in the time-table of trains affecting Forbes which are…

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Keeping Cars Road-worthy

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. engineers declare that many cars are going to a premature death because of owners neglect of various essentials. These…

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Road Repairs at West Milby

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Lachlan Shire Council, a letter was received from the West Milby Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association,…

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14 Injured in Road Smash

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 3

When two military trucks collided on the Penrith road, near Richmond, at an early hour yesterday morning, of the 35 men in one…

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Proposed Diversion Wyalong Cargelligo Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Lachlan Shire Council, it was decided on the motion of Crs. Chanter and Fraser, that application he made to the Main…

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Level Crossing Smash at Tubbul Coroner's Inquest at Young Verdict of Accidental Death Train Driver Did Not See Car

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 2

The deaths of Frederick John Marshall, Commission Agent, of Barmedman, Alfred Benjamin Thompson, representative Springdale, of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., who were killed instantly at Tubbbl Road…

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Railway Crossing Near Tullibigeal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 4

A letter was received at the last meeting of the Lachlan Shire Council from the Resident Engineer, Department of Railways, Cootamundra, with…

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Train Escapes Blitz

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 4

Few passengers, if any, on a London night express recently knew that only the prompt and courageous action of the driver, Herbert Blunt…

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