Wonderful Electric Motors
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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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
205 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 11
Civilian Motorists Further Restrictions Foreshadowed
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Further cuts in motor transport for civilian use are expected to result from the continued rubber shortage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Ambulance Corps
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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road to Rome Allied Advance Savage Counter Attacks (By Wire) Sydney
A message from London states:—German resistance in the Liri Valley is less fierce to-day. says Reuters correspondent with the Eighth Army…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Better Roads
"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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Warning To Motorists and Cyclists
The local police have drawn our attention to the fact that there are many complaints as to motorists driving their cars around the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Roads Engineer's Report
The following matters were contabled in a report which was issued to the Bland Shire Council's last monthly meeting by the Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cowra Road. General
On Sunday, 14th May, Mothers' Day was observed in the local Methodist Church, which was decorated with white chrysanthemums and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Altered Train Arrangements
Referring to the announced publication of a new country railway timetable, operative from Sunday next, the Railway Commissioner, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Daily Train Griffith Request
The Railway Commissioner cannot see his way clear to arrange for the trains to Griffith via Temora and Narrandera respectively to be run on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Time Road Carelessness
Disturbing reports are reaching the N.R.M.A. of increasing carelessness of all types of road users because of war time conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Vehicle Parts
The N.R.M.A. advises motorists that, except in the case of reconditioned batteries or second hand tyres and tubes, no permit is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Altered Train Service As Affecting Forbes Line
The local stationmaster, Mr. Matthews, has drawn our attention to alterations in the time-table of trains affecting Forbes which are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Keeping Cars Road-worthy
The N.R.M.A. engineers declare that many cars are going to a premature death because of owners neglect of various essentials. These…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Repairs at West Milby
At the last meeting of the Lachlan Shire Council, a letter was received from the West Milby Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →14 Injured in Road Smash
When two military trucks collided on the Penrith road, near Richmond, at an early hour yesterday morning, of the 35 men in one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Proposed Diversion Wyalong Cargelligo Road
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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Level Crossing Smash at Tubbul Coroner's Inquest at Young Verdict of Accidental Death Train Driver Did Not See Car
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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Crossing Near Tullibigeal
A letter was received at the last meeting of the Lachlan Shire Council from the Resident Engineer, Department of Railways, Cootamundra, with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Escapes Blitz
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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