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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 9 of 11

Railway Extension. From Grenfell

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 1

Mr. F. J. Cahill, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Transport:— I am referring to your personal…

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Tallimba Park Railway Water Not Available

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 1

In response to a request from Bland Shire Council to th Railway Department for water to be made available from the railway dam to beautify the…

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Tram Trouble in Vic. Stop Work Meetings Discussed (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 1

A message from from Melbourne states:—The possibility of a slopwork meeting o Melbourne rail and Tramways employer's on Saturday…

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Another Record Year Railway Commissioner's Annual Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 3

The report of the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan. for the year ended 30th June last, presented the Parliament on September 20 by…

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SETTLED Claim for Damages for Motor Car Injuries Foo v. Reymond

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1944 · page 1

In the local District Court last week, his Honor Judge Shortland confirmed a settlement that had been arrived at between the parties…

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Bulk Electricity The Payten's Bridge Meeting. Mr. Dring's Reply

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 1

Mr. Edgar Dring, M.L.A. is the first to make reply to last week's meeting of district landholders held at Payten's Bridge school, to…

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Timber Cutting on Shire Roads Council Issues Warning

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 2

In response to complaints received Bland Shire Council issues a warning [?]hat timber must not be removed [?]rom roads in the Shire, and…

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Water Supply and Trucking Yards Railway Department's Suggestion Not Acceptable

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Condoboiin Pastures Protection Board the matter of laying on water to the trucking yards West Wyalong was discussed at some length. A letter had been received from the Secretary for Railways giving an approximate…

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Cowra Road

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1944 · page 3

A very pleasant afternoon and evening was spent at "Spring Vale" on Thursday last, the occasion being the annual picnic and social…

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End of Muddy Roads

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1944 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. has received information from the United States of success in a soil stabilisation scheme through use of a new resin…

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The Railways Commissioner's Annual Report Another Record Year

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 2

The report of the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, for the year ended 30th June last, presented to Parliament on…

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Careless Motorists

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 1

Here are some cases of misuse of motor vehicles reported by N.R.M.A. officials from city streets in recent weeks, and which are all too…

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Good News for Motorists

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. reports that a new list of controlled spare parts for motor vehicles gives the best news motorists have received for a long…

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Motorists Waste Petrol

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. chief engineer, Mr. J. Fielder, says that if all motorists got out of their vehicles the mileage built into them by the makers there…

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Cowra-Forbes Transmission Line Payten's Bridge Meeting Reply to Representations

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 1

At a meeting of district landholders, held at Payten's Bridge school on October 11, a resolution was carried urging the early…

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PULLABOOKA Scarcity of Water Supplies from Railway Department PULLABOOKA, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 3

The weather continues dry and dusty, with no sign of the badly needed rain. A meeting of the Bush Fire Brigade…

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Hawkesbury River Bridge Tolls

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. understands that the 'authorities intend to impose tolls upon the new Hawkesbury River road bridge, which is…

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Hit by Truck in Railway Yards

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 2

On Friday last Adam Stewart, an old age pensioner, of Wyalong, was crossing the railway line near the stockyards between Wyalong Central…

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Post-war Use Of Temora Aerodrome

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 November 1944 · page 4

On behalf of the Temora Municipal Council, Mr. J. I. Langtry, MHR, recently made representations to the Acting Minister for Air, regarding the…

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Roads and Rabbits Councillors' Recommendations To Bland Shire Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 November 1944 · page 3

At the last meeting of Bland Shire Council. Cr. F. R. Hayes (Deputy President) referred to the dangerous state of an embankment at the…

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