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

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

294 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 15

Orange Road Classification to Stand Review Later

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 3

Jemalong shire Council has been informed by the Main Roads Board that the classification of the Borce Forbes-Condobolin Road as a main…

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CARAGABAL Accident on Railway Line CARAGABAL, Tues

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 8

Pte. Jimmy McKenna arrived, home; on leave on Wednesday. Jimmy has been on the sick list for some time, following his release from a pow camp…

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Shire Roads Maintenance Mr. Spence Reports To Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 2

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Spence) submitted the following report to Bland Shire Council at the last meeting:—Buddigower-Beckom Road—The tractor…

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Favor for Friend Landed Motorist In Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 1

The age of chivalry is not dead, but it is a safe [?]et that it is mighty close to it as far as Robert Crawford Harrison, of Wyalong, is concerned…

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Time Beat Motor Cyclist

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 6

One day in December last Allen Tindall Pilon, farmer, of West Wyalong, mounted his motor cycle and headed for West Wyalong to have…

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New Railway Time Table Condobolin Well Served

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 1

In the new railway time-table, commencing Sunday, 10th March, the principal alterations concerning the Western Mails are as…

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Electricity for Back Yamma Road

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

Eleven ratepayers on the Back Yamma Road wrote to last week's meeting of Goobang Shire Council asking Council's approval to…

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Rail Motor Time-table Altered

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 2

Since we published a list of train times according to the new schedule to come into operation on Sunday, 10th March, advice has…

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Hospital Road Improvements

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 6

During the coming winter, Bland Shire Council will have trees planted on both sides of the road leading to the Wyalong and District Hospital, and…

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Council Not to Blame No Machinery Ror Road Repaisr

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 2

Shire Councils throughout the country were not to blame because their roads were falling into a bad state of repair, the Member for Lachlan (Major J. C…

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Plant for Road Repairs Question in Parliament by Major Chanter

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 3

With all their road-making plant surrendered to the military authorities when invasion threatened, shire councils could not be…

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Improved Train Services

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 4

Full restoration of the local train services as between Forbes and Sydney came into effect as from Sunday. The mall trains will now arrive daily at…

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Storms Flood Creek Bridge Urgently Needed Weethalle-Ardlethan Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 2

The urgency for a bridge to span a creek over the Weethalle-Ardlethan Road was stressed at a meeting of Blond Shire Council…

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Improved Service. Daily Train for Ungarie

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 3

Ungarie now has a daily train service to and from West Wyalong, the service being restored this week to the pre-war standard…

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Another Night Sitting for Council Road Repairs Urged Shortage of Plant Chief Problem

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 6

Business for [?] at the last meeting of Bland Shire Council, held at West Wyalong, was so heavy that it was necessary for the Council to sit…

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Our Bridge a Danger Trap for Children

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 8

Recently the writer crossed the new bridge at Eugowra and noticed a small pair of shoes blocking one of the apertures that exist in the concrete…

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Aerodrome at West Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 2

Plans and approximate estimates were submitted to the last meeting of Bland Shire Council by Engineer J. F. Spence for the construction of…

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Council Authorises Road Work

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 5

An extensive wrks programme was submitted to Bland Shire Council by Engineer. J. F. Spence and the following work was authorised:—…

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Railway Revenue and Tonnage Increase February Figures

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 2

Comparing the figures for February 1945 and 1946 in the undermentioned Railway revenue and tonnage, increases in both of…

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Jemalong Shire Monthly Meeting of Councillors Many Requests for Road Repairs

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 3

In the absence of the president (Cr. Rodgers) and deputy-president (Cr. Tout), Cr. Griffith was voted to the chair at Friday's…

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