Revaluation of Railways Necessary Obsolete Plant Bar to Progress
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 6
Drastic action by the Government to meet the drift in railway finances was urged in the Legislative Assembly by the Deputy Leader the Country Party (Mr. Drummond). A deficit ill the railway…
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Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 2
The following figures received from the local Railway Station for the year ended, 31st December, 1946, will be of interest to…
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The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1
On the motion of Crs. Griffith and Tout, the Shire Council decided at its monthly meeting yesterday to enlist the help of Mr. E. P…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 4
Wartime experence no doubt is behind a scheme covered in a patent recently taken om in the United States for an…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 6
Special care should be taken by motorists to avoid trouble and discomfort on summer motor tours, according to the…
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The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 3
A man whose right arm was severed at the shoulder when three sets of wheels of two railway trucks passed over him, died on…
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Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 2
Pointing out that war traffic had caused a great deterioration in the condition of many country roads, and that the suspension of normal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lachlan Shire's Road Problem Exasperating Delays in Obtaining Machinery
Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 2
With the exception of the Councillors and officers of the Lachlan Shire, no one is in a better position than the Lachlander to know the…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 1
Latest big industrial firm to support the national policy of decentralisation of industry is the Ford Motor Company of Australia, whose new modern car plant at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Devastation on 600 FARMS £50,000 Flood Damage in N. Q'land Roads and Bridges Also Suffer (By Wire) Sydney
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 1
A message from Brisbane states:—Damage to farm property, roads and bridges in the main areas affected by last week end floods, is estimated at more than…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2
The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicholas, announced today that arrangements had been made for excursion…
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Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2
The Railways Institute is a huge club providing social, sporting, cultural and educational facilities for over 30,000 railwaymen and women, i.e…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed Off Motor Cycle While Returning from Forbes Parkes Inquest
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 3
My brother sang out to me and I looked around. I saw tils motor bike running off the road on the right hand side. The bike hit the gutter…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2
West Wyalong Branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association is to ask [?]land Shire Council to repair seven chains…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Killed on 'Death Railway' (By Wire) Sydney
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1
A message from Bangkok states: Two persons were killed, including the Minister for information (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Concrete Bridge Promised New Structure Over Lake Forbes
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1
Promise of a modern concrete structure to replace Bates' Bridge over Lake Forbes was given by the Minister for Transport (Mr…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 2
Pointing out that war traffic had caused a great deterioration in the condition of many country roads, and that the suspension of normal expenditures on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →36ft Motor Launch Missing Heavy Seas Prevent Search (By Wire) Sydney
The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 1
A message from Rockhampton states: A 36ft motor Launch "Flying Cloud," owned by Mr. M. Hansen, of Marble Island about 16 miles north of Stannage Bay, is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Be Careful Mug" Wagga Motorist and Police
The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 4
A motorist drove so erratically over Beckwith street bridge at Wagga on Saturday afternoon that he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coroner's Inquest Into Caragabal-Wyalong Road Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 2
At Forbes on January 24, an inquest was opened by the Grenfell Coroner, Mr. A. A. Bradley, into the death of Arthur Edward…
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