Realistic Road Safety Film
The N.U.M.A. urges the public not to miss seeing the M.G.M. short, entitled "Traffic with the Devil," now being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1947
274 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 14
Cowra Road Harvest Festival Services
The Harvest Festival Services of the Cowra Road Methodist Church were held on 9th February. A good display of vegetables…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Aerodrome Site or Improvements to Existing Drome Question To Be Decided By Council Inspection To Be Made
After considerable correspondence between the Municipal Council and the Department of Civil Aviation in connection with an alternative site for an aerodrome at Condobolin, the result of the recently conducted survey…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Staff Changes
Mr. C. Ponton, local Station Master for the past three years, has left for Broken Hill. His successor. Mr. Beck, is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cost of Road Accidents
Actual cost in £ S. D of road accidents, apart from physical suffering and pain, is a substantial reason why a much more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ungarie Aerodrome Survey Council Protests Against Delay
Bland Shire Counci intends to protest against the delay by the Lands Department in surveying the Ungarie aerodrome site, as the ground is being used twice a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Roads in Need of Repair Work Required in All Centres Ratepayers Send Many Letters to Council
Deterioration of roads in Bland Shire during the war years, and damage caused by heavy storms in the past few weeks, caused Council to be inundated with letters from ratepayers at the monthly meeting on Friday last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First in District School Omnibus Approved Serve Eugowra Road and Cookamidgera
Establishment of a school omnibus service from Eugowra Road-Cookamidgera-Manildra Road to Parkes was approved and a subsidy…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chamber of Commerce Publicity for Forbes and District -- Discussion on Grenfell Railway Extension Held Up -- Guest Speaker to Address Chamber in March -- Decision on Carrawobitty Soon -- Technical Education to
A PUBLICITY drive for Forbes and District was started at the monthly meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce last Monday night, when members appointed a sub-committee for this purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Work on Highway & ROADS Engineer Reports to Council
The report of the Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Spence) to Bland Shire Council's last meeting showed that streets in West Wyalong and the State Highway have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Seeks Grant to Build Bridge Suspension Bridge to be Replaced
The assistance of the Federal member for Calare, Mr, John Howse, and that of Mr. E. P. Dring, M.L.A., for Ashburnham, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Bridge Over Lake Recommended for Cross Street Crossing
Mr. K. L. Smith, engineer to the local Municipal Council, made the following report to last week's meeting of the Council:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Road to Utopia"
Bing Crosby claims he always takes it easy because he doesn't want to tire out his audiences. "It's not that I'm lazy," defends…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Load of Fordsons
In order to bring eight Fordson Major Tractors to West Wyalong, for various clients, Mr. Alf. Aberline,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmer Injured in Collision Accident on Camp Street Bridge
A cyclist sustained minor head injuries at about 7.30 p.m. last Tuesday, when he collided with a motor car oil Camp Street Bridge,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cannot Improve Their Roads With Present Rate Revenue of Councils N.S.W. Shire President's Claim
"Local Government, although a creature of the State, is an essential part of the machinery of government within the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Extension Burcher to Nyngan
The meeting that was advertised to be held in Condobolin on the 18th February could not the formally held on account of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Graziers' Association Follows Forbes Example About Railway Conditions
After frequent complaints by the Forbes Municipal Council and other local bodies on the inadequate and slow rail service to Sydney, graziers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"N0 Train, No Game!"
Cootamundra footballers met at the Club room recently, when Mr. L. Penny outlined the committee's policy for the year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers Seek Road Works
West Milby Farmers and Settlers Association will seek the assistance of Lachlan Shird Council…
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