Motoring Turns Full Circle
The early days of motoring, when owners were forced by exorbitant prices of new vehicles to "rcouild" their cars in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1947
274 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 14
Flat Rate for Motor Repair Costs
Institution of a flat rate for various motor vehicle repairs, in order to reduce the present exorbitant costs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dogs and Coffin In Same Railway Compartment "No Respect for Dead," Says Enmore Woman
An Enmore woman said recently that the Railway Department had allowed greyhound dogs to be carried to Cowra in the same van as…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Attention To West Milby Roads
The Lachlan Shire Council Engineer reported to the last meeting of Council that he had made an inspection of the roads…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Educates Children in Road Safety. Cash Prizes Total £360
Encouraged by the nation-wide appreciation of their road safety educational campaign in the daily press, the Commonwealth Oil…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →June Railway Excursions
The Secretary for Railways. Mr. S. R. Nicholas announced to-day that arrangements had been made for excursion tickets…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Increase in Motor Mechanics Wages
Wages of adult motor mechanics in New South Wales working under the Federal award have been increased 9/…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dual Desks at Payten's Bridge School
Dual desks would be supplied to Payten's Bridge School as soon as possible. That assurance was given to the member for Ashburnham (Mr. E. P…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Cuts Owing to Coal Shortage Commissioner's Announcement
Mr. Hartigan, Commissioner for Railways, has made an announcement concerning cuts in rail services owing to deterioration in the coal stocks of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Railways Paralysed Strike Sends all Traffic to Roads (By Wire) Sydney
A message from Paris states: Neither the Government nor the strikers have made any move to resume negotiations to have the strike which has brought the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Services Cuts on District Lines
Details of railway cuts to operate from yesterday (Sunday) were announced the week end by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letter Bombs Organisation By Terrorists Woman Arrested In Train (By Wire) Sydney
A message from Brussels states:— Police arrested a woman on tile Paris-Brussels train, because she had a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Injured in Motor Smash Petrol Waggon Overturns Marsden Rd. Accident
A BAD accident occurred on the Marsden Road, about 20 miles from Forbes, last Friday afternoon, when a petrol waggon, which was filled with about 600 gallons of kerosene, overturned after striking a culvert, while on its way to Wyalong…
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A friendly tennis match was held on the Bungalong courts last Saturday between Grecnethorpe and Bungalong clubs, which ended in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Price And Roads
A request from the West Milby branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, urging a payable price…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Curtailment of Train Services Back to Three Mail Trains a Week
Restrictions on train services commenced on Monday, 9th inst. and the new arrangements for the Western Line is as follow[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cutting Timber on Road Defendant Fined at Forbes Court
Mr. K. O. Palmer, for Edward J. Crowther. 19. pleaded guilty at Forbes Police Court yesterday morning to the cutting down of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Boy Killed at Thirroul In Railway Accident John Dooley's End
FORBES people were shocked cm Wednesday when it was learned that a native of the town, John Frederick Dooley, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Dooley, of Barwon Street, Forbes, had met with a fatal railway accident at Thirroul during the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →27 Sheep Killed Motor Accident Near Parkes Forbes Driver Exonerated
Michel Gordon, a motor driver, of Forbes, who drove of Forbes "blitz buggy" to which a trailer full of sheep were attached, into a mob…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greater Road Grants To Shire Councils Calare Member's Request
Liberal grants of money should be made by the Commonwealth Government to Shire Councils to maintain back country roads, said…
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