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

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

314 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 16 of 16

Rotary Will Make Fight to Retain Technical Mobile Train

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 1

Personal contact is the only way that businessmen and their employees can be made to fully grasp the vital importance of technical training and the necessity for…

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Open Road to Bethlehem (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 1

A message from Tel Aviv states: The Jewish and Arab Commanders in Palestine are reported to have agreed to an…

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Accident on Forbes Road Baby Clemson Admitted To Hospital

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 1

Myra, the ten months old baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clemson, residents of the Melrose road, was admitted to…

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New South Wales Government Railways Summary of Annual Report for Year 1947-1948

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways has presented to the Minister for transport his report on the operations of the Department of…

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Discussion on Shire Roads

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 5

The following President at Minute was submitted to S[?] Shire Councillors by the President (Cr. A. T. B…

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Some Agitation Wanted Regarding Roads Through Grenfell

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 5

If the Cowra and Young Councils are successful in having the present trunk road connecting the two towns declared a State Highway it…

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Review of Main Roads of State Visit of Departmental Officers to Forbes Need to Revive Lachlan Regional Committee

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 1

ON Tuesday and Wednesday Forbes had a visit from officers of the Main Roads Department in Messrs. V. Harding (Assistant Chief Engineer), E. J. Constable (Divisional Engineer), and R. Shark (secretary on tour)…

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Sixteen Injured in Motor Smash (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states:—Sixteen people were injured—five seriously—when a truck carrying 14 picnicers collided with a car and overturned at Ivanhoe…

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Railwayman Took Enough Poison for Sixty

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 6

The quantity of strych[?]ne taken by railway grinder, Edward Arthur Cooper, 42, Whose body was found…

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Shire Engineer's Report Extensive Road Repairs in Progress

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 5

The Shire Engineer, Mr. Duff, in his report to the monthly meeting of the Jemalong Shire held last Thursday, outlined extensive works which are…

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Railway Social

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 2

On Saturday, 11th December, the Railway Social Club held their annual social in the Goods Shed. There were about 60…

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A Chapter of Accidents On Parkes-Alectown Road Eleven Persons Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 December 1948 · page 1

Eleven people were injured early on Tuesday morning in a series of accidents involving two motor cars, two motor cycles, and a truck,…

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Youth Charged Riding Motor Cycle Under Influence

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 December 1948 · page 1

Only arrest, except for drunkenness, at Forbes over the Christmas holidays was that of a youth, Neville James Hawthorn, aged 19, for riding a motor…

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Delayed Grain Railways' Problem

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 December 1948 · page 5

Because Australia has been slow in getting grain to the seaboard, Britain may have to look elsewhere for additional supplies,…

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"Big Six" Britain's Exchange of Ideas In Motor Industry

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 December 1948 · page 6

Lower selling prices for United Kingdom built cars is the object of measures announced by the Ministry of Supply…

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