Petrol Tax Money For Roads
In the Legislative Assembly, the Leader of the Country Party (Lt. Col. Bruxner) asked the Premier if he was aware…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
314 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 16
Petrol Tax and Council Road Works
All allocation of £160,000 had been made to councils from the proceeds of petrol tax this year for the first time, the Minister…
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Tenders, suitably endorsed and enclosed in sealed envelopes, addressed to The Commissioner for Railways, 19 York Street, Sydney, will be received…
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One person was killed and 14 injured, one seriously, in a series of road accidents which marred the Easter holidays in Bathurst, where thousands…
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On 19th March the friends of Miss Eva Pereira gathered together to give her an evening and presentation prior to her marriage with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Costa. Footballers Coming By Special Train on Sunday Next
Cootamundra foo'tball team is coming to West Wyalong by special train on Sunday next, to play a match with the West Wyalong team…
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A message from Jerusalem states: An electrically detonated landmine yesterday blew up the Cairo-Haifa express, killing 40 persons, and injuring 60…
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At last week's meeting of the Grenfell Chamber of Commerce several matters were put forward for discussion at next meeting…
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Troubles of the Department of Main Roads in replacing worn out roads bridges, or of building ones at sites where…
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AT Forbes Court House on Friday the District Coroner, Mr. H. K. Ford, investigated the circumstances leading to the death of Joseph Holmes, who met with an accident on the Parkes Road on the morning of February 2 last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cowra Road Wedding. Barnwell—pereira
Cowra Road Methodist Church was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Saturday, 3rd April, when Eva, youngest daughter of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Y.A.'s RALLY Moonlight Barbecue on Forbes Road
Thursday night was a very busy one in Eugowra around the time of 7.30, when twenty Y.A. members busily prepared for their depatrure to the…
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A meeting of the above was held at "Spring Vale" on Friday night; 9th April, after being in recess during the summer, months…
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I have had the fortunate opportunity of travelling many of the important roads of Australia. Whilst covering many hundreds of miles of West…
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In addition to his report on maintenance and other works carried out during the past month, water pumped (19,693,000 gallons)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Beam Engine in Revolutionary British Motor Cycle
A four-cylinder, internal combustion beam-engine, the first of its type in the world, has completed fully successful trials in a revolutionary British motor-cycle which is now going into production, and for which large export orders have been booked from all over the world. This…
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"The claim of councils for petrol tax monies was prompted by a desperate need," said Cr. A. R. Townsend, President of the Shires'…
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An officer of the Main Roads Department wrote to Bland Shire Council's last meeting regarding…
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Back Crock Farmers and Settlers' Association, through the Honorary Secretary (Mr. W. A. Haub) made several…
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The Department of Main Roads has allocated an amount of 1800 for clearing, forming and gravelling on the…
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