Daily Train Service Parkes Council to Continue Agitation
When a letter from the Minister for Transport, through Mr. E. P. Dring, M.L.A., was read at a recent meeting of the Parkes Council to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1948
314 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 16
Federal Revenue and the Roads
Reports of buoyant Federal revenue give motorists real cause for renewing their demand for justice from the Commonwealth in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Forbes Airport That Elusive License Thousands Must Be Spent on Aerodrome
DURING the past eighteen months there has been considerable discussion as to the suitability, or otherwise, of the Forbes Municipal Aerodrome for airline purposes. Improvements demanded by the Civil Aviation Department appear to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Detour Around Caragatel Bridge First Priority Given by Council New Bridge in Place of Old One
At yesterday's meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council, the question of repairs to the Caragatel bridge, which collapsed when a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Develop That Spirit of Road Fellowship
The N.R.M.A., which endeavors to foster the spirit of road fellowship and mutual assistance among motorists, says It is perturbed to receive two…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ungarie Aerodrome Site
The Local Land Board, Forbes, informed Bland Shire Council at its West Wyalong meeting, that a survey of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Money For Aerodrome Work
Approval has been granted by the responsible authority tor a loan to finance resumption plans for West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Work Prospects Not Bright
Prospects for major road works in the Calleen district are not bright, at the present time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →O'Donnell Rode Unpaced to Win Five Miles Road Race
Johnny O'Donnell winner of the five miles road race at West Wyalong during the week end, rode the full distance unpaced, to register his first win. More will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Thefts of Beer from Railways (By Wire) Sydney
Sydney railway officials stated last night that large quantities of beer were stolen from the State railway system when the breweries had to fill big country orders…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Weethalle Diggers Urge Road Works
The Weethalle branch of the Returned Servicemen's League,submitted a lengthy communication to the last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ungarie F.s.a. Asks for Road Works
Causeways on the Winnunga-Thulloo road, between the properties of Messrs Duncan and Ryan,…
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The shire clerk, Mr. F. M. Copeland, said yesterday that the Council is in receipt of advice and directions for the Council to proceed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Car Wins Classic Road Race
A 16-horse-power Healey saloon car, driven by Count "Johnny" Luranf with Serafini as his co-driver, passing at Brescia the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grenfell Train Service
Commencing to-day, trains will leave Sydney for Grenfell on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday nights. The Friday night train has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alterations in Train Services
Train services to West Wyalong are seriously affected by the coal shortage. The normal mail train (known…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Rains Cause Trouble On Bland Shire Roads
Bland Shire Councillors were inundated with letters from all corners of the Shire at the last monthly meeting, complaining of deep washouts on the roads,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Govt. to Consider Carriage of Wool by Road
A proposal that producers should be allowed to freight their wool clips by lorry to export centres free of road tax…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seeks More Funds for Roads Flays Petrol Tax Quota. M.l.a. Backs Shires' Claim
Declaring that nearly all N.S.W. shires had war-caused legacies of disgraceful roads with which their m[?]agre finances were unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Requests From Weethalle
Weethalle Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, through their Honorary Secretary (Mr…
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