Six Injured in Road Accidents Four In Hospital, One Detained
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 1
SIX people were injured, four of than being admitted to hospital, in motor vehicle accidents which occurred on last Thursday and Saturday night. The accidents occurred on the Parkes Road, one…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 1
Bland Shire Council (West Wyalong) has received from the Department of Main Roads, Wagga, documents for…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 2
The sequel to a sensational escape by a man from a police escort, from a stationary train at Barmedman, and subsequent capture, was related at the West Wyalong Petty Session yesterday by a C.I.B. officer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glare from Lights Blamed for Road Accident
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 4
Glare from the lights of another vehicle contributed materially to a collision between two motor vehicles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Drivers' Disabilities
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 3
"If the judge is correct--that many accidents are caused by drivers inherent physical disabilities--it is obvious many…
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The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 8
Faster than fairies; foster than witches; Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches…
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Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 1
Last month, Mr. R. Orr, District Engineer, attached to the Department of Public Works at Bathurst made an inspection of rural…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petrol Tax for Roads?
The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 1
Following representations by the Grenfell Municipal Council to the Commonwealth Government urging that monies for road works be made…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 1
With young girls clamoring for training as Brownies, Guides and Rangers, the West Wyalong Local…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Roads Flood Damage Reviewed Clerk's Report
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 1
Owing to the continued illness in Sydney of Mr. G. Duff, engineer to Jemalong Shire, a report on various aspects of road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycle on Fire
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 1
A Polish migrant, Jan Birdy, of Forbes, suffered burns to his hands last Saturday night when attempting to extinguish his…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 1
The West Wygkng aerodrome is closed again as the result of the rain during the past few days…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 5
The need for a bridge over the Humbug Creek near Winnunga, is a matter, of vital importance, Bland Shire Council is to be informed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Urgent Call for Road Repairs
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 7
The Railway Commissioners, Bland Shire (West Wyalong), Lachlan Shire (Condobolin) and the Main…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Bad" Roads Kept Crowd Away From Mly Hall Ball; Bnt Donors Made Committee Happy West Milby
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 2
The continued wet weather and the state of the roads materially mitigated against the success of the West Milby Hall Ball…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 4
The Under Secretary, Department of Mines, advfsed Bland Shire Council that it is proposed to dispose of the…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 7
New South' Wales Railways had made a remarkable recovery since the war, a spokesman for the Department said…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →QUANDIALLA Deterioration of District Roads Aust. Rules Football Club Formed
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 10
A stall was held In the CAVA. Rest Room recently, In aid of the local hospital, with Mesdames W. Causer and W. Richards as the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →BEDGERABONG Shocking Condition of Our Roads Another Fall of Rain BEDGERABONG
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 10
Steady rain set in on Sunday morning and has continued almost without a break up to time of writing (1 p.m.). At 9 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sick Person Taken From Condobolin to Sydney by Aeroplane Local Aerodrome Proved its Usefulness
Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 3 July 1950 · page 2
When it became advisable to get Mrs. R. S. Brown to Sydney for medical treatment as quickly as possible, no time was lost in promoting every move to that end. Doctor Don Quirk was the…
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