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Seven centuries ago, the hordes of Mongol barbarians that swept down on the city of Baghdad threw…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1950
414 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 21
Wet Weather Strands Motorists
The long spell of Wet weather in N.S.W. has caused the greatest hold-up of motor vehicles in history, in the N.R.M.A.'s opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electricity and Aerodrome For Goolgow[?]
A scheme to provide a 240 volt electricity supply for Goodgowi. estimated to cost £3000, was approved by Carrathool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. Our Shire Roads. (To the Editor)
Sir,-This subject of our Shire roads and what is going to be their condition if this wet weather continues must cause the ratepayers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Urged to Book Road Huggers SYDNEY
A police campaign against "crownhuggers," or motorists who travel in the centre of the road, is strongly urged by the N.R.M.A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Has Road Courtesy Gone?
Wholesale condemnation of motorists for lack of courtesy and bad temper can be overdone, in the opinion of the N.R.M.A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£12,000 Road Plant for Boree Shire
BOrce Shire Council will call tender sfor the purchase of £12,000 worth of road making equipment…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CARAGABAL Repair Train in Difficulties Straying Stock CARAGABAL, Wed
Several Garagabal members, who are also members of Grenfell Golf Club, were absent from the local courts on Sunday, owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →535 Road Deaths During 1949 Straying Stock Cause 154 Accidents
STRAYING stock were responsible for 154 accidents in New South Wales during 1949, according to figures issued by the Department of Road Transport and Tramways…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cyclist Fined For Carrying Passenger
Hector Palombo, a Forbes motor cyclist, was fined 30-, with 7- court costs, for carrying a pillion passenger on his motor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Diesel Train Services May Be Curtailed
Unless some of the existing air-conditioned diesel train services between West Wyalong-Cootamundra-Lake Cargelligo are used to the extent necessary,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales Government Railways Summary of Annual Report for the Year 1948-49
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. F. C. Garside, has presented to the Minister for Transport his report on the operations of the Department of Railways for the year ended 30th June, 1949. The financial figures disclose that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Charged Rode Motor Bike Without License
Reginald Ernest Hill, of Farrand Street, Forbes, was Charged by Forbes Police at the week-end with riding a motor cycle while not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Weethalle District News Train Derailment
On Saturday afternoon the mixed train from Rankins Springs to Barmedman was derailed about a mile from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Defective Motor Vehicles
The N.R.M.A. appeals to the service station industry to be scrupulous in making authorised inspections or motor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hints for Motorists
It is bad policy to start a car in reverse downhill, or forward in any gear except top. says the N.R.M.A. The least…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Additional Motor Truck
The proposal for the purchase of an additional three ton motor truck and the employment of extra staff for the Condobolin Municipal Council, has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerodrome to he Built Near Orange Approval Granted By Civil Aviation Department
ORANGE City Council has been granted permission by the Department of Civil Aviation to go ahead with the establishment of an A-1 Aerodrome at Spring Hill, about eight miles south of Orange…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Damage To Roads in the Country Government Grant Inadequate
Local Government Association President (Ald. R. T. C. Storey) and Shires' Association President (Cr. J. M. Caldwell) said this…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →QUANDIALLA New Police Station and Court House Bad State of Our Roads. Australian Rules Football
Still another Australian Rules football club has been formed at Brisbane, so delegates from Quandialla who attended the inaugural…
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