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

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

414 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 21

3,000 Turkeys Driven by Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 1

Residents of Cowra were agog last week at Beeing a flock of over 3,000 turkeys being driven through a…

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Vandals Take Lamp on Forbes Road Could Cause Accident

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 2

Is it the fault of the modern age that we have so many vandals? Or have people always delighted in stealing and destroying other…

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Country Road Repairs SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 4

A plan to divert part of the registration fees and road taxes of heavy lorries and buses to country…

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Kikoira Wants Electricity, Good Roads, Bridges, Amenities KIKOIRA

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 2

Newly formed Progress Association at Kikoira will investigate a suggested electricity scheme, seek better roads and more congenial living conditions…

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Road Accident Appeal Fund

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 6

There was a large attendance at the public meeting called to discuss ways and means of helping the victims of the recent…

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Winnunga Bridge Proposal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 2

Bland Shire Council (West Wyalong) will urge the Main Roads Board to construct a bridge oyer the Humbug Creek at Winnunga…

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Boundary Road Wor[?]

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 1

When the cost of the proposed work on the boundary road, running north and south between the parishes at…

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Train Wrecks Temora Truck

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 1

A diesel train wrecked a 3-ton truck and seriously injured two men in the truck in a level-crossing smash near Temora on…

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Police Department Does not favor Sunday Cycling; Road Danger

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 1

The Police Department does not favor cycle road racing at West Wyalong on Sundays. The Police Department,…

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Roads

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 2

The oft-repeated remark that the Quandialla. Bland area is one of the forgotten areas of the Bland Shire applies with equal truth to that…

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Bad Roads Affect C.W.A. Meetings

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 1

The old Rankins Springs road in South-western New South Wales is in such a bad condition that members…

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Migrant Swept off Footboard During Brawl on North West Train SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 1

A message from Newcastle states:— Fleeing from a brawl in a compartment of the speeding North West Mail, a Czech migrant was swept off the carriage…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Road Accident Toll

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 4

"Describing the behaviour of a small percentage of a small percentage of motor vehicle drivers as a blot on civilisation's page," Mr. H. E. Richards, N.R…

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Heavy Road Accident Toll is "A Blot on Civiiisation's Page"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 6

Describing the behaviour of a small percentage of motor vehicle drivers as a "blot on civilisation's page," Mr, H. E. Richards, N.R.M.A. General Secretary…

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Winter Motoring

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 4

With the approach of winter, the X.R.M.A. reminds motorists travelling in cold ureas of special precautions to be adopted when the…

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A Warning Cutting Down of Timber on Roads

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 4

In his report to the meeting of Jemalong Shire Council last Thursday the engineer, Mr. Gordon Duff, stated that a resident…

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Cowra Road

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 3

Last Friday night a meeting of the Young People's Club was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hughes. Games were the order of…

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Special Train for Big League Game

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 1

Group 9 Rugby League Football Club has chartered a special train to take passengers from West Waylong, Waylong and…

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A.L.P. Wants Roads Graded Each Month So Do We All

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 1

Evidently members of the local branch of the Australian Labour Party don't like being jolted around in their cars on the roads…

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BEDGERABONG Good Fall of Rain "Frightful" Roads BEDGERABONG, Tues

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 10

Saturday morning broke very gloomy, giving the appearance that anything may happen. About 9 a.m. steady rain began to fall…

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