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

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

363 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 19

Damage to Roads by Heavy Transports

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 4

The much talked of question of transports damaging Gundagai's streets was aired at the ttrst meeting of the Gundagal…

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Motor Cyclist Seriously Injured

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 1

A young Cootamundra resident was severely injured in an accident on the Wombat Road. He was John D. Hallows, Aged,…

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Motoring in Heat Wave

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 3

Thousands of cars have been held up in N.S.W. in recent hot weather by vapor lock, and [?]R.M.A…

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New Policy on Railway Crossings

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. McGirr) has advised the NRMA. of an important change or policy regarding elimination of railway…

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Road Toll for 1950 625 Killed; 13,000 Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

625 people were killed in road accidents in N.S.W. last year (1950), up to December 28. Death-roll in 1949 was 535…

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"Ghost" Train in London

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 2

LONDON.—Railway staff and travellers on the platforms, of three London stations stared in amazement on Tuesday night…

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Deaths on Road Heaviest in State's History

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 6

Deaths on New South Wales roads in 1950 took the lives of 627 people, the greatest number in the history of the State. More than 10,000 were injured in road…

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Lanchilansider Rough Roads

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 2

A recent issue of the Canowindra "Star" says: "The Cowra Canowindra road is a boon to motor garages…

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Party Watches Train Destroy Their Car

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 1

Three people s tood by helplessly and watched their car destroyed by a train at a level crossing 12 miles from…

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Cargelligo Aerodrome

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

The matter of the Lake Carbefore thelast meeting of the Lachlan Shire Council when the Shire Engineer, Mr. Marsh,…

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Lake-condobolin Road Still Without Funds

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

Repeated efforts by the Lachlan Shire Council to obtain funds for the reconstruction of the Lake Cargeliigo-Condobolin road adjacent to the Lake foreshores appear to have again come up against a brick wall…

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Kikoira and Weethalle May Have Main Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 5

The Department of Main Roads will review an application by Bland Shire Council for the proclamation of…

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Grenfell Railway Jubilee

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 2

The railway from Koorawatha to Grenfell was officially opened for traffic by the late E. W. O'Sullivan, Minister for Works, on 7th…

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Cowra Aerodrome

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

Butler Airways new service to Cowra starts this morning. The 'plane will leave Kingsford Smith airport at 9.15 am. and…

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Gravelling Work Municipal Roads

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

A special meeting of the Works Committee was called to deal with the question of the Council's gravelling programme, and…

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Aviation Officer Inspects Aerodrome Will Never Be Departmental Drome

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

Mr. W. C. Hammer, a representative of the Department of Civil Aviation, has paid a visit to Condobolin to make an inspection of the local aerodrome. Ald. Craft (Mayor), Martin,…

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ROAD safety Question of Street Lighting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 10

Answering a plea by the N.K.M.A. for action to improve street lighting, the Premier (Mr. McGirr) says that…

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P.P. Board Protest to Railway Department Treatment To Inspector

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

At the meeting of the Condobolin P.P. Board last week, the chairman, Dir. E. M. Brown, reported that he had information that the Inspector of Stock had been poorly treated by the Railway Department…

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Four Months for Stealing Motor Cycle

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

With a police record like Raymond Clarence Gamlin's, Magistrate H. G. Cobley had no option but to sentence him to…

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Motor Cycle Accidents

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

Because motorcycles are favored mostly by young fellows who are more apt to take risks than older men, the measure most likely…

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