Improvement of Country Roads
The Liberal Party's State Rural Committee will ask the Federal Government to examine three proposals for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1951
363 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 19
Essay Competition, Traffic Quiz In Road Safety To Be Organised
WITH the view of beginning an education campaign in safe driving and creating an interest in traffic problems, the Forbes Branch of the Road Safety Council will conduct an essay competition to begin shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truck Smash at Railway Crossing Driver's Lucky Escape
On Wednesday morning, about 10.30 o'clock, the driver of a truck escaped possible death when his vehicle stalled on the Melrose road railway crossing. Fortunately only about two feet of…
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Continued on Trove, page 10 →N.r.m.a. Plea to Motorists
In a piea to motorists to observe faithfully the "Keep to the left" traffic regulation, the N.R.M.A. general secretary, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers' Criticism of Railways
Dirty railway carriages on country lines were causing many people to switch to air travel, delegates told the Farmers and Settlers annual conference…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alterations to Train Time Table Proposed
Mr. Wiblin, District Superintendent of Railways, visited West Wyalong on Tuesday evening, and discussed with the Council of the Chamber of Commerce certain proposed alterations to local and ditsriet timetables…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Refuses to Repair Road School Bus to Young
At its meeting yesterday the Weddin Shire Council refused a request from the Burrangong Shire Council at Young to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germans for Vic. Railways
MELBOURNE.—Victorian railway officers will seek 3000 employees in Germdny and Britain. Cabinet authorised the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lake Cargelligo Aerodrome Shire Council Discusses Finance
The question of financing improvements to the Lake Cargelligo aerodrome was considered at the meeting of the Lachlan Shire Council on 10th August. A letter had been received from the Minister for Civil Aviation, advising that the Commonwealth cannot assist, except…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Re-Location of Cadow Road
A request concerning the Cadow road from Mr. D. Williams, was discussed at the meeting of the Lachlan Shire Council on 10th…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Money for Roads Cut Mr. Sheehan Explains
Mr. F. J. Cahill, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from Mr. W. Sheahan, the State Minister for Transport:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Division of Boundary Roads
The following was contained in the Engineer's report as submitted to the meeting of the Lachlan Shire Council on 10th August…
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The statement that O'Reilley's road 180 has never been graded since it was originally formed in 1933 was received from Mr. J. H…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£14M. for Roads
The Commonwealth would allot the States about £14m. for roads from the petrol tax. said the Prime Ministers (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Works Requests by Shire Councillors
Bland Shire councillors, at their last meeting at West Wyalong, asked for repairs to numerous road and other matters. [?]r. W. G. Lawrfettce…
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A letter was received at the last meeting of the Boree Shire Council from the Department of Main Roads, stating that a grant of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Through" Traffic During Floods Shire Representations To Main Roads Board
ALL roads south from Forbes have been impassable for the greater part of August owing to a couple of floodings during the month. Jemalong Shire Council has requested the Main Roads Board to make some…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Giant Rotor Motor
This giant rotor is part of a 65,000 h.p. motor capable of pumping 660.000 gallons of water per minute. The motor, weighing more than 330 tons, is one of the two now installed at Grand Coulee Dam in the State of Washington They were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Six Months for Illegal Use of Motor Vehicle
Six months' imprisonment with hard labour was imposed on a 20-year-old labourer at the Magistrate's Court on Tuesday…
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