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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 12 of 19

Six Months for Illegal Use of Motor Vehicle

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 3

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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New Specialised Service For Motorists

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 9

Many changes in the method of service to the Australian motorist provided from service stations and garages in this country…

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Motor-Cyclist Dies After Crash Near Griffith

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 2

A young Dalian motor cyclist died in the Griffith District Hospital from injuries he received when his machine struck a post…

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Six Months for Illegal Use of Motor Vehicle

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 7

Six months' imprisonment with hard labour was imposed on a 26 years old labourer, at the Forbes Magistrate's Court…

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New Laws Affect Motor Cyclists

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 6

Motor cyclists will be limited to a maximum speed of 40 miles per hour outside builtup areas and will not be allowed…

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£8,760 Grant For Road Work

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 2

Mr. S. D. Dickson, M.L.A. has received the following letter from the Minister for Public Works and Local Government:…

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Fresh Moves in the Road Betterment Campaign

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 4

Fresh moves in the road betterment campaign are announced by Mr. C. R. Davidson, N.R.M.A. president, who is chairman of the committee…

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BEDGERABONG Personals, Obituary, Weather, Roads

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 3

Young Doug Beasley, who was rushed to Forbes a while since for an appendix operation is now home again and making a good…

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Federal Road Grant To Shire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 2

Jemalong Shire Council has received word from the several State members in its district that it has been made a…

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Watering Of The Racecourse Road

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 2

Forbes Municipal Council aid not follow its usual practice of watering the Racecourse Road on the two days of this week's races,…

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Motor Traffic Breaches

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 5

Pleading guilty, but with an explanation, Geoffrey Druitt was fined 5[?] and costs at Tuesday's Court of Potty Sessions, after…

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Road Grant To Boree Shire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 8

Mr. C. B. Cutler, M.L.A., Orange, has been advised that a grant of £7450 has been made to Boree Shire under the terms of…

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Eight Bodies on Road Man Fined for Drunken Driving

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1951 · page 1

Ernest Conrad McCaw, contractor, 47, of 10 Park Street, Griffith, was fined a total of £26 and ordered to pay £45 re-in bursement for killing eight sheep, at Grenfell Police Court last Monday, before Mr. W. Finlay, S.M…

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Rabbit Menace on Enclosed Roads

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 5

The menace of rabbits on enclosed roads was spoken of at last week's meeting of the Bland Shire Council…

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Road Resumption Being Investigated

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 10

At last week's meeting of the Bland Shire, Council, a letter was received from Mr. S. D. Dickson, M.L.A., informing the council that the resumption and…

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Carrathool Shire To Maintain Boundary Roads

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 4

The Carrothool Shire Coancil will now maintain' boundary roads which border that shire council and the Bland Shire…

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Councillors Ask for Road Repairs

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 5

Bland Shire Councillors at their meeting at West Wyalong last week, made several requests for repairs…

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Road Camplaints "12 Months Old"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 1

Complaints by the Beckom Returned Soldiers'. League to the Bland Shire Council were described by Cr. Crook as…

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Reforming And Grading of Waniboyne Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 6

The Bland Shire Council has accepted a recommendation from its engineer, Mr. C. H. Martin, that the…

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Move to Have Golf Course Road Tarred

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 1

The Main Roads Board will be approached to aseer tain what they will do towards the bitumening of the…

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