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

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

337 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 17

Inquiry on Bland Shire Road Works

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 2

The Wyalong District Council of the Farmers and Settlers Association will ask the Bland Shire Council what amount, of…

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Road Deaths "Appalling" F. & S. Man Says

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 1

Statis[?] revealing [?] number of deaths in round accidents in New South Wales were app[?]…

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Shire To Make Provision for Road Sealing

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 4

The Waugoa Shire Council (Cowrn) will make provision in its estimates next year for the scaling of main and minor roads…

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Cootamundra Taxi Competed With Railways

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 8

Man[?] fredrick McCa[?] [?] was [?] 12/ costs, by [?] [?] Court of [?]…

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Boree Shire Pleased Work At Murga Bridge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 8

The Shire Engineer, Mr. H. O'Brien, said in his report to the last meeting of the Boree Shire Council that work on the Murga…

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Road Safety Plans for Coming Year

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 7

Road Safety is being seriously tackled in Forbes. A strong effort is being made by the organisation, through its…

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Sealing Work On Orange-Forbes Road

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 1

A start is to be made soon on sealing the Forbes Road from the Orange end, says the Central Western Daily…

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Bates' Bridge Foot Crossing Advocated

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 3

Recent accidents on Bates' Bridge were the cause of sonic comment at Thursday's meeting of the Forbes branch of the…

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Retiring Road Safety Secretary

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 1

The Secretary of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. is retiring after holding office since its inception fifteen years ago. Today the…

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"People Not Interested In Road Safely"

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 1

"I have seen some of the film that was taken during the Forbes Coronation festivities, and it is very good," said Mr. S. J…

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Free Train For W.W. Children To See Queen?

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 4

The West Wyalong Chamber of Commerce will ask the Commissoner for Rail ways to provide a special…

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Hit Golf Ballinto a Tram!!

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 1

Many Won Wyalong golfers know the difficulty of hitting balls in peculiar places on the local golf course, but the latest…

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Interrupted Journey As Car Overturns At Marsden Rd. Bridge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 1

An accident that might have been serious, but fortunately was not, occurred yesterday on the Marsden Road near the approach…

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Zig-Zagging Motor Cyclist Warned By Bench

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 1

Two motor cyclists figured in traffic breaches at Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday and each pleaded guilty to the…

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Giant Road Train for Snowy

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 3

A giant new road train, built in the United Kingdom, will be shipped to Australia shortly for use by the Snow Mountains…

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Hillston Aerodrome License

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 2

The Department of Civil Aviation has been requested to issue a licence for the Hillston The Acting Engineer, Mr. J…

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Main Roads: Vital Arteries

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 2

This story discloses some of the problems facing the State Government in its determination to restore roads damaged by war and flood…

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League Re-affirms "No Train No Came" Policy

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 2

A special general meeting of the West Wyalong Rugby League on Friday night re-affirmed its approval of the "No train—No Game" policy adopted by the club some weeks ago. The matter, was first raised…

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Motorists' Moral Responsibility

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 1

"Every driver has a moral responsibility to Keep his car in a safe mechanical condition," said an officer of the Road…

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Sheet And Road Maintenance: Forbes Municipality

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1953 · page 4

Mr. T. K .Prendergast, Municipal Engineer, dealt with the work carried out during the past month in his report to lost…

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