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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 3 of 17

Two Road Complaints From Morangorell

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

Two complaints about the condition of roads in the Morangorell area were received at last week's meeting of Bland…

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Grants For Developmental Road Works

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

Two grants have been made by the Department of Main Roads for developmental road works within the shire…

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Clear Road for Telephone Line

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

Mr. R. G. Buttenshaw, on behalf of five telephone subscribers, wrote to the last meeting of the Bland Shire Council…

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Two Contracts Accepted for Road Works

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

The Blend Shire Council has accepted two contracts for road works within the shire. The successful applicant for…

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Application to Close Road at Weethalle

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

An application to close and purchase a road separating Poltions 6 and 6 from Portion 7. Parish of Lewes adjacent to…

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No Clearing on Road at Quandialla

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

No clearing work as promised has been carried out on Q. S. Graham's road at Quandialla. the shire engineer, Mr. C. H…

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Children Missed School Because of Bad Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

School children had missed school because of the bad condition of a road near Mr. L. J. Thomas's property, Cr. H. R. C…

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Forbes - Jemalong Road "Appalling": Main Roads Dept's Fund Shortage

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

Jemalong Settlement ratepayers have written to the Shire Council about the "appalling condition of the…

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£20 Road Tax On Shire Crushing Plant

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

Some of the main parts of Jemalong Shire's new crusher is expected in Sydney shortly, and the Engineer, Mr. Duff, has been…

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Clearing on Roads

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 4

Referring to the necessity for the shire to have a plant to clear roads, Cr. E. F. Crook at the last Bland Shire Council…

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Goodwill And Co-operalion In Motoring Trade

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 7

A novel gathering, so far as Forbes is concerned was that held at the Globe Hotel last Thursday night, although the…

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Motor Classics And A Tour Of Europe

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 3

An interesting chemical demonstration of the effects of additives in oils and a remarkably good film show, were staged by…

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Ungarie and Its Roads

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 1

Over the last decade no scribe contributing to the columns of the "Advocate" has been more caustic than this…

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N.S.W. Railway Financial Position

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 2

In this article, the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor, examines the financial position of the N.S.W, Government Railways, and draws attention…

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Road Safety Limerick

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 10

There was a young man named Head, Who went speeding along the Parkes road…

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Tullamore Fettler Fell Under Train: Critically Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

A railway fettler working on the length between Tullamore and Yethera Siding was critically injured last Friday when…

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To Case Double-Banked Motor-Cyclist "Under Influence" Fined £15

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

"When I was on patrol in Rankin Street, I noticed that defendant's motor cycle was wobbly and that the pillion-rider was also…

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Gundagai Has Shocking Roads

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 2

At the present moment Gundagai's claim to notoriety is the shockingly bad state of the shire roads, with number one…

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F. and S. Moves on Road Tax for Drought Fodder

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 8

The Wyalong District Council of Farmers and Settlers' Association will ask that the road tax on the transport of drought fodder direct from the producer to the consumer be abolished…

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A Railway That Really Pays

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 8

The Canadian Pacific Railway during 1952 earned a net total of 30,822,780 dollars, about four million dollars higher than the…

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