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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 7 of 17

"Bad Roads Are Drawing People Away from West Wyalong"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 1

Bad roads were drawing people away from West Wyalong, the president of the West…

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Joint Inspection of Boundary Road To Be Expedited

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 7

Following representations made by Cr. A. Kelly at the last Bland Shire Council meeting, an attempt will be made to…

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Car Accident On Forbes Road

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 6

On Saturday evening a car belonging to Mr. J. Price, of Eugowra, and driven by Mr. Hilton Shaw overturned after running…

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Correspondence the Eugowra Bridge (To the Editor)

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 6

Sir: It was with interest and a certain amount of disgust that I read the report of the Chamber of Commerce meeting appearing…

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13 Killed on Roads in 2 Days

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 3

At least 13 people have been killed in road accidents in New South Wales since Friday. The heavy rains have caused…

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Car Overturns In Grenfell Road Collision

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 2

A Bumbaldry man's car overturned and another was extensively damaged, yet all occupants of both cars escaped…

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Magistrate Tells Motorists of Their Responsibilities

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 2

Mr A. E. Stonham, Stipendiary Magistrate, of Sydney, (and formerly C.P.S. at Young) in an article in "Road Safety" sets out the legal view of the degree of…

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Heavy Fine for Evading Road Tax

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 May 1953 · page 2

A VICTORIAN CARRIER WAS HEAVILY FINED BY MR. W. FINLAY S.M. IN THE WEST WYALONG COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS FOR NOT PAYING ROAD TAX ON A LOAD OF GOODS…

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Eugowra Road Fatality Inquest Evidence In Tragic Crash

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 1

THE District Coroner, Mr. G. A. Locke, on Thursday conducted an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ronald Maxwell McGregor, who was fatally injured in an accident on the Eugowra Road on April 26…

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Danger Hazard on Camp Street Bridge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 1

A ratepayer has drawn our attention to the danger which school children during the holidays--and since--have created by…

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Road Safety's Excellent Work Last Year

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Forbes branch of the Road Safety Council was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday, May…

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Night Watch in the Railways

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 4

A vital part of the N.S.W. Government Railways is "The Night Watch." They are the men who make the railways work in the hours when most…

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Condo, Doctor in Motor Accident

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 2

Dr. and Mrs. Arnold and Mr. Owen Baylis were victims of an unfortunate accident while motoring to…

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Car Smash on Orange Road: Hire Injured

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 1

Five persons were admitted to hospital and four others treated for cuts and abrasions as a result of a car accident on the…

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Tenders For Caragatel Bridge invited To-day

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 7

In this issue tenders are invited by Jemalong Shire Council for the new concrete bridge which the Main Roads Board…

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Extensive Developmental Road Work

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 4

A notification to Jemalong Shire Council at its meeting last week was from the Divisional Engineer (Parkes) of the Main Roads…

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Shire Works Unauthorised Banks On Roads

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 4

In the course of his report to last Thursday's meeting of Jemalong Shire Council the engineer, Mr. Gordon Duff, drew…

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Report on Inspection of Bland Shire Roads

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 4

A lengthy report on inspections of roads throughout the shire was presented to the last meeting of the Bland Shire Council by the engineer, Mr. C. H. Martin. In his seport, Mr. Martin…

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List of Blow Clear Road Works Approved

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 7

A list of requests from the Blow Clear branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association have alrady been approved…

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To Check Erosion on Roads

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 7

Cr. Brown moved at last meeting of Boree Shire Council that the Council purchase a quantity of Krilium to help check soil…

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