"Boxing of Roads a Slow Process'
Gravel on roads would last longer when they were boxed, but it was a slow process. This was told to the last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1954
381 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 20
Attention Sought To Clear Ridge Road
In a letter to Bland Shire Council, Mr. N. Manglesdorf drew attention to the state of the road from the Clear Ridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →'Consideration' to Bitumen of Barmedman-West Wyalong Road
The Department of Main Roads advised the Bland Shi-e Council at its last meeting that the matter of a grant for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Damage Compensation
A strong portest against the Railway Department's limit of £2000 compensation for claims for damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court Sequel to Motor Car Smash
Sequel to a car accident last September, at Caragabal, was a court case at Quandialla Court of Petty Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bruxner Defends Railways
Lieut.-Col. Bruxner, leader of the State Country Party, and a former Minister for Transport, made a vigorous defence of the railways at the Country Party…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Proposal
Eugowra Chamber of Commerce has asked that the main road from Orange by way of Cudal, Eugowra and Forbes to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Privy Council Mentioned in Road Case Against Merchant; Adjourned
THE case in which John Simpson is charged with having carried goods by road without payment of tax was further adjourned at Forbes Court of Petty Sessions last week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Closing of Road
The Department of Lands advised the last meeting of Bland Shire Council of the closing of a lane adjacent to Mr. Gibbons'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Application for Road Dedication
Following an application from Mr. L. McIyor, of Barmedman, the Bland Shire Ciuncil decided to make an application for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Heavier Rates for Those Who Use Roads"
A system of local government rating whereby those who use roads would be rated more heavily for their upkeep was advocated by Mr. C. J. M. Thomas at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Thanked For Road Work
In a letter to the last meeting of Bland Shire Council, Mr. M. W. Taylor, of Barmedman, thanked the council for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inspection of Road At Tallimba
At the last meeting of the Bland Shire Council, Cr. A. A. Wallace asked if the shire engineer, Mr. Martin, had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →F.s.a. Protest on Motor Registration
A strong protest against the existing rates of moto registration in New South Wales was registered by Wyalong District…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eugowra Road Meeting
Ald. Crisp and the Council engineer (Mr. J. S. Dawe) were appointed delegates to a public meeting called by Eugowra…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →'Overloading & Speed Wrecks State Roads'
Despite the approachable and helpful attitude of the Department of Main Roads and the vigilance of its field inspectors, the overloading of heavy vehicles and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work for Road At Quandialla
In a letter to the Bland Shire Council, Mr. R, I. Penfold, of Quandialla, asked tor attention to a road near his property, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lachlan Can't Find Money for Boundary Roads
The Lachlan Shire Council has advised the Bland Shire Council (West Wyalong) that it is unable to find money for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Australia by Motor Cycle
John Grieve (left) and Jack Dunstan make final adjustments to the baggage strapped to their 500 cc Sunbeam motor cycle before their recent departure for Australia from Glasgow. They estimated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Long Service by Railway Men
Two railway officers with 82½ years' service between them, were honored at a presentation at Gloucester by fellow railway…
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