New Stamp for Centenary of Aust. Railway
A special 3½ postage stamp to commemorate the centenary of steam railways in Australia will be issued…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1954
381 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 14 of 20
Courtesy on the Roads
Mr. H. E. Snowden, Superintendent of Traffic in NSW, writes: Drivers of motor vehicles can…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ex-train Guard On Stealing Charge
After conducting a search of a residence in the railway yards at Barellan on the 23rd August, 1954, a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Success of 1-Day Train Tours
The Minister for Transport, Mr. Weterell, has released a report from the Department of Railways indicating the success…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Mile of Road for Every 10 Residents
With an area larger than Great Britain and a population under 60,000 the Western Division of New South Wales presents unusual problems to those…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway History; Special Stamp
A special 3½d postage stamp to commemorate the centenary of steam railways in Australia will be issued on Monday, 13th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Quizzes, Prizes for Road Safety
District Field Officer for Road Safety (Mr. J. Keav[?]cy) will be conducting quizzes with the aid of a magnetic board and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cyclist Changes Plea in Traffic Case
A man charged with exceeding the speed limit changed his plea in the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Safety Quiz Finds Eager Fans
Mr. John Kcavney. District Field Officer for Road Safety, took the role of quizmaster giving out souvenir pencils at the Forbes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Decision Reached In Railway Sleeper Case
No decision was reached in the West Wyalong Court of Petty Sessions last week in a case in which two Yiddah farmers are charged with stealing 20 second hand railway sleepers. George Collie Sutcliffe and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Men Charged With Stealing From Railways
Three men were charged in the Cootamundra Court House with having stolen goods, the property of the Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety; Danger of Riding on Vehicles
Residents of country areas are shocked at the regularity with which fatal accidents occur in country areas. Considerable contib[?]tion to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Driver Competed Against Railways
A man who had previously been fined £30 and £15 for similar offences, was again fined £15 in the Junee Court of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Body Tells of Changing Mind
FORBES Municipal Council, at its meeting on Thursday night, objected to the Main Roads Department Divisional Engineer, Parkes (Mr. Burgess), notifying the Lachlan Producers' Co-operative Co. Ltd., Forbes, of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shocking Accidents To Motorists
Motorists should accept the warning provided by regular cases of shocking injury to drivers who allow part of their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School Sports at Payten's Bridge
The annual Payten's Bridge School sports and picnic which were held last Saturday, at Mr. Frank Herbert's property,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Western Roads Have Mile To 10 People
WITH an area larger than Great Britain and a population of less than 60,000, the Western Division of New South Wales presents unusual problems to those responsible for the planning, construction and maintenance of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£15,710 Road Grant To Jemalong Shire
The Clerk of Jemalong Shire (Mr. F. M. Copeland) yesterday received from Mr. F. J. Cahill, M.L.A., a notification…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aerodrome for Tottenham
The shire engineer (Mi. Watson[?] told the Lachlan Shire Council that an Inspection of the proposed site for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Increase in Money for Roads
In the five financial years since the Menziea-Fadden Government has been in charge at Canberra, Commonwealth…
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