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

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

381 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 20

Inspection of Roads In "C" Riding

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 8

Following requests by Cr. J. L. Stewart, of Ardlethan, Bland Shire Council's engineer Mr C. H. Martin, will…

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Request for Pipes In Naradhan Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 8

In a letter to the Bland Shire Council, Mr. J. A. Morris, of Naradhan, asked the council if it would put in pipes in the…

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Council Accepts £350 Offer For Road Work

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 4

The Bland Shire Council has accepted an offer of a Quandialla resident to donate £350 towards the cost of…

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Y.A. NOTES River Picnic At Payten's Bridge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 6

A well-attended meeting was held at the School of Arts Hall last Monday night and much discussion on a very contentious…

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Inroads On U.K. Railway Bookings

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 1

According to a Scottish correspondent, B.E.A.'s £8 return flights between London and Scotland are making deep inroads on railway…

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Cowra Aerodrome

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

The Commonwealth Government may take over the Cowra aerodrome following a visit to Cowra by the Minister for Civil…

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Terrific Cost of Road Making

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 3

The reason why country roads are becoming worse and worse each year is not hard to find, in view of a recent…

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£20,000 Road Programmen for Young Shire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 3

The Burrangong Shire Council has adopted a £20,000 programme of expenditure on shire roads during 1954…

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Fined £40 for Railway Theft

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 4

Charles David Watters (42) a fettler, of East street crossing, Parkes, pleaded guilty to three charges involving the theft of…

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Railways Can't Grant W.W. F. & S. Request

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

A request by the W. Wyalong branch of the Farmers and ettlers' Association that a person loading…

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Record Earnings For Railways

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

Earnings of the N.S.W. railways for the year ended June 30, 1953, amounted to the record figure of £72,675,775—an increase of £3,766,055 on the…

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Bates' Bridge Still Under Repair

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 3

At the meeting of Forbes Municipal council on Thursday night the engineer, Mr. J. S. Dawe, reported that Bates' Bridge was still…

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Modern Alterations For West Wyalong Motors

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

The management of West Wyalong Motors has carried put extensive modern improve-ementsnts t.(.heir premises in…

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Shire Engineer's. Report C'wealth Aid Roads Works

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

In his report to last Friday's meeting of Jemalong Shire, the Engineer, Mr. G. Duff, dealt with the work that had been…

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BEDGERABONG Suspension Bridge Poses a Problem Cricket In Finals

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 8

No rain since February 16. The days are warm and nights cold with heavy dews. The dry spell is making the…

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WIRRINYA Shire Grader's Work On Forbes Road Final Of The Cricket Comp

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 8

A Council grader has done a good job on the road from Forbes to Wirrinya during the past fortnight. The previous three months…

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Competing with the Railways Forbes Case Stood Over

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

A case mentioned at Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday was that in which John Simpson was charged with…

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Modern Premises Opened in Forbes by S.T. Motors Pty. Ltd. Enterprise Commended

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 7

CONGRATULATIONS on the success that had attended their enterprise and enthusiasm in the business community of the town were showered upon two young men on Friday night, when they were hosts to a large…

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Correspondence the Position of Bates' Bridge (To the Editor)

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

Sir,--In your issue of last Tuesday I read with interest the comments of some of our aldermen re Bates' Bridge, Bundaburra…

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Road Safety Courtesy Campaign Taxi-driver Tops List

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 12

With Municipal Council and Rotary agreement, the Road Safety Council, which met on Thursday evening, proposed to…

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