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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 5 of 20

New Gas Main On Calarie Road Started

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 4

In his report to last Thursday night's meeting of the Municipal Council Mr. J. McDougall. gasworks foreman, stated:…

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Excessive Cost Of Railway Work At Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 1

The Railway Department, which carried out an extension of water supply to the Iron Bridge area against an advance…

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Bailey Bridge Sought For Bedgerabong

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

FACED with the prospect that Straney's suspension bridge across the Lachlan at Bedgerabong would be closed to vehiculer traffic, residents North and South of the river in that vicinity met at Bedgerabong on…

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Money Wanted For Bridge Building

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

A matter of some importance was voiced at last week's meeting of the Lachlan Valley Development League by Cr. Les Rout…

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Engineer Recommends Repairs To Roads

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

Shire engineer, Mr. C. H. Martin, recommended attention for numerous roads throughout the shire when he presented his report to the last meeting…

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Operator Street Bridge to be Reconstructed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

Following a report from engineer Mr. C. H. Martin, the Bland Shire Council decided at its last meeting to…

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Bailey Bridge For Bedgerabong Early Deputation To Minister

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 4

FACED with the prospect that Straney's suspension bridge across the Lachlan at Bedgerabong would be closed to vehicular traffic, residents north and sooth of the river in that vicinity met at Bedgerabong on…

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Bede Crowley Killed In Sydney By Motor Cycle

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

The tragic death in Sydney on Wednesday night of Mr. David Bede Crowley, aged 39, who was hit by a motor cycle after…

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Culverts for Ungarie Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

At the last meeting of Bland Shire Council, Cr. J. C. H. Lord asked when the concrete causeways for the Ungarie road…

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Safety Raiting For Bridge At Humbug Creek

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads has no objection to the erection of four extra guide posts along each side…

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Shire's C'wealth. Aids Road Programme

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

Shire engineer Mr. C. H. Martin submitted the Bland Shire's Commonwealth Aids Programme forthe year 1954-55…

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Road Repair Requests to Shire Council

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

Requests for road repairs from all four ridings of the Bland Shire were placed before the shire councillors at their last meeting at West Wyalong…

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"Tallimba Road Not Nearly as Bad as is Pictured"

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

The condition of the West Wyalong-Tallimba Road was not nearly as bad as a district resident pictured it, president Cr. A. A. Wallace told the last meeting…

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Railways Can't Build Homes for Staff

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 7

Th[?] Minister for Transport, Mr. E. Wetherell, has advised the Bland Shire Council that it is not the policy of the…

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Re-Opening Of Bundaburra Bridge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

At last week's meeting at Jemalong Shire Cr. Tout asked for the reasons of delay in reopening of Bundaburra Bridge to…

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Activities Of Main Roads Department

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 11

Mr. H. M. Sharrard, Commissioner for Main Roads, turned to me and remarked, 'Well, this is the end of Main Road 286.'…

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Unlicensed Driver Crashed Into Moving Train

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 7

Besides being the driver of a motor vehicle which crashed into a moving train at Coolac on November 14 last, a…

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50 Years in Motoring

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 11

Mr. E. W. T. Rowe, has retired from the position of N.R.M.A. road service manager, alter 27 years' service with the…

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Straney's Suspension Bridge: Deputation Next

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 1

Mr. F. J. Cahill, M.L.A., forwards the following, under date March 27:-- "Dear Mr. Cahill,--I refer to…

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Three Injured When Car Leaves Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 5

Three people were injured when the car in which they were travelling skidded in loose gravel on the Mid-western…

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