Motorist Fined £53
At Leeton Court of Petty Sessions, a motorist was fined a total of £53 on charges of driving under the influence,…
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 9 of 20
Road Safety at Random
Motorist: "Some of you pedestrians walk around as if you owned the Streets." Pedestrian: "And some of you…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brothers Killed in Road Smash
Two brothers were killed and their brother-in-law was injured in a collision between two utility trucks while travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jobs for Men on Railways
The Railways Department is Short of staff and is conducting a special campaign in the country to attract men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crushing Plant's Rattling Song of Good Roads
MANY a vital road will owe its existence to the new Jemalong Shire stone crusher, which sings its raucous song as it continuously munches the hardest kind of blue metal and turns it into screened surfacing material in a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Work on Phone Exchange for Payten's Bridge
Preparatory to installing a rural automatic telephone exchange at Payten's Bridge, gangs of P.M.G. workmen have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Essential Industries Depend on Our Railways
Whatever other means of transport may be brought into service, the railways remain the ultimate reliable backstop on which our essential industries depend…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety Moves On School Patrols
Recommendations which Forbes Road Safety Council made to the Municipal Council were adopted at the Council meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Men Hurt in Motor Accident
When their car failed to take a bend on the South Condobolin Road, hit a tree and turned over, two Boorowa men, Kevin Tilden…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Traffic Chief's Appeal To Road Users
'Now matter how many regulations are made, and no matter how our roads are to be improved, there will never be any real safety until every driver shows a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MLA, Councils In Talk On Roads
WHEN Mr. F. J. Cahill, State Member for the district, was at Forbes, this week, he had discussions with local Council authorities on the need to improve the roads in this part of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →17 Miles of Roads Sealed; Reason for Bare Patches
Nearly 17 miles of roads had been scaled and re-sealed with bitumen in the past month, the Council Engineer (Mr. J. S…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Is Safe Way Says Winsor
With their high reputation for safety, Australian railways are constantly reminding the staffs of their prime duty in this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →West Wyalong Aerodrome Site
The Minister for Civil Aviattion (Mr. H. L. Anthony) is to be invited to West Wyalong by Bland Shire Council, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Work on Bland Shire Roads
A lane between Mooney Bros, and Stewart's property, in Ardlethan district, will be given attention by Bland Shire Council's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycle Accidents
Because motor cycles are favored by young fellows who are more apt to take risks than older men, the measure most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Opposes Moves to Close Country Roads
The recommendations of the Shire engineer (Mr. Gordon Duff) against requests for the closing of two roads--one in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Year Plan For Road Works
Reconstruction and bitumen surfacing of main and trunk roads in Bland Shire have been recommended to the Department of Main Roads, on the advice of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →General Fund Road Contracts for 1954
Road works included in this year's estimates from Bland Shire Council's general fund have been approved, or carried out, in excess of the amount voted, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More of Petrol Tax Sought for Roads
ALTHOUGH the petrol tax grant to councils for roads had increased by £750,000 to £2 millions for the current year it was much too low for local government needs…
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