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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

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Fall From Moving Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

Patrick Edward Linegar, a former residen of Hornsby, was killed by a fall from a moving train. Linegar was a passenger by a special train which left Milson's Point at 1.10 on Monday afternoon,…

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Double Railway Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

Wellington, Monday.—John M'Auliffe and William Snell, residents of Temuka, were thrown from a cart through a collision with a train, and both were killed. The bodies…

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The Railway Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

The funeral of Mr. P. Horan took place on Monday morning. There was a very big attendance, representatives from the Railway, the A.H.C. Guild and the Hibernian Societies…

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Manchurian Railway Loan. London, Dec. 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 4

A 4½ South Manchurian railway loan of £6,000,000 will be issued in London at 98 next week. The Japanese Government guarantees the principal and interest…

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Run Down by a Train. Two Men Mutilated and Killed

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

WHILE returning to their homes at Breadalbane , near Goulburn, after spending New Year’s Eve night at a social, two railway employees, Patrick…

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Motor Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

WHILE Mr. H. R. Chaw, of Dananbila and Mr. James Harcombe of Marengo were motoring from Cowra to Dananbilla on Saturday last, they…

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The Unstable Aeroplane

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 4

The Times in an article on aeronautics in 1910, says:—"Flying is still largely empirical. The ship, the bird, the submarine, and the dirigible have all an inherent tendency to keep…

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Railway Fatality. Train Strikes Two Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 2

Newcastle, Wednesday.—A fatal railway acciden occurred this morning on the railway near Woy Woy, when the 8.15a.m. train from Sydney dashed into two telegraph linesmen, killing one…

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The Railway Fatality. the Inquest

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 4

An inquest into the death of Messrs. P. Horan and H. Flood, who were killed so tragically at Breadalbane on Sunday morning, was held in the Courthouse on Wednesday morning, before…

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Railway Superannuation Board

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 3

A deputation of railway and tramway employees asked that the proceedings of the Superannuation Board be made public. The Premier replied that he could not see wha[?]…

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Train and Tricycle. Shocking Disaster. Two Railway Men Killed. Goulburn

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

A double fatality occurred this morning about 2.30 o'clock, just past Breadalbane, on the main Southern railway line ; when Patrick Horan and…

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Two Men Killed. Train a No Tricycle Collide. Bodies Frightfully Mutilated

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

Goulburn, Sunday.—A shocking accident occurred at about half past 2 o’clock this morning a little beyond Breadalhane, and as the result two…

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Common Sense and the Motor-car

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 3

The "Daily Chronicle":—"We may congratulate the Automobile Club upon the very successful results of their eight days' competition. The object of the contest…

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Wollogorang Road. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 5

Sir,—With regard to my attitude over the matter of the Wollogorang Road at last meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council, it has been hinted abroad that I acted as a partisan,…

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Liking for Prison. Tramps Who Prefer Gaol

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

Outspoken criticism of the present prison system appears in the report of the Commissioner of Prisons Issued as a Blue-book, says “Lloyd’s News.”…

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Crookwell-cowra Railway. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

Sir—Now that the question of railway construction is prominently before the New South Wales Government, I think the time is opportune to make a few comments on two of the…

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Imperial Tramps

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 6

More and more as I have studied the Colonial question have I come to the conclusion that this question of closer communication is at the root of the matter as regards…

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Railway Changes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

Guard Linegar, who has been stationed in Goulburn for a number of years, has been transferred to Sydney. It is understood, too, that Mr. W. Cousley, the…

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Minimum Wage. Railway Employees Included

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

The minimum wage of £110 a year to all employees of 21 years of age and upwards has been extended to the Railway Department. The matter has received the consideration of…

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Trouble on a Tramline

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

The tramway fraces which occurred at Forest Lodge on December 29 caused the attendance at the Globe Court on Thursday of quite a crowd of young men. Hugh Joy was charged with…

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