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

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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Road Race

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 April 1912 · page 2

A large entry has been received for the road race promoted by the Goulburn Bicycle Club, to be held on Saturday week. The race will finish at the hospital gates in Goldsmith-street at…

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Will They Strike? Dissatisfied Railway Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 April 1912 · page 2

Members of the New South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association have for some time been asking that the minimum wage in the railway service should be 8/…

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Proposed Railway Institute

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 April 1912 · page 2

A movement is on foot among the local railway staff with the object of having a branch of the Sydney Railway Institute formed here with suitable accommodation for the holding of…

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Cycling and Motoring Notes. Relay Despatch Riding. Adventures and Accidents

The Yass Courier · Thursday 25 April 1912 · page 3

The true story of the pluck and grit displayed by the volunteer couriers ill the recent Dunlop Relay Despatch Contest from Adelaide to Sydney is…

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Railway Unions' Requests. Declined by the Commissioner

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 1

Some time ago, the grand council of the Railway and Tramway Unions held meetings, at which it was decided to make a series of requests to the Chief Railway Commissioner. An…

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Goulburn Motor Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 2

A special meeting of the Goulburn Motor Club was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. C. J. Scott presiding, to revive interest in the club and to bring members together: "There was a…

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Railway Construction Workers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 2

The threatened strike of railway construction workers has been prevented by the Industrial Arbitration Court. The Chief Railway Commissioner has decided to pay the award rates as from…

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Valedictory Social TO Harden Station Master (MR. J. D. REID.) interesting Addresses ON Railway Management

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 2

For a spontaneous expression of goodwill and [?] demonstration of recognition of merit, nothing could exceed the movement,…

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Proposed Goulburn Railway Institute

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 4

On Saturday night a meeting of railway men was held at the Oddfellows' Hall to further consider the establishment of a branch of the Railway way Institute here. Mr. C. James, District…

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A New Road Locomotive

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 2

THIS week there arrived to the order of Mr. W. C. H. Roberts, of Currawong what is. undoubtedly one of the finest Road Locomotives…

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(Reuter's.) Motor Bandits. Another Siege. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent states that the police are besieging Garner, Vallet, and a third member of Bonnot's company in a suburban building…

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Railway Men and the Government

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 4

The following appeared in the Daily Telegraph:— Sir,—Mr. Holman, the Attoney-General, whilst speaking at the Globe on Tuesday night,…

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Mr. Griffith and Railway Contractors. New Government Works

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 4

A trial of the new system of contracting for public works is to be applied to the Coff's Harbour to Nambucca railway proposal. This railway will be contracted for on the percentage…

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French Motor Bandits. Paris, May 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 6

The story of the second siege originated in a reconstruction of the Bonnet siege for cinematograph purposes. Raimbaud, who belonged to tile Bonnet gang,…

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Motor Traffic on Mulwaree Roads. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 4

Sir,—Again I ask space to warn motor drivers of the risk they run in travelling over country roads at such a pace as is becoming common in this shire. The roads are all fairly good and…

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Cable News. Fast Motoring. San Monica (Cal.), May 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 1

"Teddy" Tetzlaff won an open 300 miles motor race here yesterday. He averaged 78½ miles per hour throughout the race. A tyre flew off the motor of one of the competitors and struck a…

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Goulburn Motor Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

The above club held its week-end run to Chatsbury, in conjunction with the Goulburn Amateur Bicycle Club, and had a very good attendance. The speed-guessing competition, which…

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Motor Car on Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

A motor car, carrying the mails from Binalong to Burrowa caught fire on Monday morning, and 12 mail bags were burned. One lady passenger and the…

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Motor Gar Bogged

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

While crossing the last of the black soil plains, along tho Barwon. between Mungindi and Tulloona Station, the car carrying the Ministerial party, including…

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Improved Train Service

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 3

A petition from Wingello, Tallong, Marulan, of Towrang, containing 164 signatures, was [?] by Mr. John Scarlett, of the local branch [?] the Australian Bank of Commerce, Ltd., to…

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