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

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

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The Agricultural Motor

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 4

It is atrange that almost the last converts to the principles of me[?] tiaetion have been farmers—to whom a surer and more ceononucal method of dealing…

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Motor Fatality. Mr A. E. Bowden Killed

The Yass Courier · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 2

The accident by which Mr A. E. Bowden, of M’Intosh and Bowden, the well-known builders and contractors, Yass, met a sudden death,…

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Motor Car Cuts Fence

Young Witness · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 1

Mr. L. D. Hall, of Oakton, Wombat, tolls us of the sensational experience the occupants of a motor car must have had one day this week. Mr…

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Motor Fatality at Yass. Mr. A. E. Bowden Killed

Young Witness · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

The accident by which Mr. A. E. Bowden, of McIntosh and Bowden, the well known builders and contractors, Yass, met a sudden death, coming, as…

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Railway and Tramway Institute, Goulburn Branch

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

The usual monthly committee meeting of the Goulburn branch of the Railway and Tramway Institute was held on Wednesday night last, Mr. M. B. Donnellan, president of the branch, who…

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Railway Disaster in Scotland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

London, Jan. 4.—Eleven persons were killed and forty injured in an accident to a crowded passenger train. It crashed into light engine near Rathe station, between Edinburgh and…

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Fatal Motor Cycle Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

Mr. E. A. Bowdon, of the firm of Messrs. MacIntosh & Bowden, building contractors, of Yass, met with a fatal motor accident near Yass function on Wednesday afternoon. The…

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Edinburgh Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

The deaths from the Edinburgh railway accident now number 12. The father, mother, and two children of a Glasgow family were killed, and two other children are in hospital…

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Dismissals of Railway Construction Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. G. C. Bodkis, secretary of the Railway Workers' Industry branch of the A.W.U., states that the action of the Government in closing down some works and curtailing others is as…

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“John Bridge’s ” Stock Department Growing Rapidly

The Yass Courier · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 2

Perusal of the Annual Report of John Bridge & Co’s Stock Department shows that a year of great activity has been experienced, and that…

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'John Bridge' Expansion

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

Marked expansion shows in all the aggregates relating to stock clearances in this department, "during the year ended 31st…

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"John Bridge" Expansion

Young Witness · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 4

Marked expansion shows in all the aggregates relating to stock clearances in this department, during the year ended 31st December last. Indeed, it…

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"John Bridge" Expansion

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 6

Marked expansion shows in all the aggregates relating to stock clearance in this departments during the year ended 31st December last. Indeed, it is stated that never since the inception…

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Motor Fire Engine. Coming To-day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 2

The motor fire engine for which the Goulburn Municipal Council has so long been agitating is to arrive to-day. It is coming by road, and is expected this afternoon. The president of the…

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Motorist Fined for Splashing Mud

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 4

Seabert Francis Robinson appeared before Mr. Clarke, S.M., at the Central Court on Thursday, charged with driving a motor car past a tramcar at a fast rate of speed, causing mud to splash on…

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John Bridge and Co

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd, report—The appraisement of our catalogue on the 9th inst, is proceeding steadily, and prices will be published as…

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Collision. Motor Par and Tram. Five Persons Injured. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

A motor car collided with a tr[?] at Double Bay this morning, as a result of which five occupants of the car were injured. Three sustained…

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Motor and Tram Collide. Five Persons Injured, Three Seriously. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

A collision between a motor car and a tram at Double Bay this morning resulted in five occupants of the car being injured, three seriously, including the driver, who received a…

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Motor Fatality. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

A sensational motor accident is reported from Glen Innes. While endeavouring to make room for a horseman to pass, a motor car driven by…

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Goulburn's Motor Fire Engine. Installation Ceremony

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon an interesting ceremony took place at the local Fire Brigade station, when the new motor fire engine was formally handed over to the Municipal Council…

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