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

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Crookwell Roads

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 3

The following appeared in Sydney "Morning Herald" recently:-- For some years 'Lidcombe Council has been adhering to a practice in road…

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Railway and Tramway Institute. Goulburn Branch

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 2

A special meeting of members and parents of apprentices was held in the large class-room at the local branch institute last evening (Monday) for the purpose of outlining details in…

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Shocking Motor Accident. Young Woman Killed. Two Men in Critical Condition. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 2

As a result of injuries received from a motor accident this morning, Ivy Allen, one of the occupants of the car, died several hours later, her skull having been fractured. The smash…

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Railway Technical Classes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

At a meeting on Tuesday evening of the advisory committee of the Goulburn Trades School it was decided, in consequence of the want of space at the Railway Institute rooms,…

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Fatal Motor Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 4

The motor smash in Sydney on Tuesday, when Miss Ivy Allen received fatal injuries, occurred at 1.30 in the morning. Miss Allen and another young lady (Miss Egan) were…

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Darby's Falls Bridge

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 1

Cr. Neville has many times brought the matter of the condition of Darby's Falls bridge before the Murrungal Shire Council, with a hope of stirring…

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Crookwell Roads

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 2

In regard to the drainage system in vogue, there is another matter, or rather a defect, which should be abolished; the practice of diverting…

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Railway to Jervis Bay. Views of a Conference. Wagga

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 1

A conference representing all the districts in the southern part of N.S.W has decided to urge the Government to build a railway to Jervis Bay, and…

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Dismissed Railway Men and Superannuation (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. Fitzpatrick, Assistant Treasurer, says he hopes the Department will be able to pay railway employees who were dismissed as a result of the…

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Crosscountry Railway

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 4

The first stock train over the sec ond section of the Forbes-Stock[?] [?] line between Forbes and Caragabal, made the journey Inst week,…

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Dismissed Railway Employees Refund of Superannuation Payments. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. Fitzpatrick, Assistant Treasurer, stated this morning that it was hoped the department would be able to pay the railway employees dismissed as a result of the recent strike refunds…

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Cattle on Train.—Curious Point

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 2

Quirindi.—At the Murrurundi police court, before the P.M., Mr. R. H. V. Allnut, a drover was charged with being in charge of certain travelling cattle and not being provided at the…

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Inproved Motor Cycle

The Yass Courier · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 6

Considerable interest is being taken in English motor cycle trade circles, over a new motor cycle design for which patents have been applied for…

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Catastrophe in China. Trampled to Death. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Hongkong correspondent reports a terrible catastrophe. While the Jockey Club races were in progress the Chinese public stands, with thousands of spectators…

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Shearer Twice Run Over by Train

Young Witness · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 3

Tallindallock (Q.) was the scene of another railway accident Monday night. Roy Crorin, shearer, was overtaken by a train and had his leg…

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Train Accident. Trucks and Carriages Off Line. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 2

Four trucks two passenger carriages and a breakvan of the Grafton-Lismore train ran off the line at Leeville, tearing up the permanent way for 20…

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Motorists Visiting Sydney Show

Young Witness · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 1

An invitation is extended to all motorists (vide J. F. Leake and Co's special advertisement in this issue), to witness a demonstration of…

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Mundy-street Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Goulburn Municipal Council the tender of J. Slatyer was accepted, for the erection of the M Mundy-street bridge and approaches. The amount was £150…

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Crowther Bridge

Young Witness · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 1

For some considerable time past, the residents of Crawther have been agitating for a bridge over Crowther Creek 'Recently the shire engineer…

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Railway and Tramway Institute. (Goulburn Branch.) Annual Dinner

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 4

The fourth annual dinner of the Goulburn branch of the Railway and Tramway Institute was held in the Assembly Hall, Empire Theatre, on Saturday. About 100 sat down to…

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