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

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

380 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 19

A Round Motor Trip

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 16 April 1918 · page 2

During the Easter Holidays an interesting motor trip was taken by a prominent Crookwell resident. He left Crookwell on Good Friday…

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The Recent Motor Smash. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 April 1918 · page 4

An inquest has been opened in connection with the sensational motor smash which occurred in William-street, when Ivy Allen and Cecil Rust were fatally injured. The taking…

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Railway Fatality at South Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 April 1918 · page 2

A distressing fatality occurred last night in the vicinity of the coal hunker near the round house, a man named John Long, aged about 50 years, who was employed in the per. way…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Man Cut to Pieces

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred at South Goulburn during Monday night or early on Tuesday morning. At 7.30 on Tuesday morning a man…

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Won the Motor Car

Young Witness · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 2

FORBES, Thursday.—Mrs. Herbert Strickland, of Forbes, won first prize a motor car) in the Police and Fireman's Carnival…

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Kingsdale-norwood Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 2

A public meeting was held at the Town Hall on Friday afternoon to forward the agitation for the above. There was a fair attendance. The Mayor. (Ald. H. O'Brien) presided, and…

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Motor Car Overturns

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 4

A number of Jockeys who had been riding at the Grenfell races last week had a remarkable escape from severe injury when motoring to Blayney…

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Railway Traffic. Heavy Grades Between Young and Demondrille. Deviations Proposed

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 1

The traffic on the Blayney-Harden line has during the past few years increased to an enormous extent. It is the main line for hnuling coal to…

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Tram and Van. Collision in Sydney. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 2

A team collided with a furniture pantechnicon at 9 o'clock in Eumore Road, Marrickville, last night. The train was badly damaged, also the…

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Commonwealth Railway

The Yass Courier · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 2

THE Commonwealth Railway Commissioners have forwarded us a time-table of the new Commonwealth Railway which runs from…

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Motor Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 2

Mr. G. A. Bussingthwaighte, of Larbert, met with an accident whilst driving his motor car along Auburn-street on Wednesday afternoon. When near the Drill Hall the car swerved off…

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Railway Concessions and Greater Goulburn Movement. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 2

Sir,—In regard to the concession by the Railway Commissioners, of the three months' trial extension to Goulburn of the tourist facilities, I would like to point out that full…

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Too Many on the Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 2

In returning a verdict on Tuesday that the death of Charles Albert Eden, on March 30, had resulted from his having been accidentally run over by a railway train between Lidcombe…

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Rabbit Market. John Bridge and Co. report :—

The Yass Courier · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 6

Rabbit Skins.—In consequence of a little shipping space having been allotted to exporters the market improved [?]d. to 3d. per lb on…

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Train Runs Over Dull

Young Witness · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 3

The Grenfell train run over a bull on the line on Friday, about midway between the cutting and the Young road crossing, a little over a mile from…

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Road Round Rocky Hill

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

One of the proposals discussed at the meeting of the Greater Goulburn Association an Thursday evening was the making of a road via Rocky Hill to connect the Sydney and…

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Lansdowne Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

Lansdowne Bridge, on the Bungonia road, is being redecked, and will in consequence be closed between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily until further notice…

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Railway Commissoners' Visit

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

On Thursday morning next the Railway Commisioners will visit Goulburn, and will later leave for Crookwell. They will return to Goulburn in the evening, and will stay…

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N.S.W. Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 2

Upwards of twenty branches throughout the State were represented at a special conference of the above association on Saturday last. Mr. A. W. Buckley, M.L.A., was voted to the chair…

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Railway Commissioners' Visit

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners (Messrs. Fraser, Fox, and Cann) arrived in Goulburn this (Thursday) morning at 10.15. The Mayor (Aid. H. O'Brien) waited on them at the…

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