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

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

456 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 23

Goods Train Delayed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

A carriage of a mixed train which left Goulburn about 5 p m. on Thursday was derailed in a siding It Bowral Several goods trains were delayed, but the mail train traffic was…

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Knocked Down by Motor Car

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon Miss Blanehe O'Neill. who is as assistant in Messrs. C. Rogers and Co.'s crockery department, was crossing the entrance to the lane alongside Russell's shop,…

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Railway Thieves

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 4

Albury, Tuesday.—A man employed in the goods yard at the local railway station was fined £10 and costs for the theft of potatoes from a consignment at the station. Mr. Haslam,…

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Eight Hours on Railways. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 2

It is understood that the Railway executive committee has arranged to have established an night-hour day on the railways on February 1. SYDNEY, Thursday…

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Railway Thieves

Young Witness · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

A man employed in the goods yard at the Albury railway station was fined £10 and coats for the theft of potatoes from a consignment at the…

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Kingsdale—Norwood Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

At the meeting of the Council on Thursday evening a letter was received from the Chamber of Commerce regarding a deputation in connection with the above road. It was…

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Railway Unrest. Enginedrivers, Firemen, and Cleaners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

There is much unrest among the Locomotive Enginedrivers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association, and with a view to discussing the grievances, meetings were held at the I.O.O.F. Hall,…

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Aeroplane Flight. VANCOUVER

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 2

Frenchmen travelled by aeroplane over the Mediterranean from Marseilles to Algiers…

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Railway and Tramway Officers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 2

Eight applications have been lodged by the Railway and Tramway Officers' Association for awards for the different sections of the salaried staff of the service. The matter came…

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Flu and the Trams. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 2

Many trades union meetings have been postponed on account of the disease. The Tramway Union long ago issued a pamphlet to the…

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Railway Workshops Removed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 4

The "Yass Evening Tribune" states that the Railway Commissioners have decided to remove the railway depot and workshops from Harden. It is assumed that their choice for the…

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Against Motor Risk

The Yass Courier · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 6

A novelty in [?] the way of insurance against accidents is proposed by an American concern styled the Accident Insurance Company of Denver…

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The Railways. Commissioners Important Decision. Depot and Workshops at Harden to Be Removed. Excitement at Binalong. Junee Affected

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 1

The Railway Commissioners have decided to remove the railway depot aud workshops from Harden. It is assumed that their choice for…

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Vass Canberra- Ervis. by Railway DECE[?]TRALISA . Tion League . (To the Editor. Yass “Courier ”)

The Yass Courier · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 3

Dear Sir,—Recently a good deal of comment has appeared in the columns of the press regarding the failure of the Federa! Government to ca[?]ry nut its…

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Railway and Tramway Officers' Association. Goulburn Branch Annual Dinner

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 4

The annual dinner of the Goulburn branch of the N S W. Railway and Tramway Officers' Association was held in the Joppa tea rooms on Saturday night. There were about forty…

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Local News Clergyman's Motor Car

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 2

The parishioners of St. Jo[?]ms, Burrowa have presented their rector (Rev. F. W. Rettle) with a motor car. Old Resident's Death…

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Railway Courtesy

The Yass Courier · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 4

An American railway company has issued a charming little essay no courtesy, which is printed on the time tables and on conspicuous places…

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On a Mail Train Orton Park Sensation. Larsen Pleads Guilty to One Charge. Bathurst

Young Witness · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 1

The Bathurst Quarter Sessions Court was crowded on Wednesday and Thursday, when Wolfren Larsen was charged— (1) with having on…

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"Bill Sykes" Visits Burrowa. Attempt on Railway Safe. Alcock's Store Burgled

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 2

There was quite a mild sensation in our town on Tuesday morning last, when the news spread round that the safes at the Railway…

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Railway Lighting Unreasonable Railway Commissioners

Young Witness · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 2

The Railway Commlsaioaora object to pay the increased 1d per unit for light supplied by the Young Municipal Council to the Young railway station,…

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