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

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

727 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 37

Motor Car Fatality

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 4

A motor car fatality is reported from Nimmitabel. Returning to Cooma at 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning last, John James Thornton,…

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Bridge Endangered

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 1

A huge tree, torn up by the roots in the recent flood, was washed under the footbridge at Pitstone, and has been made fast under the…

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Impassable' Road

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 1

Portion of the Galong road, between 18 and 19 mile, is reported to have been rendered impassable for vehicles on account of the prevalence…

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Burrowa-marengo Road

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 1

The secretary of the Marengo Progress Association (Mr. R. S. Beatton) has drawn the attention of the Burrangong Shire Council to the…

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Shire Roads. Engineer's Monthly Report

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

The Shire Engineer (Mr. N M. Kirk[?]aldy) reported that works carried out by the maintenance staff of the Burrangong Shire Council on…

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Marengo Narra Allen Road

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 1

Mr. Walter McNiel, of Burrowa, on Saturday drew the attention of the Burrangong Shire Council to the unsatisfactory condition of the Marengo…

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Boy Killed. Fall From a Train Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

A boy named Jam[?] Rand[?]ll, aged [?]4, was found on the railway line in a pool of blood near Sy[?]ham station. The boy was taken to the…

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Burrenjuck Visit. Details of Train Service. (To the Editor)

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 1

Sir.—A conference on the Burren-. juck Hydro-electric and South Western Tablelands Water Supply Scheme is to be held here on Tuesday,…

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Railway and Tramway Association. Annual Banquet

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

The Goulburn branch of the N.S.W. Railway and Tramway Officers' Association held their second annual banquet at the Institute, Market-street, on Saturday…

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Strike and Drought. Heavy Railway Traffic. Many Passenger and Stock Trains

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

The drought which is still ravaging many parts of N.S.W. is , combined with the strike of engineers on interstate ships, keeping Goulburn…

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Motor Car Fatality. Inquest Resumed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

The Goulburn Coroner, Mr. W. S. Arnott, on Monday afternoon resumed the inquest into the death of Irene Dinah Stewart, the victim of…

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Motoring in the Mud. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

Dear Sir,—The figures in last issue under this heading as to the cost of the necessary bridge at, Paddy's River are interesting, seeing…

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British Railway Men. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

The railway men's conference decided to reject the Government offer, and instructed the executive to resume negotiations. It is understood…

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Motor Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

The inquest into the cause of death of Irene Dinah Stewart, the victim of the motor fatality after the storm on the 3rd was concluded yesterday, the Coroner…

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Stealing from Train. Men Before the Court. a Wingello Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 4

At the Moss Vale Police Court, before Mr W. S. Arnott, P.M., on Tuesday, Kennoth Leslie Beattie and John Hoare were charged with stealing a quantity of…

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Motor Fatality. Collision in Anzac Parade. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

A motor car collided with a stone coping on Anzac Parade at Moore park this morning. The driver saw a motor cycle appreaching on the…

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British Railway Strike Ends

Young Witness · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.—The railway men's lenders have now, by a large majority, accepted a settlement of the railway dispate on the basis of…

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Daylight Robbery. Railway Station Rifled Bathurst

Young Witness · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

Two armed men held up the Perthville railway station, near Bathurst, this morning. They secured money which had been sent to pay workmen…

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Councils Roads & Works Annual Inspection. Metal Crusher Tested

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon the Mayor, Ald. Rogers, Aldermen Steele, Holloway, O'Brien and Jobson, the Town Clerk, Electrical Engineer, and the Works…

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Railway Station Robbed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

The officer in charge of Perthville railway station, near Bathurst, repeated that two masked and armed men bailed him up early this…

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