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

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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Carpet Goes Astray. Dispute Before Quarter Sessions. Railwaymen at Variance

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 4

Hilton John Castles pleaded not guilty at the Quarter Sessions on Tuesday to a charge of the larceny [?] four yards of carpet one day [?]…

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Cooma Railway Line

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 4

A gang of railway workers from Queanbeyan and Goulburn is enlarging the cutting on the railway line near Bushy Hill a short distance from the Cooma railway…

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Wingello Railway Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 4

At Moss Vale Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M., and Mr. Aubrey Mowle, J.P., M. J. Sheedy, Wingello, was charged with…

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Motorists' Escape

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 2

A motor car was overturned by a tram at Randwick at a late hour last night. The occupants ha da wonderful escape from death, but received nothing worse than a…

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Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 2

A carriage of a train on the North Shore line was derailed near Milson's Point station this morning. After bumping along for about five car lengths with the back set of…

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A Costly Sheep. Too Much Thieving on Railways

Young Witness · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 1

Alfred Muniz, who pleaded guilty to having stolen a sheep at Thornburry, was brought up for sentence. Mr. Campbell pointed out in…

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Chamber of Commerce. Considerable Discussion. Aerodrome, Population, Lecture, Bridge, Band, Show Fruit

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 2

Goulburn Chamber of Commerce held meeting at the Town Hall on Monday night. The President (Mr. T. T. Alkin) occupied the chair, and in the absence of…

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Koorawatha Roads

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 1

The Koorawatha Progress Association declares that many roads around Koorawatha are unsafe for traffic, particularly the Young…

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Man Killed by Aeroplane

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 1

An aviation display given at Geelon's (Vic.) on Saturday ended in a tragedy. A Sopwith machine flew so low as to strike a spectator named Coghlan, who was…

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Condition of Roads Engineer's Report

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 4

The engineer of Shire of Burrangong (Mr. N. M. Kirkcaldy) reported on Saturday:— The contract for forming and…

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Roads in Riding C. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 4

Dear Sir,—I hope you will allow me a little space in your valuable columns to touch on a matter which may be of interest to your many…

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Fatal Landslip. Twenty-two Persons Killed. Motor Bus' Dive. Rome

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 2

Owing to a landslip near San Temo Northern Italy, a motor bus fell 200 feet into the bed of a river. Twenty two passengers were killed…

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New Railway Union. Sixty Thousand Members. a Federal Organisation

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 1

A single railway union for Australia has been created under the name of the Australian Hallway Union The new organisation is composed…

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Railway Ganger Killed

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 1

Ganser Thomas Heathcole was killed when crossing the line near Culcairn station on Saturday right. He was talking to the driver of an…

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Tram Men Out. Strike in Capetown. Capk Town

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 2

In spite of all efforts, the tramway men remain on strike There is no immediate prospect of a settlement…

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Linking Up. Railway Wanted Through North-west Melbourne

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 2

Federal, aid is being sought for a railway system through north-west Australia…

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Many Roads to Heaven

The Yass Courier · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 4

Judging by the number of different religious there are in existence in N.S.W., as shown by the list of ministers of religion registered to…

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Motor Car Accident

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 2

On Tuesday night, another serious accident occurred. A motor car from Young, driven by a man named Pearson, accompanied by…

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Tramway Strike. CAPETOWN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 2

The tramway strikers resumed on the 14th February, pending the result of arbitration…

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A Co-operative Association of Motor Car Owners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 2

The excessive cost in operating motor vehicles in New South Wales caused the motor car owners of Sydney to combine in order to purchase…

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