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

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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The Country Dwellers' Holiday. No Railway Concessions for "Far Distant Country Towns."

Young Witness · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 2

Workers in the country outside certain favored centres had to pay full fares if they travelled by rail during the holidays immediately prior to…

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Three Persons Drowned. Motor Car's Plunge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 3

West Maitland, Thursday—Three lives were lost at Raymond Terrace between 4.30 and 5 o'clock this afternoon through a motor car, owned and driven by Mr…

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Express Train Sensation Driver and Fireman Injured. SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

A steam pipe on the engine of the Melbourne express leaving Sydney on Friday night burst, badly scalding the driver and injuring the fireman…

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Four Lives Lost. Run Down by Train. SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred at Way Woy last night. It appears that Wilmot Roughly, of Dural, Mfrs. Victor McKenzie, of Gosford, and the latter's…

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Three People Killed Motor Car and Tram Collide

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

A terrible head on collision between a motor car and a steam tram occurred on Lennox Bridge which spans the parramatta River at…

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Loco Drivers Strike. State Railways Disorganised. Perth

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 3

The whole of the locomotive drivers in West Australia struck work at midinight on Friday, They ran the through trains to long distance…

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Railway Strike in W.a

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 1

The compulsory conference, called by Mr. Justice Burnside to endeavour to settle the locomotive men's dispute at Perth failed. His Honor said he…

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Missing Railway Goods. Fettler Charged with Stealing. "Organisedl Gang at Breadalbane."

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

At the Goulburn Court this (Tuesday) morning, before Mr. Arnott, P.M., Dennis O'Berien (on remand) was charged with stealing four…

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Motor 'Bus in River

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

Wellington (N.Z), Monday.—A sensational holiday accident is reported from Hasting's Hawke's Bay. A motor bus, carrying 14 women and…

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W.a. Railway Strike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

The railway strike at Perth contintinues, with no prospect of an early settlement. Union pickets are stationed at every depot, and also along…

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The Latest. Sydney, Thursday. W.A. Railway Strike Motor Cars to be Commandeered

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

Perth messages state that the Government is arranging to commandeer motor cars and petrol…

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Drunk on Train. Passenger Loses £14. Young Man Charged with Robbery

Young Witness · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

A charge of having stolen the sum of £15 from the person of George Tilden while travelling by mall train from Wagga to Cootamundra [?]an on…

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Motor Bus Falls Into River. Woman Pinned Under Water

Young Witness · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 1

A motor bus carrying a picnic party of fourteen women and children plunged into the river between Hastings and Clive Grange (N.Z.) on Monday…

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Parramatta Sensation. Two Killed in Motor Smash

Young Witness · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

SYDNEY.—As the result of a head on collision between a motor car and a steam tram on Lennox bridge, which span[?] the Parramatta river,…

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Goulburn Railway Store. to Open Very Shortly. Share Capital Nearly Subscribed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 4

A correspondent in the "Post" recently expressed a hope that the activities of the proposed branch of the Railway and Tramway Co-operative…

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W.a. Railway Strike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

A settlement of the railway strike in Western Australia appears to be as far oft as ever. The Premier of the State has issued a statement of the…

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Short Street Bridge. "Should Last Another Ten Years."

Young Witness · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

An officer of the Department of Public Works who recently inspected the Short Street Bridge, which many people regard as unsafe, says:—"The…

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Perth Railway Strike. Action of Returned Soldiers. PERTH, Friday

Young Witness · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

There are no further developments in connection with the railway strike in Perth. The Returned Soldiers League in…

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Railways Suffer. (United Service Message.) LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

The railways are hard hit by the goods traffic throughout the country having slackened as a result of the trade slump. The loss of revenue for…

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Motor Car v AEROPLANE. (To the Editor “Yass Courier.”)

The Yass Courier · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 2

Sir,—It is difficult to account for the marked difference in the treatment meted out to motoring and aviation. Since the early days of…

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