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

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

746 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 38

Headless Body Gruesome Find on Railway

Young Witness · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 2

Early this morning the decapitated body of a man was found on the railway line at Mileon's Point. It is believed he was run over by the…

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Half Fares Season Tickets for Railway Workers SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners have passed a now regulation whereby railway employees may purchase first class season tickets at half fare, and…

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RAILWAY v WHEELMEN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 2

Railway commenced a match against Wheelmen on the Goulburn Oval in Saturday. Owing to the heavy storm which broke [?] the city early in the…

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Motor Cars on Rails An Interesting Invention

Young Witness · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 3

An interesting invention, which it is claimed will make any motor car capable of doing work on a railway line, has been designed by Mr. D…

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Labour Council. Goulburn Body Formed. Important Railway Matters Discussed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 2

A branch of the N.S.W. Trades and Labour Council has been formed in Goulburn. It is expected that the new organisation will shortly be…

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Paddy's River. Goulburn Motor Cycle Club's Decision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 2

Members of the Goulburn Motor Cycle Club have hit upon a novel scheme for doing their bit in connection with the agitation to have a bridge constructed…

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Motor Cycle Club. Annual General Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 2

On Wednesday night the annual general meeting of the Goulburn Motor Cycle Club was held in the club's rooms, Auburn-street. There was a fair…

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Railway Clerk Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. Mervyn Armstrong, son of Mr. Herbert Armstrong, was on Wednesday night seriously injured in the Goulburn railway yards, and is at…

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Old Man Tramps Country Seeking Work

Young Witness · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 2

Tramping the country in a for[?]orn search for work is an elderly man—62 years of age. He has been on the road for many weary months…

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Motor Trucks v. Railways. Overlanders in Yass

The Yass Courier · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 3

Three large International Motor Trucks reached Yass the other day, and wheeled into the yard of the Royal Hotel Mr W. S. Thomson,…

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McLerie Street Bridge

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

The railway crossing at McLerie street, is closed whilst extensive repairs are being carried out. Traffic is therefore diverted round Nasmyth…

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Unification of Railways London Syndicate's Offer MELBOURNE

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 1

An offer has been received by the Federal Government from a London syndicate to carry out the unification of the Australian Railways at an…

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Railway Refreshment Room Cases

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

At tlhe Goulburn Police Court on Monday, before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M, John Spears pleaded guilty to a charge of abetting and counselling Robert…

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Good Roads

The Yass Courier · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 3

The following paraphrase of Longfellow’s poem hangs on the wall of the New York State Highway Commissioner’s office…

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Cheap Motor Cycle

The Yass Courier · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 4

That an effort is being made to market a motor cycle—within the reach of those who cannot afford £100, or the best part of it, for a…

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A Bad Road

Young Witness · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 2

The bad state of Edward street between Lynch and Zouch streets has been brought, under notice of the Municipal Council by Mr. Chas. Price. He…

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Railway Cycle Accident

Young Witness · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 4

On Tuesday night, at 8[?]5, whilst travelling on a railway motor cycle near Cootamundra, a man named Crawley, an electrician attached to…

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Motor Cycling. G.m.c.c. Notes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. R. A. Golding has been appointed as the Goulburn Motor Cycle Club' official timekeeper for the ensuing year. The club's next trip to Paddy's River…

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A Motor Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 4

For not having his motor cycle sufficiently silenced Leslie Coleman was at the Goulburn Police Court on Monday before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M., fined…

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Adventurous Motor Trip. Goulburn Alderman's Experiences

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 4

Ald Wally Wicks, of Goulburn, had rather an adventurous return motor trip from Sydney last week. Accompanied by his wife and family, he…

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