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

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

1,174 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 59

Killed by Motor Lorry. Coonamble Man's End

Daily Witness · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 2

John Simmonds, 60, of Carinda, near Coonamble, was crossing George-street West last night when he was knocked down and killed by…

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Shire's Roads Question of Policy Engineer Asked for Report

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 2

Cr. O'Brien moved at Wednesday's meeting of the Malwaree Shire Council that the Engineer he instructed to report as to which would be the most…

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Blue Mountains Road. Suggested Introduction of Toll

Daily Witness · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 2

The regrading and reconstruction in concrete of the main western road over the Blue Mountains was asked for by a deputation to the…

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Harnessing Shoalhaven. Devil's Bridge Dam Why Not the Blockup?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

commenting on the recently published report on the Shoalhaven hydro-electric scheme survey, our Bungonia correspondent, who knows the river as well…

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Condobolin-broken Hill Railway

Daily Witness · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 2

Huge quantities of material have arrived at the Condobolin depot for the continuation of the Broken Hill line. The engineer-in-chief of the…

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Motorist Charged Out on Bail

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 1

Patrick Hugh Tynan was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having. feloniously slain James Simmons, who was run down by a motor…

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Blaze at Manly Three Motor Lorries Burnt

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 1

Three motor lorries were completely destroyed by a fire which gutted Henry Gibbon's motor garage at Manly early to-day. The damage is estimated at…

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Lucky Escape Within an Ace of Death Motorist Pinned Under Water

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 2

A remarkable motor accident occurred at the Baw Baw crossing on the Wollendilly River, on Tuesday afternoon. Aenr driven by Mr. Fred Siggs, of…

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Mersey Bridge Collapses

Daily Witness · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

Devonport Bridge across the (Merscy River, collapsed yesterday, precipitating a steam waggon and three horse waggons into the stream. The…

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Main Street Bridge. Council's Contribution

The Young Chronicle · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

Aldermen last night decided to offer the Railway Commissioners £100 towards the construction of a footbridge across the railway line at…

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If Motors Are Taxed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 2

The march of motor in Australia in recent years is one of the romances of transport. When it is considered that have multiplied so enormously. and are doing work of such great national value despite that their…

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That Trailing Chain Motorists' Precaution To Obviate Lightning Shocks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 1

The spectacle of a chain dragging on the ground behind a speeding motorlorry has frequently induced men and boys to call out to the driver "you'll…

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Drove Over Him Motorist's Alleged Negligence

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 4

A man named Darrell Whitehall was further remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having done bodily harm to Patrick Murphy by…

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Exciting Runaway. Man Dragged Along the Road

Daily Witness · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 1

On Sunday afternoon, Mr. William Redman, of Nasmyth street, Young, had the unenviable experience of being dragged a distance…

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New Cross-country Road. to Be Built with Loan Grant

Daily Witness · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 2

At the Burrangong Shire Council meeting on Saturday a letter was received from the Department of Local Government informing the…

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Train Nearly Wrecked. North Shoreline Sensation Bolt Tied to Rails. Sydney

Daily Witness · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 2

A deliberate attempt was made to wreck a heavily crowded train on the North Shore line, near Bay road station, about 6 o'clock last evening…

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Bang Bridge. Koorawatha Disappointed

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

As already mentioned in these columns, Waugoola Shire has turned down Burrangong's proposal to go shares in the cost of a new bridge…

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Paddy's River First Car on Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 4

The bridge at Packly's River is rapidly morning complection but it will be some weeks before it will be crossable. How over [?] car, from Sydney has bagged…

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Bad Boys Try to Wreck Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 6

Four boys, whose ages range from seven to nine, have been arrested in connection with the attempt to derail a passenger train at North. Sydney…

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Shire Works Seven Road Gangs Busy

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 4

In the course of his report to my shire Council on Saturday, the Engineer (Mr. P. J. Ward) wrote: No.1 gang (J. Ryan) resumed…

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