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

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

764 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 39

Should Be Burning Question Repairs to Main Roads Who Will Support the Shire?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 8

When the Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick) attended a dinner given in his honor by the Mulwaree Shire Council in…

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Railway Shunter Killed

The Yass Courier · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 4

T. S. Hulme, a shunter employed in the Cootamundra railway yards; was fatally injured yesterday. He was run over during shunting…

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Rollin Motor. Wins Reliability Test. Astonishing Petrol Economy

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 4

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes:— The management of our organisation has been all along sanguine that…

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After Years of Agitation Bridge Built at Kippilaw Official Opening Ceremony

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 2

For many years residents of Merrilla, Parkesbourne, Gurrundah and neighbouring settlements had consistently agitated…

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The Motor World Handy Hints Saving the Commutator Wires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 2

It is always a difficult matter to prevent deterioration of the Ford. commutatar, wires, either through their chafing the cylinder-block or…

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Too Much Speed Motorists Passing Through Small Towns Shire Council Takes Action

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 7

At the conclusion of the Shire Council meeting on Wednesday Cr. Sieler brought up the question of motorists speeding past the school at…

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Roads Grants Crookwell Shire Benefits

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 6

The Premier, Sir George Ruder has been informed that with regard to the distribution of the Common-wealth-cum-State Grant, the…

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Queen Competition Railway Candidate Selected

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 2

The third candidate in the Queen Competition is the Railway representative, and the choice has fallen on Miss Doris Giddy. Miss Giddy is well…

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Protecting Public P.M. Suspends Motor License Driving Whilst Drunk

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 2

Ronald Heath Bond, a young man who is a licensed taxi-driver, was severely dealt with at the Goulburn Police Court on Monday…

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Appeal to Motor Owners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 2

Mr. E. A. Betts writes:— Now that so many own, motor cars, it has occurred to me that a considerable number of motorists in and about…

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Accident Averted Motorist's Prompt Action

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 4

But for the prompt action of the driver of a motor car a serious accident would certainly have occurred at the intersection of Cowper and…

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Bridge Collapses London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 8

Reuter's Berlin correspondent states that the collapse of a pontoon bridge erected by pioneers over the Weser, between Veltheim and Haussberge,…

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"The Train Has Bolted" Inquest on Hawkesbury Smash

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 8

An inquest was opened at the Coroner's Court to-day into the death of John Coleman (33), who was killed in a sensational smash, at Hawkesbury…

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Step in the Right Direction Two Appeals to Main Roads Board Shire Council and C. of C. Act

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 1

"It's getting worse every day," was the disgusted comment, of a motorist who travelled over the main Southern Road between,…

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Pedestrians to Blame Motorist Wants Them Kept Up To Mark

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 6

"Motorists are a persecuted people. The traffic regulations are complied with by our members, but with the pedestrians it is not so. The traffic…

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Railwaymen Killed Accident on North Coast

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 3

Further details of the railway accident on the North Coast line on monday night, in which Driver J. Gleeson and Fireman william Curnow lost…

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New Railway To Cost £3,529,190

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 3

The Public Works Committee on Tuesday approved of the construction of a railway from Grafton to Killarney, to cost £3,529,190…

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N.S.W. Government Railways. More Cheap trains During Easter Holidays

The Yass Courier · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 5

In addition to the special cheap trains recently announced for tho convenience of people who could not arrange to travel before the actual Easter holiday…

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Visit of Area Railway Commissioner

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 4

Mr J. D. Reid, recently appointed Area Railway Commissioner for the Southern district, and Mr T. Hudson, Superintendent of Lines, paid…

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Road Grants £10,000 For Crookwell Shire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 8

A list of the balance of the allocations of the 1924-25 Commonwealth cum-State road grant was made available by Mr. Fitzpatrick. Minister for…

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