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

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

829 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 42

Sydney Motor Cyclists

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 2

Ten motor cyclists representing the Eastern Suburbs Club, who are participating in a three days reliability trial, reached Goulburn about 4.30 p.m. on…

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The Motor World the Closed Garage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 5

The popular idea that the atmosphere sphere in a closed garage is safe so long as the engine of the car will run, or until the presence of…

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Runaway Train Ten Mile Dash Down the Mountains

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 6

A railway engine with tender and truck from a goods train dashed down the Blue Mountains; for ten miles from Faulconbridge to…

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44 Hour Week Railway Unions' Application

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 6

The Arbitration Court was crowed today when an application was made for variation of a number of awards pursuant to the 44-Hour Week Act…

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Serious Charges Against Motor Driver SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day Mervin MeCarthy, a motor driver was charged with having feloniously slain Thomas Brunton, also with…

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Another Smash Queensland Train Derailed BRISBANE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 6

A message from Brisbane says that a Rockhampton-bound goods train was derailed between Nambour and Kulangoor this morning. One waggon…

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Floods at Junee. Homes and Railways Submerged

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 4

A cloudburst flooded the country between Junee and Harefield late on Tuesday afternoon. Junee residents state it was the most terrific…

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No Penny Tram Fares

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 4

The Minister for Railways (Mr. Flannery) on Tuesday made available the report by the Railway Commissioners on penny train sections…

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Motor Cycle Enthusiasts Annual Meeting of Club a Successful Year

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 2

There was a large attendance at the annual meeting of the Goulburn Motor Cycle Club at the Fire Station on Wednesday…

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Tarengo Bridge

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

The work of reconstructing Tarengo Bridge has been commenced and all traffic along that route has been suspended and will have to take…

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At Bethlehem "While Shepherd Watched." Pilgrims in Motor Cars. LONDON, Sunday Night

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

Shepherds tending their flocks on the hillsides round Bethlehem, as their forefathers did on the night of Christ's birth, saw unprecedented…

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A Weekful of Motoring Records Overland and Willysknight Triumphant 24 Hours Non-Stop—Bourke and Back Record—200 Hours' Reliability

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 5

Saturday, 12th December, saw the completion of one of the most remarkable. series of Motoring Tests conducted in Australia. With the…

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Future Roads American Example Well Spent Money

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 3

A certain Mr. Shepherd has written an account of a five thousand mile journey across America on a motor-cycle. Owing to the state of…

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Brisbane-kyogle Railway Construction Abandoned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 8

The construction of the Brisbane-Kyogle railway, the first step in the move to create a uniform gauge throughout Australia, has been held…

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Motor World Light Car Prices Big Reductions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 2

The widespread announcement of drastically reduced rates for one of the best known makes of light cars, bring it down to a hitherto undreamt of…

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Railway Revenue Increased Figures Shown

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 5

The staff at the Goulburn railway booking office have Just passed through a busy period. The bookings during the Christmas and New Year…

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Goulburn Railway Sheds

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 4

Commencing from Monday next the Goulburn railway goods shed will be opened at 8 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. This is owing to the 44 hour…

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Yass Motorists To Receive Benefits of Bulk Delivery of Motor Spirit

The Yass Courier · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 4

A few months ago the motoring public all over the country was very much interested in the announcement by the Vacu[?]m Oil Company…

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War Memorial Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

The Notice Board lately erected at the commencement of the War Memorial Road was found to be seriously damaged some ten days ago…

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Burnt Alive in Train While Bandits Loot Atrocious Mexican Crime Vancouver (B.c.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

A message from Mexico City states that twenty bodies, burned beyond recognition, have been recovered from a train which bandits wrecked,…

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