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

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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The Motor World. the Sydney Show Some Outstanding Features

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 2

The remarkable increase in motor transport in Australia, as shown in the following article, wherein are official figures quoted at the Motor…

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Tram Comes Off Best Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 8

A city bound bus and a tram collided in Oxford-street, Darlinghurst, this morning and three passengers in the bus were injured. The bus was…

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Gunning Shire Council Improving the Roads

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 5

The regular monthly meeting of the Ginning Shire Council was held on Tuesday. Present Cr. T. Starr (president), Crs. G. E. Ardill, J…

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Preference in Railways

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday Mr. Tully a ked the Minister for Railways (Mr. Flannery) the following:—…

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Train Derailment Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 6

When the Sydney to Tamworth train which left the Central Station this morning had travelled only a few hundred yards one of the buffers…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 19. (Before Mr. E. G. Harrison, P.m.) Motor Act

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 1

Walter Lacey Simpson was summoned for driving a car at a speed dangerous to the public. Defendant did not appear…

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Light Motor Cars

The Yass Courier · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 6

What a revelation the present day high efficient light car presents to the motorist who has fur many years past driven a heavy weight [?]ign…

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Motorists Raided a Big Haul at Court Police Use Stop Watches

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 2

Knowledge that breaches of the motor traffic regulations were flagrant in Goulburn prompted the police to make a raid on motorists…

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Minister for Railways To Visit Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 4

The Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Maltin Flannery) intends to visit Goulburn at an early date. It is understood that one of the…

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Horse Boxes On Motor Lorries Offer to Braidwood Club

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Braidwood Turf Club an offer was received from Messrs. Nomchong Bros., to build six…

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Railway Fatality Coroner's Strong Comment Departmental Negligence

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 5

At the inquest held at the Yass Court House last week into the death of F. Weatherby, who was killed by the south-west mail train on January…

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A Bad Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 8

The health inspector of the Goulburn City Council, Mr. A. H. Currell, reports that the condition of the road giving access to the garbage tip is…

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Council Business a Midnight Sitting Road Improvements Adopted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 8

The Goulburn City Council held its ordinary meeting on Thursday night. The Mayor (Ald. J. W. Middlebrook) presided over a full attendance of…

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The Motor World. Agents' Competition Benefits to the Buyers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 2

Out of the frenzied competition and price cutting at present dominating the activities of the representatives of motor car firms in America and…

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City Railway Trouble Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 6

It is possible that work on the City Railway and the suburban electrification scheme will be hampered by Labour troubles…

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Motor Cars Collide a Woman Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

A Buick car drive by Mr. Fairley, of R. L. Paull's and a Chevrolet driven by Mr. Churchill, of Kialla, near Crookwell, collided near the traffic…

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Canberra Railway a Proposed Route WAGGA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

The Public Works Department has issued to the district members copies of reports submitted in regard to the proposed Wagga, via Tumut, to…

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Main Roads Act Provisions Explained What Country Party Has Done

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

Mr. Buttenshaw M.L.A., Leader of the N.S.W. Country Party has supplied the following statement:— From correspondence received by…

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A Lame Duck Tramp's Crew Rescued New York

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

The liner Westphalia on Monday rescued a crew of 20 from the Dutch freighter Alkaid, which was disabled 1000 miles east of Newfoundland…

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£20,000,000 for Roads

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 6

The Commonwealth Government has decided to make available to the States the sum of £20,000,000 for road construction…

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