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

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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Science Notes & News. Motor Tyres

The Yass Courier · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 3

When a motor-car is loaded, a perfectly inflated tyre should flatten about 2-5 in., but never more than 3-5 in. under any circumstances…

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Interstate Excursions Railway Innovation SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 3

By a recent arrangement between the Railway Commissioners of the respective States of the Commonwealth excursion rates for travellers between…

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To-day's Cables Britain's Roads Was Fund Raided? Debate in House of Lords LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 2

Lord Beauchamp, in the House of Lords, moved a resolution protesting against Mr. Winston Churchill's raiding of the Road…

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RAILWAYMEN Hours of Work MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 3

In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court yesterday, Sir John Quick had before him an application by the Australian Railway Union for a…

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MOTORS and Motoring Car Hints Cleaning Windscreen

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 2

To clean a glass windscreen without leaving smears, and to lessen the liability of the glass to become marked and blurred in the rain, the…

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Entertainments "The Ghost Train"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 6

The box plan for, "The Ghost Train" which will be presented at the Broad was Theatre for a season of one night only on Thursday, March 15, is now…

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Uniteds v Binalong. Harold Bridge’s Fine Form

The Yass Courier · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 3

On Sunday last I happened to stroll up to the showground. I was pleased I did, because an interesting game of cricket between Uniteds and Binalong…

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Motor Notes of Interest to Car Owners and Drivers N.R.M.A. Goulburn Branch Notes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 5

The membership of the Goulburn branch of the N. R. M. A. is still increasing, the following motorists having joined during the past week:—…

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Hints to Motorists Silencing Squeaky Brakes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 5

A remedy often recommended for brakes which emit a harsh squeak when hard on is the application of a few drops of oil to the drum. In…

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Wombat. Culvert, Kingsvale Road

The Young Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 4

Recently this was reported to have been washed away, but this was incorrect. It consists a water-way made of corrugated iron, over which…

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Road Complaints a Batch of Letters

The Young Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 1

Many letters complaining of the bad state of the roads since the rain were received by the Shire Council at yesterday's…

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"Poor Devils." Who Use the Grenfell Road

The Young Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 4

"Can you open up the Grenfell Road so as to let the poor devils who have to use it go by without shaking out their false teeth?"…

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Motor Tragedies

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 10

No fewer than 126 out of the 200 fatal accidents in Sydney last year were caused by motor vehicles. Dur­ing the same period 3,381 persons…

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[?]Ne Headlight Not Sufficient [?]Olice Warning to Motorists

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 1

[?]pector Br[?]nden, who is [?] with the administration of [?] Act, [?] that numbers [?] are under the erroneous…

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The Motorists' Prayer

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 6

The following is the motorists' prayer, according to "The Church­man" of New Yorks:—"Teach us to drive through life without skidding…

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Motor Notes Handbrake Position

The Young Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 3

Motorists who are going from their first car to another with the handbrake on the opposite side, should learn to rely for steering on the…

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Railway Hotel Koorawatha

The Young Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

The application for the transfer o[?] the Railway Hotel, Koorawatha, from Patrick Joseph Cleary to Michael Kennelly, was granted at the…

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Motor Offence

The Young Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

Mabel Jane Barry was fined 26 at the Court this morning for not returning an expired certificate and number plate…

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The Ghost Train. Sensational Mystery Play

The Yass Courier · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 5

It is not often we get a big theatrical attraction so soon after its Metropolitan success, and Mr E. J. Carroll, the well-known entrepreneur, is deserving of our…

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Car Crash Yass Road Fatality Inquiry Into Miss Wray's Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 2

The car crash on the Yass road on February 26, when Miss Vera Wray (26), a well-known Goulburn girl, received injuries from which…

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