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

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

947 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 48

Old Goulburn Railway Hotel Sloane Street History II

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 2

The next hotel in Sloane Street was the Railway Hotel, now known as the Southern Railway Hotel (licensee, Herbert Phillips) it was built by…

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The Look-down Bridge Wanted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

Tourists who visited the Look Down and Caves. writes our Bungonia correspondent, complained of the bad state of the crossing at Ryan's Creek…

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Curt Reminder From the Bridge Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 3

Considerable excitement prevailed on the vehicular ferry Killara this morning when one of the heavy cables from which…

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The Post! Those Free Railway Passes the Reply To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

Sir: Old Identity has apparently been asleep for the last 40 years and I am very sorry if the new 36 Class engine's whistle has awakened him…

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Motor Collision At Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

The other day, Mr. M. J. Hogan, late of Bungonia, and trading as a general carrier, and his motor driver. Mr. M. Bradley. met with all…

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Big Show Huge Value of Exhibits Motoring's Growth

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 6

The seventh annual motor transport show, which opened in Sydney last Friday, surpasses in general excellence of exhibits…

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Mulwaree Shire Council Meets Mainly Roads

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 7

The first monthly meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council this year was held yesterday. There were present the President, Cr…

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At Last Yass-canberra Road Included in Federal Road Scheme

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

After a good deal of agitation, it appears that some attention is to be given to the Yass-Canberra road…

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Road Tests Reveal Striking Value

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 8

One of the main features which the Superior Whippet Fours and Sixes introduced is that of Finger-Tip Control. It has proved an exceedingly…

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Disturbance at Council Meeting, Blows Struck Between Engineer and Alderman Ugly Scene Suppressed by Alert Road Foreman Subsequently Sergeant and Constable Arrived

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 1

Never before during the history of the Yass Municipal Council has such a disgraceful scene occurred as which took place on Monday night when blows were struck inside the Council Chambers between Ald. T. P…

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Motoring From Sugar New Motor Spirit Power Output

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

If the claims put forward by the Minister for Mines in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland can be substantiated, the…

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The Post! Railways and Free Passes Another Reply To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 4

Sir,—Mac's writings have an element of amusement in them for an ordinary thinking person, something like the amusement afforded by a…

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Motor Fatality Woman Killed, Husband Injured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred near Nowra on Monday morning when Mrs. G. Woodhill, 61, was killed when her car overturned on the Jervis Bay road…

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DYNAMITE Left Under Bridge After War Story London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

A piquant story is going the rounds in London at the present time about a bridge which, for years after the war, had beneath it, and…

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Taking Talkies to the Country Complete Touring Units for Hoyt's Theatres Ltd. Expensive Road Shows

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 1

Country residents throughout New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria are enjoying the same advantages as their city brethren due to…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. reports that the repair work on the main western highway Over the Blue Mountains, which has been in progress for some months,…

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Fined for Defacing Railway Ticket Arrested at Young on Monday Night Was Travelling to Cowra

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 6

Thomas Smith, 20, pleaded not guilty at the Yong Police Court on Tuesday to a charge of travelling between Kingsvale and Young without…

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Naval Conference No State Pageantry King in Closed Motor Car Tribute to MacDONALD LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 5

There is to be no state pageantry about the King's journey from Buckingham Palace to the House of Lords on Tuesday to declare that the Naval Conference is open…

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Three Boys Hurt Car and Tram Collide Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 5

When a motor car crashed into a tram late last night three of the five boys in the car were seriously injured. They were Ronald Hammond (16),…

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Straying Horse Caused Road Accident Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 3

Thomas Kessop and Miss Connie Fogarly (18), were found lying on Lane Gove Road, Asquith, late last night, in a semi-conscious condition…

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