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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 5 of 48

Railway Excursions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 2

For the convenience and pleasure of all who were unable to take advantage of the cheap excursion trains arranged by the Railway Department…

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ADVERTISING Road to Success

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 1

"Advertong" was the name suggested by Mr. W. Buchanan-Taylor, publicity manager of J. Lyons and Co., Ltd.; in a speech to the Publicity Club…

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Road Excavator Men Looking For Work

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 2

Motorists will be more glad to learn that a contract has been let by the Main Roads Board for the re-construction of the Hume Highway from the…

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Motoring Long Service Second-hand Cars Need for Care

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 2

Because many of the cars used to-day by owner-drivers have seen long service, before they came into possession of the…

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Round Australia Interesting Motor Trip an Unusual Holiday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 8

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bates, of Cremorne, Sydney, have returned after having completed what proved to be a very enjoyable and…

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Motor-car Education Ford Method

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 7

There is no commodity that is so much talked of as the motor car. In the younger generation of to-day the bent for mechanics is remarkably…

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Round Australia By Motor Car

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 6

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bates, of Cremorne, Sydney, returned home recently, after having completed what proved to be a very enjoyable and…

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England’s Great Motor Cyclist

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 5

One of the most outstanding motor cyclists in England at the present time is F. C. Hicks, who has no fewer than fifty records to his credit. Hicks, who…

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Road Noises

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 4

In cities such as Goulburn noise has not yet become the concern of every citizen. Many of us, in the best of health, shrug our…

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Fencing the Common From Donohoe's Corner to Weir Bridge

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 4

At the Council meeting on Tuesday night, Aid, Thompson moved: "That the Council invite tenders for the fencing…

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

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. reports that a considerable length of tar surfacing has been carried out on the Mid-western Highway within the Municipality of…

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Cheap Railway Excursions

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 11

For the convenience and pleasure of all who were unable to take advantage of the cheap excursion trains arranged by the Radway…

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Miniature Railway Youthful Engineer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 2

KATOOOMBA.—At the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Stewart, Wentworth Falls, a model railway line is in operation. The rolling stock includes about…

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Motor Exhibits None at Next Show?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 2

There will probably be no motor car exhibits at this year's Goulburn Show, according to a statement made at a meeting of the Goulburn A.P. and…

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Youths Gaoled Stolen Motor Cycle

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 5

Remanded for sentence after having pleaded guilty at the Goulburn Police Court last week to stealing, a motor cycle valued at 83 on January…

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Railway Removals Country Party Active

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 4

With regard to the deputation which waited on the Chief Commissioner for Railways on Tuesday, concerning the removal of railway employees from…

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Opium Tax Colossal Revenue A Railway Story HANKOW

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 4

The city of Ichang, which has recently come into the limelight as: the centre of the revolt of the "lronsides" under General Chang…

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Towns Suffer Removal of Railwaymen Widespread Effect

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 3

In addition to Goulburn, other country railway centres, including Bathurst and Junee, have been hard hit by the removal of…

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Lookdown Road Ryan's Creek Bridge BUNGONIA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 2

For many years the subject of constant agitation, Ryan's Creek, on the Bungonia-Lookdown Road, is at last to be properly bridged…

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New Bridge Opening Ceremony Frogmore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 2

The new bridge over the Burrowa River at Springvale was officially opened on Saturday afternoon. In celebration of the occasion, a has…

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