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

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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ROAD-MAKING Novel Machine Tested

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 5

Interesting experiments are in progress in Queensland in the making of roads with ordinary soils processed by heat. The tests were authorised last…

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New Union For Railwaymen SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 5

Applications for the National Union of Railwaymen for registration as a trades union under the Federal Arbitration Act, was granted to-day…

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Sell the Railways! Graziers' Solution Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 2

The Graziers' Association to-day carried a motion that the railways and tramways be sold, falling which they should be removed from political…

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Motors to Supersede Rickshaw

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 4

The inevitable idealist is sure to send up a howl of despair be cause the petrol engine is invading at least one of the most…

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Motoring Tyre-strain Speed Record Dunlop Co's Achievement

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 4

Interesting details have been released by the English Dunlop Co., In respect to the special racing tyres made for Sir Malcolm…

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Wheat Yield Railway Figures

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 3

Less than 900 bags of wheat were received in the Goulburn railway district for the week ending on Saturday last, this figure being the lowest…

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Carry Your Motor License P.m.'s Warning Young Resident Fined

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 4

"It's an offence not to carry your motor license with you," the P.M. (Mr. Balmain) told Sydney Eastley, of Young, when Eastley was…

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From Everywhere Railway Retrenchment

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 2

Fifteen employees of the locomotive department at Lithgow will terminate their services after completion of their annual holidays. Two…

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Jenner's Double First and Fastest G.a.a.c. Road Event

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 6

The G.A.A.C. held a four miles race on Sunday morning on the Braidwood Road, a good field facing the starter…

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Mr. Ray Flynn Railway Presentation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 3

Mr. Ray Flynn, whose marriage will take place shortly, was tendered a presentation by his fellow employees of the Railway…

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Railway Awards Uniformity Sought SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 6

The Premier (Mr Stevens) last night referred to the unsatisfactory position created by the overlapping of Federal and State awards, as it…

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WINGECARRIBEE Shire Roads

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 4

In the following report to the shire the engineer issues a warning upon the out-of-repair condition of many of the shire roads…

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Motor Stealing "Trade"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 1

Motor car stealing In the United States has mounted, to a £10,000,000 a year business. During the first six months of 1932 36,000 machines…

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

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 7

Arrangements have been made by the N.R.M.A. for food supplies at its camping ground in Central Burra gorang in anticipation of a large…

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Easter Train Trips

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 4

In addition to the cheap excursion trains already advertised, the Railway Department announces to-day extra excursion train trips during the actual…

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Easter Holiday Train Trips

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 4

In addition to the cheap excursion, trains already advertised, the Railway Department announces to-day extra excursion train trips during…

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Train Hits Car Two Men Injured SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 3

A serious accident occurred on the railway line at Rhodes early this morning when a goods train crashed into a motor car which…

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Motoring Pak-age Car New Vehicle Light Delivery Work

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 4

A new type of motor vehicle for light delivery work, that should suit the needs of dairymen, bakers, etc., who are…

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The Motor Car's Red Roll

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 2

Last year no less than 304 persons were killed by motor cars. This is 14 less than during the previous year, but it is a deadly…

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Motor Cyclist Weatherby For England

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 2

As already announced, Mr. Cecil J. Weatherby, nephew of Mr. Jim Weatherby, and a native of Yass, who is now livng at Ashfield, has been…

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