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

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

845 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 43

Bridge Victim Girl Identified SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 3

The body of [?] girl who fell from the Harbour Bridge last night was recovered by the Water Police to-day [?] face downward under the old…

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Railway Chief Visit Next Month May Be Entertained At Dinner By Chamber

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 1

Mr. D. L. Lawrence informed the Chamber of Commerce at its meeting on Thursday night that he had been informed from an…

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Coastal Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 5

The train from Unanderra to Moss Vale ran for the first time in weeks on Monday and conveyed a fair number of passengers on the trips each…

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Roads Scheme Starts for Surfacing a Municipal Artery. the New C0wra-grenfell Road. Useful Resumptions

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 2

A start has as last been made on the long-talked-of, and muchtalked of £3000 main roads scheme from the north to the south…

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Goulburn Road Badly Scoured

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 3

What is known as the "straight" road to Goulburn is at present in a disgraceful state. Never at any time a boulevarde, it has been rendered…

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Train Ablaze Petrol Drum Bursts Three Youths Injured Dubbo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 3

Three, youths were seriously burned to-day when they jumped from the top of a blazing truck, one of a string of 35 attached to…

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Wheat Yield Railway Figures

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 5

Wheat figures made available by the Railway Department today for the present wheat season November 1 to January 29,…

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Motor Nuisance Interference Removal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 5

In England, as in all parts of the world, interference' to broadcast reception from electrical machinery is troublesome…

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Drunken Motor Drivers. Drastic Penalties

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 2

No penalty can be too severe for a driver who is under the influence of strong drink when in charge of a car. The danger is…

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Large Works Programme Roads : Bridges OVER £350,000 Available Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

More than £350,000 is to be made available immediately by the State Government to carry out a comprehensive programme…

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Railway Trespass

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

Douglas McKay and Alfred John Brown were fined 5- and 26 costs for trespassing on the railway . Constable Greig said the…

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Fingers Severed Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 1

When his left hand was caught in a machine on Saturday morning Frank Chambers, a railway employee, of Australia Street,…

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Motor Smash Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 3

Arthur Lyton, 40, was critically injured late last night when his motor cycle collided with a tram at the intersection of Parramatta and Crystal…

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Railway Commissioner Unable To Accept Invitation To Luncheon At Yass Here on February 14

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 2

The luncheon the Yass Chamber of Commerce proposed to tender the Chief Railway Commissioner on his visit to Yass…

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Whip Plays Dangerous Part Sulky Driver and Lady Motorist

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 2

The story from Baker's Creek, where a man is harassing passing motorists by throwing stones at them, is paralleled by a…

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AERODROME Site Wanted At Yass Imperial Airways

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 5

It is understood that ail aerodrome is to be provided at Yass, probably on the Marchmont racecourse, in connection with…

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Motor Tyres Down Petrol a Penny Dearer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 3

The Dunlop Perdian. Barnet Glass, and Goodyear Tyre companies have announced that from to-day substantial reductions will be in tyre…

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Motoring Care Needed Repairs jobs Motorists Escape

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 3

It is not fully realised by motorists and motor mechanics how narrow is the margin that at times divides safety from…

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Taralga News New Bridge TARALGA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

The new low level crossing at Myrt'e Creek is now complete, and will be opened for traffic as soon as the approaches are gravelled. The…

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Lorry Hits Train Three Persons Injured SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

A motor lorry driven by a Chinese gardener crashed into a tram in Kings's Street, St. Peter's this morning and three people were injured…

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