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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 5 of 43

New Tractor Proposals Before Council. Sale of Road Roller

The Young Chronicle · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

Proposals for the purchase of a new tractor for road work were before the Young Municipal Council last night…

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Railways That Federal Log Compulsory Conference Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

The Commonwealth Arbitration Court in Melbourne yesterday granted an application by the N.S.W. Transport Commissioner…

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The Baths Opening to Be Declared a Public Holiday. Invitation to the State Governor. Railway Proposes Special Trains

The Young Chronicle · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

The State Governor, His Excellency Sir Philip Game, O.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O., is being invited to open the Young Municipal…

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Out of Control Tram Breaks Away Three Injured Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 3

Two women and a man received extensive cuts and abrasions when on Saturday afternoon a tram got out of control at Taronga Park and raced…

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February Railway Excursions Single Fare For Double Journey

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 4

Following on the many railway excursions run towards the close of last year comes the announcement of a further series about the middle of…

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Young Man's Death. Struck by Overhead Bridge

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

Leonard Walter Hoy, 20, of Mentone (Vic.) died to the Harden hospital on Sunday from a fractured skull, suffered when his head hit an…

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February Railway Excursions. Single Fare for Double Journey

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

Following on the many railway excursions run towards the close of last year comes the announcement of a further series about the middle of…

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Our Roads. To the Editor

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 6

Sir, Noticed in a recent issue of the "Gazelle" reference to the state of the Crookwell- Goulburn (straight) road, and agree that the remarks…

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Yass Speedy Road Work

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 3

Cooma Street resembled a hive of industry to- day when the Main Roads Board men coated the centre twenty feet of the Hume Highway. A…

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Car Capsizes Goulburn Road Mishap Three Sustain Injuries

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 3

Travelling from Crookwell to Goulburn on Thursday night last a car driven by Mr. Bob Milne, of Goulburn (well-known locally as a car…

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Railway Workers Meeting in Sydney SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 2

Representatives of 25 unions embracing 40,000 railway employees decided at a meeting last night to oppose by legal and industrial…

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New Railway Log Attacked by Mr. Loughlin Fresh Reductions Denounced Who Are Behind the Move?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 2

Speaking last night at the annual meeting of the Goulburn U.A.P., Mr. P. F. Loughlin, M.L.A., trenchantly dealt with the proposals to reduce further the wages of railway employees, and made it very clear he was of the opinion…

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Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Quicksand Report Investigated

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 3

The N.R.M.A., having investigated the recent report that a car was caught in quicksand at a creek crossing about 17 miles from Cooma, is…

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For Motor Mechanics

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. advises that the next motor mechanics' examination to be held under the auspices of the Association will be conducted in…

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Railway Fatality at Murrumburrah. a Young Man Killed on a Train. Head Struck Against Overhead Bridge

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 3

About 11 o'clock on Saturday night last, a young man, named Leonard Walter Hoy, aged 20, a native of Mentone, Victoria, met…

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At The Gross Roads

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 3

Youthful eyes are needed as well as youthful bodies, for we cannot keep alert and efficient without good vision. The wise…

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Killed by Train Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 2

Struck by an electric train near the Control Railway Station to-day, Joe Tickner, 35, a fettler, of Redfern, was killed instantly…

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Last Try Along Road to Peace London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 3

"We are making a last attempt to obtain an ordered limitation of armaments and trying to avoid the dreadful alternative. If we…

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Lead Street Bridge Saving In Cement Ald. O’brien’s Questions

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 6

At question time on Monday night Ald. O’Brien said: “I would like to know if the plans of the Lead Street bridge were put on the table at the…

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Rotary Valve for Motor Cycles Now Perfected

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 4

Some 18 months ago, we published particulars of some promising results in respect to a motor cycle rotary valve engine…

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