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

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

914 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 46

Railway Gauges

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 2

The proposal for the unification of all Australian railways requires a good deal more thought than mere acceptance of the notion that…

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Brighter Travel In 1935 British Railways' Plan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 6

LONDON: Britain is to have a brighter railways campaign in 1935. All long distance trains, including…

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Two Men Killed In Motor Racing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 6

MELBOURNE; Wednesday: Mr. G. Graham, driving an M.G. Midget, and his mechanic, J. Peters, received fatal injuries when their car…

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Train Wrecked Children Blamed Sleeper on the Line

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: Irresponsible children :wrecked the main western goods train last evening near the Darling Harbour station…

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Children Cause Train Smash By Placing Obstacle on Line

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 2

Irresponsible children wrecked the main western goods train last evening near the Darling Harbour station by placing an obstacle on the line…

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Yass-Canberra Early Start to Be Made on Road Heavy Expenditure

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

An early start is to be made on the reconstruction of the Yass-Canberra road, and a first-class road is to be built…

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Peculiar Accident Motor Car Hits Tree

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. Bond, of Harden, who was accompanied by his wife and two children, had a peculiar motor car accident yesterday afternoon…

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Shocking Motor Fatality. Wan and Wife Killed Car Overturns On Burrowa Road Son's Ghastly Discovery

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 8

A shocking motor car accident occurred on the Burrowa Road 11 miles from here on the 20th ult. (states the Young "Witness". The accident, which occurred at about 11.30 a.m., resulted…

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Department of Main Roads

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

TENDERS addressed to Officer-in-Charge, C/- Local Office, Murrumbateman, are hereby invited for the haulage of Stores, Plant, Tools,…

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Crookwell Shire Council Meeting Road Grant : ELECTRICITY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

Crookwell: Cr. G. King presided at the recent meeting of the Shire Council all councillors. being in attendance. In opening the meeting, the…

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Yass-Canberra Road Mr. Tom Collins’ Efforts

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. Tom Collins, M.H.R., who passed through Yass on his way to Sydney on Saturday, expressed his elation at the fact that a start was to be…

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Fell Under Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 4

Mr. Albert Armstrong, a well-known Marulan resident, was the victim of a nasty accident on Saturday night. He had returned by train…

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Rail Block Paper Train Delayed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

When the axle broke on a truck attached to a goods train near Menangle early this morning 11 trucks were derailed and piled…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Improved Road

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. Touring Department has been advised by the KangarooC Valley Tourist and Progress Association that the road surface on…

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State Railways Busy Year Ahead Commissioner's Review

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) considers that the present year will be one of…

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Bomb Explosion Terror on Tram Police Suspect Maniac

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: When a tram bound from Circular Quay to Rosebery was nearing the Epsom Street stopping place…

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Motor Service Owners

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

The Government Tourist Bureau, wishing to make available to the travelling public complete details or fares and times of arrival and departure of…

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Rail Blocked Paper Train Delayed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 2

The paper train from Sydney yesterday was about four hours late in arriving at Yass. The axle broke on a truck attached…

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Oallen Bridge Council to Try Again Application for Grant

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 6

Hopes that official sanction will at last be given to the construction of a low-level, bridge at Oallen Ford have arisen as the…

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Fight on Train Violent Prisoner Detective "Got His Man"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 3

A stand-up fight for over a mile in the brake-van of a train as it sped towards Goulburn occurred between a…

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