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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 3 of 46

Through Window Railway Case Technical Point Raised

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 8

Whether a passenger would be entitled to leave a railway carriage through a window while the train was not in motion was a…

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Aeroplane Flights

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 2

Conducting passenger flights from the Crookwell aerodrome last Sunday, Capt. Chapman and Pilot Thomas, flying a Codett and a Moth, made…

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Weight of Road Loads

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 1

The maximum wheel loads and the maximum loaded weights of vehicles now allowed here are: Maximum wheel loads, 3 tons 13 cwts…

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Country Roads £200,000 For Development

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 1

The Minister for Labour (Mr. Dunningham) states that the Government has allocated £200,000 for developmental roads in shires throughout the…

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Bus Service Suggested On Yass-Canberra Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 2

In a leading article this week the Canberra “Times” states:— Work is about to commence on the building of the Yass-Canberra road…

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Bridge Over Cooney's Greek £800 Granted for the Work

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 1

The Jindalee Shire Council (Cootamundra has been notified of a grant of £800 for a bridge across Cooney's Creek, on the road…

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Fight on Train. Violent Prisoner. Detective "Got His Man."

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 17 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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Woman's Frightful Death. Body Mangled by Train Baby Flung Clear and Uninjured

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 1

Flung from its mother's arms by force of the impact, a baby was thrown clear of a train which knocked down and cut to pieces Mrs. G…

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Big Increase Motor Registration Fees

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 2

An indication of the revived activity in the motor car industry is furnished by the figures of new business, including transfers, handled at the…

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Bridge Over Lachlan River

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 5

Mr. G. E. Ardill, M.L.A., our State member, has advised us that the Government has made £1600 available as a grant for the construction…

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Car Leaves Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

A car being driven to Sydney yesterday skidded off the Hume Highway about 16 miles from [?]mng. It jumped over an embankment and…

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Still There Gates On Wee Jasper Road Owners to Be Again Approached

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 1

Following a request from the Main Roads Board, Goodradigbee Shire Council requested the owners of gates on the Wee Jasper Road to put in…

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BARRED Local Men Refused Work On Big Road Job Protest From Council Expected

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

Local unemployed men of a good type have informed us that they have been refused work on the Yass-Canberra Road…

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Plucky Girl Motorist Chased

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 5

ARMIDALE, Monday Miss Venice Court, daughter of Mr. H. Court, a garage proprietor, took part in a chase after a man…

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Motor Cycle Army Goulburn Invasion at Week-end

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 4

One hundred and twenty motor cyclists—competitors in the Telegraph Motor Cycle Reliability Trial—will visit Goulburn next week-end,…

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Bowning Railway Station

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

The Bowning railway station was awarded third prize in the recent Goulburn district garden competitions. The shrubs are at present a…

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Visit of Railway Commissioner

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

The Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. Hartigan, will leave Sydney on February 10 to inspect the intermediate southern lines and will visit Yass…

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Girl in Car Pursuit Of Decamping Motorist

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 3

Miss Veniee Court, daughter of Mr. H. Court, a garage proprietor, at Armidale, took part in a chase after a man who dashed off in a car after…

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Poisoned Tree Branch Falls Over Motor Car

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 3

A motorist had an extraordinary escape from death when a huge branch fell from a Moreton Bay fig tree on to a motor car, which was standing in…

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YASS—CANBERRA Road Job Protest

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 3

YASS, Tuesday: Preparations are being made to start work on the reconstruction of the Yass-Canberra road…

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