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

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

1,134 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 57

Train Held Up In Central Australia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: A message received in Melbourne today states that the Commonwealth railway officials have succeeded in…

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The Motorworld News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 4

"The criticism of overhead street lighting by the deputy-coroner at Queanbeyan brings up the question of the illumination generally of our…

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Tour by Bowlers Railway Team South Australian Visit

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 8

A team representing the N.S.W. Railway Bowling Club, and including the District Superintendent at Goulburn, Mr. T. Hudson,…

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Motor Notes. Reckless Country Motorists

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 4

Police are planning to extend their road safety campaign to the country, and a plan will shortly be put into operation. The…

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Fractured Skull Boy Admitted To Hospital In Critical Condition Bicycle and Motor Cycle Collide at Bowning

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 2

Desmond Skillen, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Skillen, was admitted to the District Hospital last night, in a critical…

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Alternate Saturdays Railway Running Staff

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 5

In order that men attached to the running staff at South Loco can have alternate Saturdays off, a new timetable has been in operation…

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Motor Accident Car Overturns

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 2

WAGGA, Wednesday: The police are investigating a motor accident which occurred at night on tile Hume Highway, near Kyeamba, when a car…

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Show Yesterday Demurrer Moss Vale Railway Court's Decision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 4

The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the demurrer by the plaintiff to a plea of the defendant in an action by the…

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The Road to Wyangala the Glories and Beauties of Lake Wyangala

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 7

Maybe—or maybe not—in the near future Wyangala Dam, which cost about £1,250,000, will be officially opened. It is said that when the land…

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Use of Motor Horn

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 1

The indiscriminate use of the born by same drivers came them by [?] Royal [?] [?] now of traffic…

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Railway Service Canberra Needs "Under Consideration"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 1

Canberra: "The question of improving the railway services to Canberra has been receiving consideration for some time, and…

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Motor Cars Cheaper Every Year

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 2

NEW YORK: The average price paid per horsepower for automobiles in 1925 was 31.50 dollars, to-day the average per "horse" is 7.80 dollars,…

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Addis Ababa Officials on the Move Italian Aeroplane Lost

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 3

ADDIS ABABA, Sunday:" Government officials are now completing the evacuation of the palace, moving the equipment to hiding…

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Railway Football Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 3

Mr. W. Whitmore, secretary of the Railway Football Club, has received a letter from the secretary of the Newcastle Junior Football…

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Hitler's Motor Roads Programme

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 6

The network of motor roads through Germany was energetically pushed forward last year, and more than £40,000,…

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More Floods At Greenethorpe Cloudburst on Saturday Afternoon. Two and Three Inch Fall in 30 Minutes. Damage to Roads, Fences and Fallows

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 2

Greenethorpe was more than drenched by a storm which burst there on Saturday afternoon; it was nearly washed away…

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Lesson for £5 Costly Dangerous Driving. Motor-cyclist Fined. Guilty Plea, But Charge Denied

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 1

Next time Lewis Charles Anthony turns the corner from Short into Campbell Street he will probably do so on his correct side and…

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Motoring Longer Life Modern Cars Greater Efficiency

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 6

It is not so many years back that automobile manufacturers thought they were doing a good job if the average life of their…

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£30 COMPENSATION Motorist To Pay Sequel to Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 1

In addition to a fine of £1, with £2/10/ costs, for failing to keep as close as practicable to the left when turning his car from…

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ROADS Not Speedways

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: "Roadways are not speedways, and it should not be necessary for pedestrians to run in order to save their lives." said Mr…

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