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

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

1,043 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 53

Boy's Long Train Trip With Broken Leg

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 1

S John Dubber, aged 16, living at 33 John Street, Waterloo displayed Great fortitude after he had broken his leg under unusual circumstances last night. Dubber and companious had…

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From Everywhere Fatal Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

A man, believed to be James. Duddley, about 35, whilst riding on the truck of a goods train leaving Penrith, fell on the line between Kingswood…

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British Firms Ban Noisy Motor-cycles

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

LONDON: Those who have urged that action should be taken to banish the shattering noise of modern motorcycles have now been rewarded…

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Motor Cars

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday: Though there are 15 times as many motor cars in the United States as in tile United Kingdom, Britain has more…

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World’s Longest Motor Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 5

Slowly, what is stated to be the longest motor road in the world is nearing completion. It was the Automobile Club of Southern…

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From Everywhere Motor Cycle Hits Calf

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 4

Edgar Allen Cavanagh, 23, of Oliver Street, Grafton, was returning home from Yamba at night on a motor cycle, when he ran into a calf on the South…

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Motor Accidents Cars Collide. On . Christmas Morning People Treated At Hospital

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 2

The police were kept busy during the Christmas and New Year holidays inquiring into motor accidents. Several people were injured, but…

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Motor Cyclist Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday: Thrown from a motor cycle and sidecar. Edward D. Dahl, 20, of Ceduna, was killed on the main road to Penong…

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From Everywhere Motorist Failed to Stop

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 4

The police have not yet located the driver of a car which is reported to have collided with a bicycle ridden by Constable S. Priestley at Lithgow at…

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. On . The . Road . Motor Car Development

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 6

Commenting on motor car development during the year 1936, Mr. J. Fielder, chief engineer of the N.R.M.A., said that the period had…

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Indemnifying Motorists Queensland's Protective Legislation The New Act Explained

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 6

Advice has been received from Mr. A. G. Bill, Manager of the Road Service Department, Royal Automobile Club of Australia,…

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Test Match Devotee Hit by Motor Lorry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 5

Henry Weston, 59. an Invalid pensioner, was injured in unusual circumstances while listening to a broadcast description of the third…

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Disease by Aeroplane

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The question of ridding planes of insects to prevent the carriage of disease into Australia is being considered by the…

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Rats Undermine Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

Rats have undermined the road in Herschel Street, Slough, Bucks, and part of the surface has collapsed. One hole is about four feet in…

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Six Year Job to Paint the Bridge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Painting the Sydney Harbour Bridge is a six years job, which keeps 42 men busy all the time. Each year it costs about…

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Shire Council First Meeting of Year Road Works

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 3

With a view to improving the crossings on secondary roads, the Mulwaree Shire Council decided on Wednesday to instruct…

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Motor Car Wrecked on Mountainside Driver Fatally Injured Hazardous Rescue by Constable

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 5

Extensive injuries, which resulted in his death at the Goulburn District Hospital this morning, were received by Robert Staines, 54, whose car crashed down the rugged side of the Major's Creek Mountain yesterday afternoon…

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Main Roads Board Has It Both Ways Jurisdiction on Main Roads

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

“When it is the eradication of noxious weeds or the destruction of rabbits on main roads, the Main Roads Board has nothing to do with it, out…

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BRAIDWOOD Tallaganda Shire Bridge Building

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 2

BRAIDWOOD: The Tallaganda Shire Council held its. monthly meeting on Thursday last. With the exception of Cr. Garvey, who…

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CONTRACT Verbal Conflict Bundanoon Road Job

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

The report of the engineer, Mr. H. A. Leconard, is generally received with little discussion at Wingecarribee Shire Council…

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