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

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

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Railways Union Lang Supporters Beaten Recent Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: It was announced at the week-end that the followers of Mr. Lang had been unsuccessful in the recent…

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Motor Cyclists' Speed Derby Brilliantly Won By A. G. Wilkinson— 30,000 See Event Thrilling Sport

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 7

A. G. Wilkinson, the Australian representative, won the World's Derby motor cycle speedway event at the Sydney Showground on Saturday…

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MOTORING Improve Your Mileage

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 4

Everyone who runs a motor car is keen to get a good petrol consumption, and is delighted if he can improve his petrol consumption from,…

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Road Signs Yass Comment

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 3

YASS, Tuesday: "When it is the eradication of noxious weeds or the destruction of rabbits on main roads, the Main Roads…

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Man Killed in Road Crash

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: George A. Faulkner, 42, of Yowie Bay, was killed this morning when his motor cycle and side-car crashed…

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More Than 500 Killed in Road Accidents Grim List For 1936 Fatalities Growing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday: During last year 539 persons were killed in road accidents in New South Wales, according to a report issued by the Department of Road Transport. The number of fatalities exceeded by 76, or 16 per…

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Heavy Goods Traffic on Railways

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 1

The Goulburn district is making a heavy demand on the Railway Department for haulage of goods at the present time, and during…

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Motorship Sinks in Gale Thirty-Two Lives Believed to Have Been Lost Tragic Maiden Trip

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday: It is feared that 32 lives have been lost at sea off the North Coast of Scotland during a terrific gale in Pentland Firth in the early hours of this…

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The Motor World Simple Brake Tests

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 6

The Inability of ninny drivers to visualise their speed in terms of distance it takes to stop their vehicle at varying speeds, is a factor in causing…

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Death Knell of London's Trams

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 6

According to reports, the London Transport Board has decided to replace 2,800 trams with the more mobile services of motor and trolley…

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Showground Attention to Road Entrance

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 4

The secretary of the P. and A. Association, Mr. S. C. Sleeman, wrote to the Municipal Council on Monday night asking that attention be given…

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Ramps On Roads Standard Board Specification Advocated Application From Gunning

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 3

A Gunning grazier placed a knotty problem before the P.P. Board on Tuesday in respect to ramps on roads. It was stated…

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Higher Speeds Road Costs Rise Reforms to Meet Modern Needs

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

The expenditure of the Roads Department of New South Wales for the financial year ending next June will be approximately…

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Motorist Fined for Speeding

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Declaring that it was not necessary, to prove that a member of the public had been endangered in order to…

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Municipal Council Railway Track In Dutton Street Another Home on Marchmont

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 8

The Mayor, Ald. J. O’Connor, presided at Monday night’s meeting of the Municipal Council. Others present were Alds. J. A. Davis, T. P…

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Those Road Signs

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 5

The secretary of the Local "Government Association, Mr. A. R. Bluett, advised the Goulburn . City Council at last night's…

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Developmental Plan Electricity Network Goulburn May Have Electric Train Service Government to Spend Huge Sum

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: An electric train service between Sydney and Goulburn, and the supply of hydro-electric power to Goulburn, from part of the Government's proposals for…

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Bad Motor Smash Car Turns Over After Hitting Post Relieving Bank Manager at Goolagong Seriously Injured While His Assistant Escapes with a Shaking and Abrasions

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 5

While returning from Canowindra to Goolagong shortly after 11 o'clock on Wednesday night of last week by car, Mr…

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Motorists' Unenviable Experience in Stream

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 5

BRAIDWOOD, Friday: A party of Braidwood men who made the trip tor W. H. Wheatley's sale in Goulburn on Tuesday had an experience on the return journey which they will not forget for some time…

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Waiting on Roads Department

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 2

Replying to questions at Thursday night's meeting of the City Council, the City Engineer, Mr. A. Lavercombe, said it was…

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