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

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

934 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 47

Macquarie Pass Road Construction

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 1

The Shellharbour Council has concluded arrangements with the Main Roads Department for the construction and tar surfacing of the section…

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On the Road Watch the Luggage

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 6

The Royal Automobile Club of Australia advises motorists, who intend to carry an amount of luggage and camping gear during the holiday…

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An Australian Mystery Story Wings Above the Diamantina Chapter I.—the Derelict Aeroplane

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 6

Because the day was still and cool and invigorating, Elizabeth elected to accompany her father on a tour of the fifteen hundred square miles…

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Special Train Seaside Excursion

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 1

Members of the City of Goulburn Seaside Camp will return to Goulburn on Sunday next by the special excursion which will leave this city…

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Air Raid Road Precautions

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 1

All drivers appreciate a light-coloured road surface. It simplifies driving at night considerably, and the movement towards light, and even…

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Passing Comment Junction Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 2

ALD. O’BRIEN is to be congratulated on his sustained effort, through the Federal and State members, to have the road to Yass…

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Junction Road New Route Suggested Direct From Shell Depot Without Crossing Railway

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 1

A recommendation by the Works Committer to the Municipal Council that the Main Roads Department be asked to make a deviation…

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Ice Jam Destroys Bridge At Niagara Covers Power Plant

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wednesday: One of the worst ice jams in history swept away the Falls View bridge, linking the. United States and Canada…

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Within The Law Removal of Road Signs Department’s Action

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 3

According to the Local Government Association, the Department of Main Roads has legal power to demand the…

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Motor Notes Watch the Colored Line

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 1

Pennsylvania (U.S.A.) does think of things. The latest is the painting of yellow lines supplementary to white lines in regions where fog is…

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Unusual Accident Motorist Falls Out of Car Between Yass and Gunning

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 1

An unusual car accident occurred between Yass and Gunning when a young man travelling from Sydney to Melbourne fell out of his car…

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Railway Robbery, at Gundagai

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 3

There was a robbery in the early hours of Friday morning, when a goods train at the Gundagai railway, station ws made the object of…

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Cyclonic Storm Bursts Over Wagga and District . Iron Torn From Stacks Telegraph Poles Blown Across Railway. Mail Plane Forced Down

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 2

One of the most violent and amazing storms in the history of the Wagga district occurred shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon…

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Motor Car Accident Child Out Of Danger Specialist Flew From Sydney

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 2

Dr. Hugh Poate, a Macquarie street specialist, flew from Sydney to Moruya last Monday afternoon to attend Jane Smith, the young…

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Rode Motor Cycle Without Lights

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 2

In the Court yesterday, Robert Keith Stevens, of “Sunny Glen,” Jugiong, pleaded guilty when charged with driving a motor vehicle…

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Water Pump Motors

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 2

The Municipal Council authorised the overseer of works, to spend £25 in drilling a hole from the floor of the pumping station to release any…

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Railway Revenue Business At Town Station

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 8

The annual revenue from goods and livestock at the town railway station was £15,195, or an average of £1266 per month. It was…

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Finds Daughter and Wife Hurt on Road to Narooma

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 9

NAROOMA, Sunday: While driving along a road from Yass to Narooma, yesterday, Mr.Roy smith, of Brooklands, Yass, found his wife…

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Two Injured When Motor Cycle Crashes One Serious Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 5

Two youths were injured, one seriously, when they fell from a motor cycle on the Hume Highway beyond the Goulburn…

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Wild Storm Sweeps Fireball Hits Roof of Tram House Struck

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: A voilent storm swept over Sydney yesterday afternoon, and at Maroubra lighting struck a house and…

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