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

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

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Auburn St. Road Work

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

The work of laying concrete in the second half of the Clinton Street-Verner Street block in Auburn Street was resumed this…

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On the Road Screen-Wiper Hints

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 7

MOTORISTS often Find that when they wish to use their windsscreen wipers on a rainy day after a spell of dry weather, the mechanism fails to…

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For Motorists

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 1

Most of the places and roads described in our On The Road 5 column to-day are within the range of a day's trip from…

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Road Safety Campaign DRIVING

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

Points in driving which should be observed by all who drive motor vehicles:-- 1. When starting for a long drive…

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Cabinet's Plan For Road Safety More Rigid Control In City And Country

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Eighty-eight additional police are to be appointed as soon as possible to enable more rigid traffic control in country and metropolitan areas. Utility trucks, equipped' with wireless, which in cases…

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Motor Notes New Caravan Regulations

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

A new regulation affecting trailers --and, in consequence, caravans-- came into force in England recently By this, the owner of the trailer…

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More Railway Excursions This Month

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2

For tee convenience of those who wore unable to take advantage of the excursion trains run in connection with the Chirstmas and New Year…

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Motor Lorry Destroyed

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

Colin Lamont, transport contractor, of West Wyalong, lost his five-ton motor truck by fire in unusual circumstances. He was carting hay…

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Town Trucking Yards. Board And Council To Confer Extension of Railway Past Drill Hall Proposed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

The P.P. Board decided on Tuesday to convene a conference with the Municipal council on Wednesday January 25 to select the most…

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Auburn Street Road Work

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 5

The last section of the concrete work on the western side of Auburn Street was made ready to receive traffic this…

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City Council Asked For Better Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 5

Attention to a road leading to Melbourne Street and to a nearby bridge was sought by Mr. C. J. Stubbings, brick manufacturer, in a letter read…

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London's Tube Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 3

London transport will spend £10,000 in the next few months on improvements to the ventilating plant at certain Tube stations. The greater part…

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Fifteen Injured Tram Crash At Crossing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY Friday: The driver and 14 passengers suffered minor injuries when a Birchgrove-bound 'tram crashed into the side of…

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From Everywhere Railway Trespass

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 4

Railway Trespass. At the Goulburn Police Court this morning John Kelly, 20, and James. O'Connor, 22, were each fined £1, or…

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Are Motor By-passes Dangerous for Stock?

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 1

Crookwell Shire Council wrote to the P.P. Board on Tuesday asking for its specification of a motor by-pass [?]nd the Board decided to forward the…

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Goulburn Motorist's Unpleasant Trip

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 7

A Goulburn motorist who visited the South Coast at the week-end experienced a torrid time owing to the bushfires. Leaving Goulburn at 7 a.m. on…

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Railway Bridge Damaged by Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

The railway bridge on the loop line between Picton and Mittagong, 1 miles from Sydney, was extensively damaged by bushfires…

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Auburn Street Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

Owing to the threatening weather conditions, no concrete paving work was carried out in Auburn Street this morning, although the…

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Crookwell Roads Reports To Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 7

CROOKWELL: Comprehensive reports were submitted to the January meeting of tile Crookwell Shire Council by the…

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Shock for Shire Roads Department's Stipulations

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 1

CROOKWELL: Information that if tile two road construction jobs that the Crookwell Shire Council is undertaking…

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