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

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

914 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 46

Alleged Dangerous Driving Girl Killed And Two Persons Hurt In Motor Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: In the Traffic Court to-day, John Davidson Rangeley, 16, was charged with dangerous driving of a motor cycle at Rose Bay…

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On the Road Defective Taillights

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 7

The large number of defective taillights noticed on motor vehicles (mainly older models), prompts the N.R.M.A. to suggest that owners should attend to…

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Sent to Gaol Train Pilferers Members of Gang?

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 3

Following the conviction of a railway thief at Goulburn on Monday of last week, four young men, one of whom is stated to be an…

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Into the Land of Egypt -- 27 On the ROAD to SINAI

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 7

AT 5 o'clock the next morning, Mr. Vallinis arrived to take me to Sinai. The two cars were drawn up outside the hotel. It is a rule of the…

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Yass Junction Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 2

In his report to the Municipal Council on Monday night, the overseer, Mr. W. J. Robertson, stated now there had been rain and the roller and scarifier…

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League Cyclists Goulburn Road Season

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 8

Tom Shepherd easily won the Goulburn League. Cycle Club's race on Saturday afternoon, the event marking the opening of the 1939…

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Auburn St. Rain Holding Up Road Work

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 4

Rain is holding up progress on tile Auburn Street reconstruction work and as soon as the weather has cleared sufficiently…

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Professional Cycle Club Big Crowd Sees Finish of Season's First Road Race Saturday's Handicaps

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 7

It was very gratifying to officials of the Goulburn League Cycling Club to see tile record entry for last Saturday five…

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Events for Road Riders Amateur Bicycle Club's Season Now Well Under Way with the Riders

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 7

Road racing has always been extremely popular with members of the Goulburn Amateur Bicycle Club and, if last week's contests…

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Railways' Fight Against Drought

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 1

With the coming of the rain, the railway authorities are relieved of the responsibility of carting water to various towns…

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Fight at Railway Station

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 4

Two stranger, Thomas James Lewis (20) and Jack Woods (23), were fined £3 in default six days when they pleaded…

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Motor Cycle And Lorry Collide

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: John Ibbotson, 23, son of Mr. and Miss. H. E. Ibbotson, of 16 Goldsmith Street, Goulburn, was…

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Govt. Near Defeat on Transferred Poliseman Members' Ire Over Plight of Galong "Railway Tricylce Gone Already"--ross

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 1

The transfer of a policeman from Galong to Bendick Murrell nearly caused a Government defeat in Parliament on Thursday…

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Railway Excursions for Easter

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 8

In this issue, the Department of Railways announces the arrangements made for excursionists who will travel for Easter…

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Railway Thefts Four Men Sent To Gaol

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 5

Four young men, one of whom it is stated is an associate of a gang which has been operating on all railway lines throughout the State in…

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Bridge Approaches Damaged

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 6

The approaches to a concrete bridge over Corienbob Creek, on Sturt Highway, six miles west of Lower Tareutta, were washed out…

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Road Safety the Meaning of Courtesy

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 8

The Minister for Transport, Colonel Bruner, has issued a special appeal to residents of the State to co-operate in what he…

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34 Days Late Train Arrives at Alice Springs

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Monday: Thirty-four days late, the first train for six weeks arrived at Alice Springs at 6.40 p.m. on Friday…

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Police Patrol Mission to Aid Road Safety

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 7

In charge of First-class Constable R. W. Watts, and Constable Strachan, the police wireless patrol car arrived at Young…

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Bill Ross in New Role Train the Horse Which Landed Prize

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 7

Mr. W. F. Rois, C.P. member for Cootamundra, trained St. Robert for the latter's success in the Jumpers Flat Race…

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