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

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

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Tallaganda Shire Braidwood-Tarago Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 2

The Tallaganda Shire Council met on Thursday and Cr. J. Grigg. presided over a full attendance. The Assistant Commissioner for…

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Railway Signals Upset By Mercury Lights

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 3

Owing to the fact that the light too closely resembles the "all clear" signals in the Goulburn railway yards, it is…

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Queanbeyan Motor Cyclists Banned From Riding In The Local Park

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 4

The pranks of certain local motor cyclists in Queanbeyan Park has resulted in the council passing a motion to exclude all motor cyclists…

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Proved to Be a "Dud" Mills Bomb On A Tram

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: An innocent looking parcel found under the seat of an Ashfield-Mortlake tram early last night was handed to the…

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The Motorists’ Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 4

The topic every motorist is discussing at the moment is, of course, the proposal to close garages on Sundays. It is by no means a new bone…

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Direct Road To Coast

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 2

The Goulburn Chamber or Commerce unanimously agreed to support the Tallong Progress Association in its efforts to ascertain what…

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Headlamp Faults Road Safety--Special Article XII

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 6

Some headlamp faults were dealt with in the two previous articles and this article concludes the series…

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Kialla-pejar Road Mainly Natural Track Engr. Recommends Work to Cost £100

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 1

Having made an inspection at Council's instruction, following the presentation of a petition made by residents served by the…

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Motor-cycle Won Her Over

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 1

LONDON Love of his motor-cycle led Mrs. Dale Smith, of New orleans to marry Horace Lynn Breach, jun., without bothering to get a indiverce…

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The Motorists' Corner Quick Work

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 2

If any of you have occasion to visit Sydney in a hurry, you might treat the Parramatta road with considerable caution and respect. Early this…

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Motor Vehicles Inspection Before Registration

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 1

The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. C. N. Neale) said last night that as from February 1, it will he necessary for any…

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Ancient Wall Yields to Motor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

This wall surrounding the an cient chinese city of Peking was built hundreds of years ago to keep out invaders. To-day Japanese are cutting through it to build a motor road. It is 50ft. thick and 35ft. high…

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Two Charges Fail; Motorst Convicted on Third Charge Police Truck Struck Post and Collided With a Lorry Siren Sounded for Four Miles in [?] M.P.H. Dash on Hume Highway

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 1

A Sydney motorist was charged in the Court on Tuesday, before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., with driving in a manner dangerous to the public in Cooma Street. The case was dismissed. He was then re-charged with driving in a manner…

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Must Not Mine Near Bridge Dredging Lease Application

The Young Chronicle · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 8

An application by George Percival Johnston for a dredging lease in Burrangong Creek formed the subject of an inquiry by the Warden…

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Let Young Son Drive Motorist Fined

The Young Chronicle · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 8

"I only let him drive from the railway station. He is a better driver than I am." That statement, said Constable…

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“Pack Train” Economy A.S.C Training Square Meals For Our Troops

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 1

A saving of £200 a day for each 10,000 men in training was made by the military authorities when they introduced the…

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Motor Cycle And Car In Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 4

A motor cyclist had a narrow escape from injury early on Friday night when his machine was involved in a collision with a…

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From Everywhere Railway Strike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 4

Officials of the A.R.U. said last night that if any attempt were made to transport Sydney goods by way of South Australia the strike of Broken…

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Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. No Road

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 4

One of the most needed and most interesting roads in the world will not now be constructed owing to the war. This was to have run from Wau…

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Road Safety Campaign 10,00 Cyclists to Be Prosecuted

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 1

The prosecution of two cyclists at Young Police Court last week was only a "drop in the ocean" in the road safety campaign that is…

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