Of Importance to Motorists
After the end of January, any person desiring to register a second-hand motor vehicle must first have the vehicle inspected at an authorised…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1940
971 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 49
Decline in Accidents Marked Drop In Road Casualties
Figures made available this morning show that during the past few months there has been a marked decline in the number…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trotter Is Own Trainer Jim Cole Prefers The Open Road
Judging on two "performances yesterday morning Jim Cole a noted trotting horse which is now being prepared for to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Problem Huge Cooker For Leeton Factory
Transhipment of a large cooker, weighing 10 tons 18 cwt., destined for the Leeton Co-operative Cannery created. a problem for the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorists Beware! Keep Away From Safety Zone
Although It is now some weeks since the pedestrian safety zone," was created in front of the Goulburn Post Office many motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Harold H. Bridge &Co. Stock and Property Salesmen
It is interesting to trace the evolution of auctioneering from early times. In the days when currency as we know it was in its infancy, farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires Around Sydney Train Catches Alight At Lithgow
Sydney was almost encircled with bushfires yesterday. Fire and smoke drove residents from third homes in Guildford…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No One Was Injured Cars Collide On Lake Bathurst Road
After two cars collided on the Tarago Road late on Sunday night one of the vehicles skidded along the road surface for at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Freights Assistance Sought Of Public
At Monday night's meeting of the Goulburn Development Committee the sub-committee appointed to enquire into the question of freight and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Asprey’s Motors Principals: E. W. Whalan and L. A. Bryson
The world’s greatest scientists and engineers tell us that it is a physical impossibility for man to build a perfect machine, for no matter how…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yass Motors Principal: C. R FitzWalter
One of the most important factors in the extraordinary and rapid development of the motor industry has been the efficient manner in which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Pacific Highway Bridge
The N.R.M.A. reports that the construction of the new deviation from Tinonee along the southern bank of the Manning River to Taree…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Toll Grows in Country
It if the considered opinion of experts in a petition to judge that the mil[?] travelled by the 328,000 motor [?]hicles in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Athiest Caused Stir in Junee Court and Embarrassment for Railway Detective
A man who openly professed to be an atheist caused a stir in the Junee Police Court this week. His objection to taking the normal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Excursions to Be Reduced in Number
The local Stationmaster (Mr. P. J. Slattery) has given us the following information regarding railway excursions for 1940:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Post Railway Men On Strike A.R.U. Appeal to the Editor
Sir,—For the second time in the course of a few months railwaymen on the Broken Hill line have resorted to strike action…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fewer Road Deaths Last Year
Sixty-seven fewer persons were killed in road accidents in New South Wales last year than in 1938, according to figures made available by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Safety First Road Toll Grows in Country (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
It is the considered opinion of experts in a position to judge that the mileage travelled by the 328,000 motor vehicles in the State is less…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cars Collide on Yass Road
A man was slightly injured and several others had narrow escapes when two cars were involved in a collision on the Yass…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fell From Moving Train Amazing Escape Near Breadalbane
Trevor William Bailey a Quandialla business man had an amazing escape from death early on Saturday morning when he…
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