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

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

971 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 49

Railway "Land Cruise"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 5

Following some discussion the Mayor of Goulburn, Ald. T.P. Manion assured Thursday night's meeting of Land City Cruise" train…

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Car Strikes Tree Wirrimah Sisters Injured Another Holiday Accident On Cowra-Blayney Road

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 2

Three young lady residents of Wirrimah--all sisters--were injured when a car in which they were returning from Orange on Sunday…

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Motor Industry in Great Britain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 3

The motor industry of Great Britain although to-day largely employed in making aircraft, munitions. etc., has done wonders in…

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Motor Car Takes Charge Mosman Woman Knocked Down

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: An unattended motor car ran down Beauty Point Road, Mosman, yesterday, knocked down a woman, collided with another…

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Railway Trespass

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 4

At the Goulburn Police Court on Saturday, Leslie Thompson, 32, was fined £1 or two days for having trespassed on railway property at…

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Road Toll Grows in Country (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

It is the considered opinion of experts in a position to judge that the mileage travelled by the 328,000 motor vehicels in the…

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Midsummer Madness and the Open Road (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

A holiday is the average person's opportunity to get away from the job--from office, factory or kitchen--to take to the…

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Fell From Train Tender Man Taken To Cowra Hospital

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: When the train reached Cowra this morning Herbert Mitchell, who had fallen from the tender of the engine when…

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Road Safety--Special Article Xiii. the Exhaust System

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 4

The exhaust system of a motor vehicle may be considered to consist of the exhaust manifold, the exhaust pipe, the muffler (or…

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A Code for Cyclists Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 4

The story comes from America of an action by one golfer against another for something like assault and battery. The plaintiff said that the defendant's slice knocked him unconscious, left him subject to…

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Railway Gangers And Bush Fires Junee Graziers Discuss Position

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 3

Railway gangers who burn off grass along various lines of New South Wales have a cherished reputation that few, if any, fires…

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The Motorists' Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes (by "Carbon") "Pool Petrol" in England

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

A letter from a colleague on the London Press reveals a rather unhappy state of affairs regarding petrol which may eventually affect us…

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Morning Tea On The Roads

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Premier, Mr. Mair, referring last night to the dispute over morning tea, said that the Government considered that any…

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R.A.A.F. Train In England

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 2

TRAINING the R.A.A.F. expeditionary force in England. Australian airmen testing machine guns before going on a flight. Picture by Airmail. SKY PATROL. Five Hurricane fighter planes of…

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“Robo” Was There Old Dogs for Hard Roads Big Break Burnt on “Vale Beder”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 3

There was a creditable exhibition of fire fighting on organised lines at Mrs. P. Smith’s property, “Vale Beder,” on…

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Storage of Wheat In Goulburn Railway District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 4

Figures supplied by the Railway Department show that up to Saturday last 5,468,540 bags of wheat had been received at the various…

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Bridge Wanted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 5

Stating that the Currawang Creek, for many years, had been a source of great danger and inconvenience to people using the Collector-Currawang…

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Fell From Train Remarkable Escape From Serious Injury

The Young Chronicle · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 6

Trevor William Bailey, a Quandialla business man, had a remarkable escape when he fell from the Temora mail train one night this…

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Motorists and Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Premier, Mr. Mair, to-day appealed to all motorists to take a few old bags in their car when they go into…

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Railway Excursions Reduced

The Young Chronicle · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 2

During 1940, four series only of single far excursions to and from the country will be provided, viz., prior to Easter, and to fit in with the closing…

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