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

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

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The Motor Act

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 1

Edward L. Adams was charged with not returning a number plate of motor car upon expiry. Defendant, who pleaded guilty,…

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Police Find Bicycles Abandoned On Roads

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 5

The discovery of four bicycles abandoned on the roads in the vicinity of Moss Vale has set a problem for the Moss Vale and Bowral police, who are at a loss to understand the motive. The position is the more intriguing when it is remembered that no…

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Ambulance Girls Train

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 3

A long pull and a strong pull by girls of the Women's Mechanised Transport Corps in Britain, members of a party of 58, training for ambulance duties in Kenya…

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Condition of Bridge Engineers’ Conflicting Views Joint Inspection Wanted

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 2

Conflicting opinions of the condition of the Burrowa River bridge were before Goodradigbee Shire Council on Friday, and…

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Road Deaths What Figures Disclose

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 2

Pedestrians who were killed in road accidents in N.S.W. last year totalled 167 and of these nearly four-fifths were either…

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Goulburn N.C.Os. To Train As Officers

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 2

Members of the 17th Training Battalion, who are at present awaiting their transfer to another area following the decision of the…

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The R.a.a.f. Recruiting Train Will Be Here Soon!

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 1

The R.A.A.F. Train is a comprehensive and fully staffed recruiting unit. It will give you complete enlistment, including Medical Examination and Trade Tests and if you get through these satisfactorily the train provides Home Study Literature and a Reservist s Badge…

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Motorists Fined Exceeding Speed Limit

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 3

In the Petty Sessions Court on Tuesday, before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., Allan Edwin Cooper, the well known racehorse owner, was fined…

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Motor Car Troubles

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 6

Sydney’s car owners had a bad time of it during the December rains, judging by the report of N.R.M.A. patrol headquarters for the…

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Railway Excursions in February

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 2

Word has been received from the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T J Hartigan , that the next general series of excursion trains will be run…

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R.A.A.F. Train Return Visit Soon

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 1

Information that the R.A.A.F. recruiting train would again visit Goulburn on March 23 to 26 was contained in a letter…

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Colourful Display Railway-House Gardens

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 2

One of the most colourful and profuse displays of summer blooms in Goulburn at the present time is to be found at the Railway House…

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Damaging Road Defendant Fined £30 Unusual Prosecution

Yass Tribune-Courier · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 4

At the Cootamundra Police Court, before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., the Jindalec Shire Council proceeded against James…

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Alleged Theft Railway Station Arrest

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 2

Visiting the Goulburn Railway Station on Thursday night in search of a suspect wanted in connection with an alleged theft…

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Landslide Train Smash In Queensland

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Twelve people were injured—one fatally— when the Thallon mail train crashed into a landside of…

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Jump From Train Soldiers Elude Guards

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

Passengers on the Melbourne Express received a shock this morning when two soldiers returning to Sydney under escort…

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Spa Road Bridge Opening Ceremony

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 7

WINDELLAMA: A large number of district residents and visitors from surrounding centres attended the opening of the Spa…

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Road Safety "The Car Ran Off The Road"

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 3

Most of the reports of fatal road accidents in recent months contain the significant words. "the car ran off the road," and…

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The Car Ran Off the Road

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 4

Most of the reports of fatal road accidents in recent months contain the significant words, "the car ran off the road," and end…

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Air Force Train Coming in March Here Three Days

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 4

The Royal Australian Air Force Recruiting Train will arrive in Crookwell on March 27th, 1941. It's call here is part of a…

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