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

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

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City Man's Death Motor Accident Recalled

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 2

Francis Henry Beaver, 55 an employee of the Sydney Water Board, who was seriously injured in a motor accident…

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Was In Hurry Motorist's Speed

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 6

Displaying too much haste when driving his car to Sydney where, he claimed, he had an appointment with a former…

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Air Force Train Recruiting In Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 4

While the actual results have not yet been released for publication, the four days' visit to Goulburn of the R.A.A.F…

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The R.A.A.F. Recruiting Train will be at Crookwell To-morrow

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 1

FLYING OFFICER PRIDDLE visited Crookwell on Saturday afternoon last as a preliminary to the visit of the R.A.A.F. Recruiting Train which is due to arrive here to-morrow (Thursday morning). The train is scheduled to remain here until Saturday night…

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The Motorists' Corner Petrol Rationing

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 4

Private motorists who in men in their patriotism have not taken adventage of the full allowance under the existing scale have asked the N.R.M.A. whether…

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Train Service Harden-Blayney Line

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 3

Mixed Train usually departing from Harden at 5.20 a.m., and departing from Murrumburrah at 5.26 a.m. now leaves Harden at 5.55 a.m and…

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Taralga Road Work To Begin

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 2

On present indications, work for about 75 Goulburn men will be provided on the Taralga Road construction…

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A Great New Road Alice Springs to Darwin Important In Defence

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 4

From Alice Springs to Darwin runs a Highway that may play a big part in the nation's defence. There are few townships en…

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Sign Sneakers Are Pests (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 5

There is a new pest on the roads. He has earned for himself the name of "sign sneaker" and he is the motorist who will not heed…

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Rail Chief Replies To Critics Solid Position of N.S.W. RAILWAYS

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 5

The Commissioner for Railways Mr. T. J. Hartigan, in addressing a large body of Railwaymen at the Clyde Wagon Works, referred to a…

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Motor Accident Death After Three Months in Hospital

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 5

Francis Henry Beaver 55, an employee of the Sydney Water Board, who was seriously injured in a motor accident near Yarra three months…

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Taralga Road Relief Work Conditions

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 3

Labour conditions in relation to the Taralga Road improvement scheme which as previously stated by the Post, will…

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£1941/5/ for Bridge At Boxer's Creek

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 1

Figures tabled at yesterday's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council disclosed that the total estimated cost of the reinforced…

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CROOKWELL R.A.A.F. Train's Visit

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 7

CROOKWELL: The R.A.A.F. Recruiting Train arrived here early on Thursday morning and by 5 o'clock In the afternoon four…

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Death Rate Lower Road Accident Figures

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 1

The accident figures for 1910 for New South Wales and for America have been issued. They show that New South Wales…

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R.A.A.F. TRAIN Crookwell Response

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 1

CROOKWELL: The response to the appeal for Air Force recruits during the stay of the R.A.A.F. train at Crookwell was somewhat…

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Road Plan Upset Problem Faces Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 1

A warning that bitumen, which has increased more than 50 per cent in price, is likely to be unprocurable owing to the…

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Rush to Get Petrol Motorists Lay In Stocks

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 3

Most Goulburn garages yesterday experienced their heaviest sales of petrol since the ruslif demand that marked the few…

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Quest for Recruits R.a.a.f. Train Here Intake May Be Seven

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 April 1941 · page 2

According to schedule the R.A.A.F. recruiting train arrived in Crookwell on Thursday morning last. The local committee…

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Died on Train

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 3

While travelling by train between Yass and Goulburn this afternoon, Frederick Goldworthy, 41, a resident of Perth, collapsed and died…

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