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

Railways, roads & transport, 1942

413 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 21

Thieving on Train Three Youths Convicted

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 3

Three youths, each of whom had given his age as 18 years, appeared oil remand in the Goulburn Police Court to-day, in…

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Motorist's Appeal Test Walk At Midnight

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 1

An appeal against a conviction recorded in the Goulburn Police Court against John Turner Kellett for driving a motor…

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Railways Ready Officially Notified

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 2

The Railway Department, alone of all the branches of civic administration in Goulburn, appears to have taken prompt steps to appraise its…

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Why Stop There? Insurance Rates On Motor Cars

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 1

The announcement from Canberra of a 25 per cent reduction on the pre-war rate of insurance for private cars and 12½ per cent on commercial…

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Aeroplane Gift Fund

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 2

Mr. F. W. Castle Roche, of “Cavan,” Yass, has donated £108/15/11 to the Graziers” Aeroplane Gift Fund. This sum…

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P.P. BOARD Motor Ambulance For A.I.F. Landowners Clear Rabbits Off Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Yass P.P. Board took place at the Board’s office on Tuesday morning, the chairman, Dir. T. McAuliffe, presided, and…

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Graziers’ Aeroplane Gift Fund

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 2

Mr. Lance Kelly, secretary of the Yass branch of the Graziers’ Association. wishes to remind graziers that the “Graziers’ Aeroplane Gift Fund…

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Conflicting Claims Landings In Java Japanese Claim Aerodrome

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 3

BATAVIA, Monday: While Axis sources claim that Japanese troops, strong y supported by warships, have landed in Java and also made fresh…

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No Train Ticket Otherwise "Very Full"

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 2

Ferdie Bell was given as the name of a man of 35 years who appeared in the Goulburn police Court this morning to answer a charge of…

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Hoyts Ritz "The Ghost Train"

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 5

"The Ghost Train" opens for a short season at Hoyts Ritz to-night. Much wind and water have flowed over everyone, Walter Forde…

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Hoyts Ritz "The Ghost Train"

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 1

"The Ghost Train" opened at the Ritz yesterday, and it stood the test of its pre-view notices splendidly…

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Crookwell Railway

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 6

The first consignment of steel material for the bridge over the Wollondilly in connection with the Crookwell railway has arrived, and the…

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Motor Cycles for Army

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Motor cycles are now being impressed for military use. The cycles are needed for despatch riding and other…

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Goulburn Wood Supply Serious Position Discussed Can Railways Help Us in New Difficulty?

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 2

The gravity of the position which faces Goulburn in respect of wood fuel supplies for the coming winter was emphasised by a number of speakers at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last night, and especially by Mr. J…

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"Please Explain" Given to Dubbo Motorists

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2

Dubbo motorists who have commercial licences are being called uopn to offer explanations when they make use of their car outside business hours…

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Gelignite in Railway Carriage Man Arrested at Harden

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 4

Producing a plug of gelignite from his suit case, a man named Charles Rex Johnson, aged 22, described, as a laborer and a native of Colac, Vic.,…

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Despatch Ride Held In 1912 Cyclist, Motor Cycle and Car

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 1

"Through the instrumentality of the sportsmanlike action of a number of volunteer cyclists, motor cyclists and motorists of South…

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Water for Trucking Yards and Weekly Special Stock Train Requests Refused

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 4

At the Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday last, replies were to hand from the Railway Commissioners to two requests submitted by the…

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Rule of Road Collision Sequel

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 6

Taking advantage of the presence in the city of Mr. Ryan, P.M. an oft-postponed case was finally dealt with in the Goulburn Small Debts Court…

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Burma Road French Say Japs. Reach It

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 3

RANGOON, Sunday: The French radio broadcast a report which it was pointed out had not been confirmed by the Japanese that…

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