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

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

292 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 15

Private Motoring

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: Private motoring is Australia may evetually be climinated unless the tubbor position improves it was learned from…

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Motors and Motoring Black Used Car Market

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 6

Commenting on reports that a black market existed in second-hand cars, the General Secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. H. I. Johnson) said he…

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Gunning News P. & C. ASSOCIATION Train Service and Text Books

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Gunning branch of the Parents and Citizens’ Association on Monday night, there was a record…

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Railways in the War How The Men Have Responded

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 2

For some time past this journal, in common, no doubt, with others, has been concerned with the seeming increased number of accidents…

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Dangerous Culvert on Yass-burrowa Road

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 5

The foreman, Mr. E. Bowden, in his report to the Goodradigbee Shire Council on Friday last, drew attention to the dangerous condition of…

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Railways in the War Does The Public Know This? II

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 2

In the last article we suggested a cause for the apparent increase in railway accidents and will now proceed to prove the argument…

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Fast Scoring Railway Trounce Colts

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 1

Railway provided spectators with another sparkling display of run-getting in their match against Colts at North Park on…

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Railways in the War Where The Blame Lies III

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 3

In our previous articles enough was said to show that the great majority of the men on the railway are overworked…

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Tallaganda Shire Durran Durra Bridge Contract

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 February 1943 · page 2

Tallaganda Shire Council met on Thursday, all councillors excepting Cr. Garvey, who is absent on military duties, attending…

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Useful Bridge Destroyed

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 February 1943 · page 2

DUBBO: A fire that broke out on the wooden bridge at Narromine that spans the Macquarie River has destroyed most of the woodwork and…

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Cricket Notes Kenmore and Railway Still Lead

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 February 1943 · page 2

In the matches played in the Goulburn and District cricket competition last Saturday, Kenmore and Railway had easy…

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Shire Roads Matters Before Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 3

Several matters concerning the conditions of roads in the district were received at Thursday's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council…

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Bridge Collapses After Large Section Is Burked Cigarette Butt Blamed Sydney

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 1

The wood and steel bridge over the Macquarie River near Narromine collapsed yesterday afternoon after 100 feet of it had been…

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Mr. Tully and Railways

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 1

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Tally commenting on the changes being carried out at the Goulburn railway yards, said that some time ago he made representations…

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Road Damage Namoi Makes Claim

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 1

Nomi Shire Council has submitted a claim totalling £8070, for damage done by milltary traffic on State highways, trunk, main and…

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Cyclists Collide on the Railway

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 1

C. Berwick, a driver on the railway was cycling to work at 5.30 yesterday morning, when he came into collision with fireman J. Collinson, who was…

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Struggle on Bridge

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Business travellers from North Shore early this morning witnessed a desperate struggle on the Harbour Bridge as a…

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Motors and Motoring Missed Petrol Ration

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 6

The commencement of the February issue of petrol ration tickets on Monday, January 25th, produced more than the average number of…

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New Railway Engine on the Job

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 3

On Sunday morning there passed through Murrumburrah the new class of railway engine known as the streamlined 3801, capable of…

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Friday Train Alteration

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 3

An Alteration has been made in the train service between Sydney and Goulburn on Fridays only. To relieve the heavy traffic on that…

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