Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

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

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

308 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 16

Petrol for Motor Boats

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The Minister for Supply. Mr. Beasley, announced to-day that the owners of private motor boats would soon receive a petrol ration and…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Wee Jasper: Bridge Dangerous; Council Takes Action

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 1

At the meeting of the Good[?]radigbee Shire Council it was decided to carry out work on Wee Jasper bridge at once…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Transport Threat Bus, Tram And Train

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Threatened serious hold-ups of tram and bus transports are facing Sydney and Newcastle as the result of a decision…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Railway Man Charged Found Guilty of Having Suspected Goods

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 3

George Jonas Lamb Hinchcliffe, a railway employee, was convicted at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday, and fined £10 on a charge that…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

P.P. Board Wants Binda Road Spring Reserved for the Convenience of Residents

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

Before last week's meeting of the Yass P.P. Board was a letter from, M. C. McCauley, of Binda road, Crookwell, in which the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

17 KILLED When Train Hits Bus Level Crossing Tragedy

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Seventeen people are dead, and five others seriously injured, as a result of a tragic level crossing…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Death Roll of 16 Train - Bus Tragedy

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The death-roll resulting from yesterday's level crossing smash at Hawksbury is to 16…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Long Road to Rome London, Thursday. British reinforcements are crossing the Garigliano

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

British reinforcements are crossing the Garigliano. These forward troops across the river are slogging their way up the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Railway Fatality Coroner’s Open Verdict Death of Soldier

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 1

Following an inquiry into the death of Corporal Daniel Waddell, whose mutilated body was discovered on the southern…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Horse Went by Road Alleged Breach Of Regulations

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: In the Third City Court yesterday John Nicholson, of Allandale stock farm, near Mentone, pleaded not guilty to two…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Open Verdict In Railway Fatality

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 3

Following an inquiry into the death of Corporal Daniel Waddell whose mutilated body was discovered on the southern railway line near Coolalie…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Fast Train Stops at Binalong Murrungal Council to Carry Out Road Repairs

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 1

Now that the fast Sydney tram stops at Binalong, the Murrungal Shire Council have decided to carry out major repairs. At presents the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Charged With Stealing Money On Binalong Train

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

William John Barry, a stranger, was remanded until the 28th inst, at the Yass Police Court on a charge of stealing a £5 note belong to Lorraine…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Concrete Gulvert To Replace Bog Hole On Road

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

When the heavy rain brings down sand from the surrounding hills, the Developmental road near Graham Woolshed builds up into a…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Rule of the Road “Keep to the Right” in Most Countries

Yass Tribune-Courier · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 4

It has been suggested overseas that the post-war reconstruction period should be a good opportunity for standardising the rule of…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Tramway President Is Summoned

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Mr. Orr president of the tramway section of the Tramway and Omnibus Employees Union received a summons to-day arising out of the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Road Open To Estonia Huns Abandon Equipment

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: The capture by the Russians to-day of Orly brought the Red Army to within one mile of the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Railway Accident at Junee Man's Leg Amputated

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 1

Mr. George Fletcher, lorry driver, of Junee, had both legs amputated as a result of injuries he received when he was run over by a railway…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Diesel Train Protest

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday: The Bushfire Council as protested to the New South Wales authorities about the exhaust on the Diesel train between…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Tramwaymen and Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A meeting of the tramway men in Sydney to-day overwhelmingly opposed a further strike at present and it is expected…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →