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

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

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No Justification For Tram Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: After circulating his written judgment, Judge Drake-Brockman said: "I cannot find any justification for the stoppage which took place last Wednesday week. All these things that I have done could have been done without a…

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Tramwaymen on Award

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A further meeting of tramway and bus employees will probably be held next week to consider what future action is to…

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Man Ill on Train

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 3

While travelling to Sydney with his mother, Mrs. G. B. Bryant, of "Wall Walla," Monteagle, L.A.C. Adrian Bryant collapsed and had…

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Tumut-Canberra Road Proposal Opposed by Shire Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 2

“That, as information is to hand that an endeavour is being made, as an alternative to the proposed high way to Canberra and Tumut,…

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From Everywhere Fatal Fall From Tram

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 2

Ray Wall, about 25, a returned soldier of this war, of Nithsdale Street, city. fell from at tram at Circular Quay last evening and…

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Railway Man Is Found Guilty Stealing Shoes : Six Months

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 1

Convicted at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday on a charge of stealing one pair of shoes, the property of the Commissioner tor Railways, Michael Patrick O'Grady, head shunter, was sentenced to six month'…

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Railways Do Well Last Year's Profits

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: In the fifth year of the war the railway were doing a bigger business than ever before the Commissioner for…

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Killed by Train

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 1

Apparently struck by a train while walking along the line during the night the body oF Lionel Thomas Luxton of Harbour view…

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No Quorum When Tramwaymen Meet

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: When a mass meeting of night shift tram and bus workers was called to discuss the executive's…

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No Further Delays at Railway Station Commissioner's Letter

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

Orders have been given to obviate any further days at the Burrowa Railway Station states the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan. in a letter to the local Member, Mr. F. J. Cahill. "Dear Fred,—With reference to…

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Red Armies Race for Key Town of Pskov Traffic Jammed—Roads Are Bombed Fiercely From The Air

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: Three Red Armies, one of which was released by the fall of Staraya Russa, are racing towards Pskov, the key to the Baltic States and the only big German supply and defence point on the borders of Estonia and nothern Latvia…

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Cigar and Cigarette Butts. Cause As Many Bush Fires As Railway Engines Claim Railway Authorities

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 4

The criticisms uttered by Crs. W. Bradford and R. B. Ross at the January meeting of Demondrille Shire Council regarding…

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Horse Killed on Railway Line

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

The Coonamble mail train, whilst proceeding over the Byng Street crossing, struck a horse which had strayed on to the line…

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Under the Influence Motorists Fined £20

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 February 1944 · page 4

Robert James Martin was charged at the Yass Police Court, before Mr. Donaldson, P.M., on Thursday last, with driving a motor…

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Lorry Off Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 1

When his motor lorry ran off the road at about five o'clock on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. Percy Armfield, of Hume…

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Alleged Stealing Railway Man Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 2

Henry James Spink, 25, railway shunter, appeared at the Goulburn Police Court on Monday charged with stealing two…

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Nazi Train Derailed 400 Germans Killed

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 3

CAIRO, Wednesday: Greek patriots, led by a British officer, detailed a German troop train near Mount…

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Road Opened to Estonia Narva Now Nearly Encircled

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: The Russians have smashed open Estonia's, northern gateway between Narva and Lake Peipus, thereby virtually cutting off Narva by land; Any German attempt to escape by…

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Railway Station Robbed Clumsy Attempt on Safe at Cunnngar

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 2

On Friday night last the Cunningar Railway Station was broken into and an attempt made on the safe…

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Train Tears Off Rear of Car

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

WAGGA: John Henry Tier 29, insurance traveller had a narrow escape yesterday morning when the…

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