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

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

308 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 16

Rugby League: Railway Defeats 114th A.G.H. By 19 Points To 5

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 1

Railway maintained their good form at Rugby League Park on Sunday when they defeated 114th A.G.H. by [?] points to 3. The game was fast and…

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Our Sydney Newsletter Railway Bungles

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 5

Pte. C. P. Lindsay, A.I.F., of Second Street, Ashbury, with his wife and baby, was ejected from a railway sleeping…

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Timber Train Falls Through Bridge: One Man Killed

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Claude Charles Marendaz, 32, a mill hand, was killed instantly and three other men were injured when a timber mill train crashed through a bridge into a heavily wooded gully, 13 miles from the…

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North Road to Japan Big Chain Of Airfields Spells Disaster For Tokyo

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 2

When the United Nations are ready to undertake the all-out offensive against Japan, one of main roads to Tokyo will be through the North American Continent…

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Hit by Train ?

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Believed to have been struck by a train on Saturday night Robert Albert Smith, 56, of Teralba, Newcastle,…

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Development League Interest In Goulburn Aerodrome

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 3

At the meeting of the Goulburn branch of the S.T. Development League, on Thursday evening a subject which occupied some time in discussion on was the future of the Goulburn aerodrome…

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Fine Of 10/- As Outcome Of Collision On Braidwood Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 1

Sydney Fitzgerald, a lorry driver, employed by the Mulwaree Shire Council, appeared at the Police Court yesterday to answer a charge of failing to give a clear signal of his intention to turn the lorry he was driving to the…

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Future Of Friendly Societies Now Past Cross-Roads, Says M.U.I.O.O.F. Secretary

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 2

The Friendly Society movement had been at the cross roads, but had passed them and their future was now assured. This declaration was made by the Grand Secretary of…

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From Everywhere Railwayman Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 2

While working at the round-house early this morning, Arthur Ralph, a railway employee, of Deccan Street, was injured while rocking a…

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£85 For Hospital Raised By Railway Ball

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 6

This outstanding event of 1944 held on Friday evening last, at the Lidertafel Hall. was conducted by the Goulburn Railways Institute Sub-Council. It was the occasion of the…

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Big Shale on Road Damages Motor Vehicle Tyres

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 July 1944 · page 3

Writing to the Goodradigbee Shire Council meeting on Friday, Mr. N. Milson, “Laverstock,” asked asked could council consider using…

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Road Upkeep In Mulwaree

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 1

Advice was received from the Department of Main Roads by the Mulwaree Shire Council at its meeting on Thursday, that in accordance with the general conditions of assistance to councils, a grand of £2273 had been made towards the maintenance of…

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Strange Conditions for Goulburn to Sydney Road Race

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 3

The Goulburn to Sydney am[?]ur cycling race, which is to be revived on September 30 by the New South Wales Cyclists Union, will be held under amended conditions. The contest will end at the Sydney…

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Cyclists' Pranks Cause Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 6

When it was reported the ether day that a schoolboy rode his bicycle along a track on the edge of a 300ft cliff in Sydney and fell to…

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They Built the Iron Road to Russia How Foundations Of Success Were Laid Through Persia

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Two thousand anonymous men art the, heroes of this story—2000 British sappers. While their war-mates of the British Navy were battling. through the Arctic to open the sea route to Russia they slogged into being the main slogged supply route for…

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Rugby League: Win For Railway

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 2

In a game full of interest, played at Kenmore, Railway proved themselves the better team on the day and came out on top with a well deserved win over 114th A.G.H. This match was particularly…

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Tallaganda Shire Bridge Over Jerricknora Creek

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 July 1944 · page 6

Cr. W. U. Alley preside councillors at the monthly in The Controller, War Damage Commission, wrote referring to the…

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FOOTBALL: Railway v Newcastle

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 July 1944 · page 1

Railway are preparing for the forthcoming visit by a representative team from the Newcastle Junior Rugby League. The visitors will be in Goulburn for Saturday and Sunday, July 29 and 30…

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Civil Aerodrome Municipal Council Inquiring

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 July 1944 · page 3

Following a report. from the Electrical Engineer, the Municipal Council on Monday night decided to write to the Civil Aviation Department…

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Train to Goulburn

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 July 1944 · page 3

A YASS football team will be visiting Goulburn on Sunday next, leaving Yass Junction by train at 8.30 a.m. A few seats are available…

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