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

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

394 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 20

50 Killed in Collision U.S. Railway Disaster

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 January 1945 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday: At least 50 were killed and 150 injured when the second division of the Pacific Limited crashed into the…

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Killed by Train At Murray's Flat

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 3

The body of Gunner Alan Trevor Betts, 21, a patient at the 114th A.G.H. was seen by Guard O'Donnell on the main…

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On the Road to Mandalay

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: Allied forces, comprising four columns, are concentrating on Mandalay after covering some of the most…

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Improved Country Train Service

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Country night mail train services from Sydney will be improved after January 12 and 13 The Commissioner for Railways Mr. Hartigan said…

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Wild Career of Train Alleged Malicious Damage

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY : A charge of having maliciously damaged nine railway carriages to the extent of £55 was made against Charles…

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Strike Threat on Railways

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 3

GRAFTON: The South Grafton branch of the Australian Railways' Union is threatening a 24. hour strike as a protest against…

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Fell from Train Sapper Len Kinch Sad End to Christmas Leave

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 4

Friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kinch, of "Carthona," Young, shared with them a painful shock last Thursday, when they learned…

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Old Railway Dam Council Considering Purchase Beautification Scheme

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 1

If suggestions made by the Town Clerk with regard to the acquisition of the old railway dam are considered favourably…

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Taxi Cabs and Train Roster

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 2

Arrangements are complete for the rostering of Goulburn taxi-cabs, and it is expected that from January 28 onwards two cabs will be available for passengers at the Railway Station from 9.30 p.m. until 7.30 a.m. each night…

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Sabotage in Norway German Troop Train Wrecked

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday; A hundred and eighty, German soldiers were killed yesterday when a troop train toppled over a dynamited…

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Work for Men Wargeila Road Job

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 2

In his report to the Goodradigbee Shire Council the Foreman reported:— "The following amounts will be…

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Bombing the Germans Railway Yards Attacked

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: Bombers and fighters of the American Eighth Air Force shot dawn at least 180 German planes in fierce…

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Killed by Train

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 2

Kevin Bruce Price (19), a farm worker, of Spring Hill, died in hospital at Orange on Sunday morning following his being run…

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The Post (To the Editor) Our Railway Station

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 3

Sir: Approaching the railway station, the first thing one sees is a bad piece of road—the drive. Next is, that once beautiful…

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Australia and Motor Cars

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA: American opinion was that if Australia decided ,to manufacture motor cars, 18 months must elapse before the…

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Cloudburst at Jugiong Water Rushes Foot Deep Through Hotel Car and Motor Cycle Saved by Tree

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 3

Water rushed a foot deep through the Jugiong Hotel following a cloud-burst at 1.30 p.m. last Thursday. The rain fell in…

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Insurance Rate on Railway Luggage

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 2

A Young resident who in the past had been accustomed to insure his luggage (passenger) at the of 3d per £10 risk was astounded when…

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Train Disaster

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 3

PARIS, Thursday: One hundred and fifty persons were killed and 200 injured when a train crashed…

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Man Killed Motor Tricycle Hit by Train

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

James McDermott, a railway employee, of Church Street, Mudgee, received fatal injuries when the motor tricycle on which he was riding was…

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A Bridge in Aitape

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 3

Australian engineers operating in the Altape area found it easier to strip to place huge logs in position as the forerunner to bridge construction…

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