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

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

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Kialla Road is a Tough Proposition

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 3

The Shire Engineer's report on Kialla road, presented to last meeting of Council, is as fellows:-- Gravelled and metalled length is 6¾m…

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Turning Point in U.S. HISTORY Good Start on Road to Peace, Says Roosevelt

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Friday: "The decisions of the Yalta Crimea Conference would determine the late of the United States and the world for generations to come," President Roosevelt said in an address to a joint session of both Houses of Congress. The Crimea Conference, he added, was a turning point in…

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Damage to Caves Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 1

The damage to Wombeyan Caves Road by recent heavy thunderstorms is being repaired by a gang of men, who are…

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43 Injured in Train Near Windsor Seven Admitted to Hospital

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY: Eighteen civilians and 25 R.A.A.F. personnel were injured when a Sydney-bound train smashed head-on into a stationary Air Force train, carrying 700 members of the Air. Force, at Clarendon Station, between Richmond…

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Strike at Sun Office Motormen Out

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Motor drivers employed by the Sun newspaper went on strike this morning and are demanding…

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Status of Ex-Servicemen In N.S.W. Railways

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 3

The Secretary for Railways writes:— In a Special Federal Court recently the Commissioner for…

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Train Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 3

ZORRA, Ontario, Monday: Eighty persons were injured when nine cars on a Canadian Pacific railway train from…

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Status of Ex-Servicemen in the N.S.W. Railways

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 6

The Secretary for Railways writes:—"In a Special Federal Court recently the Commissioner for Railways was fined on two charges involving the re-instatement rights of a returned soldier. "As reports of the proceedings…

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Final Act of Horror Cologne Bridge Collapses

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: Hundreds of residents of Cologne, fleeing from the city in the last dramatic hours…

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Traffic Rule Illustrations (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 4

Fatal accidents in the last three months in this State illustrate all of the instructions that could be issued on road safety Here are…

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Black Market in Motor Cars

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Legitimate used-car dealers had been nearly forced out of business by black marketers the Secretary of the Motor Trades…

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Motorists Miss Their Ration

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 3

Further proof of the clumsy nature of the petrol ration tickets issue was provided last week when a constant stream of motorists…

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Purchase of Road Land Board’s Decision

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 4

As reported in our last issue, the hearing of evidence, which was commenced at the previous sitting of the Local Land Board, on the…

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Goulburn Sewerage Extension Proposal to Cover Area Near Braidwood Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 2

An important proposed extension of the Goulburn sewerage system was brought before the Municipal Council at as meeting on Thursday by the City Engineer, Mr. W. Muntz…

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Railway Mechanical Officers Conference in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 2

The Mechanical Officers of the Southern Division of the N.S.W. Railways held their bi-annual conference at the Railway…

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Car-tyre Driver Rides by Tram

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 2

Dr. Lucas Kyrides, of St. Louis, Missouri, is credited with making the first synthetic rubber tyre in the United States. But he has been…

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A Fruit Exhibit And a Bad Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 3

Mr. A. Clough, of Exeter, staged an attractive non-competitive exhibit of fruit at the Exeter show on Saturday, and accompanying…

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Gunning Railway Station

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 1

Mr. J. McLauchlin, stationmaster, has supplied the following information of business at Gunning railway station: Tickets sold, 171;…

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Railway Ambulance Class Examination Awards

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 1

Great interest is being displayed by the Gunning and Fish River railway staff in the ambulance class conducted at the Gunning railway…

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Railway Dam Deputation to Commissioner Favourable Reply

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 2

The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) passed through Yass Junction yesterday on a tour of inspection and received…

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