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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 6 of 20

Secret Ballot Ordered Commissioner to Tram Men

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 March 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY: A secret ballot of members of the traffic section of the Tram and Bus Employees' Union, to…

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Train Times

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 3

An error occurred in the times [?] trains leaving Goulburn on Saturday as published yesterday [?] The tram leaves at 6.40p.m…

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Main Roads Ball

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 6

The ball held in the Liedertafel Hall on Friday night and organised by the staff of the Department of Main Roads in aid of the British…

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Hawkesbury Bridge Opens

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 6

The new road-bridge over the Hawkesbury River will be opened to light traffic from 5p.m. to-day until Wednesday morning…

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Bewildered Germans Refugees Are Passed on the Roads by Advancing Armour Prisoners Are Just Ordered to March to the Rear

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: British tanks, with British and American infantrymen riding on them, have begun a great pursuit of the defeated Germans into the heart of the Reich, say correspondents with the armoured spearheads. They are turning inside the scattered, bewildered resistance halting only momentarily in order to clear…

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Secret Ballot and Tram Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Tram and bus employees in Sydney to-day appear confident that the secret ballot which is being taken today to…

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Chinese Rush Work on Stilwell Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 2

Chinese men carry a large long cross beam for a bridge being constructed across the Tisung River in south-west China as part of the Stilwell Road from India to China. While Allied troops cleared the Japanese from their strongholds along the road…

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At Work on Burma Road

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 3

An American survey party, mounted on elephants, halts in the north Burma jungle to converse with the operator of a U.S. Army bulldozer. Both elephants and bulldozer are being used in the effort to establish a juncture between the Ledo…

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Road Accidents Two Killed and 27 Injured Double Decker Bus Overturns

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 3

Two people were killed and 27 injured in a series of road accidents in Sydney and other parts of the State at the week-end. Of this total…

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British Army on Road to Mandalay

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 3

British Official Photo.—British and Indian troops use pontoon ferries in their advance on Mandalay—bridges having been blown up by the retreating Japanese…

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OBITUARY Mrs. Amanda Bridge

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 2

The passing of Mrs. Amanda Bridge, wife of Mr. Harold H. Bridge, at the age of 50 years, at the Yass District Hospital, late…

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Remarkable Escape Child Falls From Fast-moving Train

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 1

Perhaps one of the luckiest children in Harden to-day is the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Downes, writes the “Harden…

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Dual Inspection of Motor Tyres Plan to Be Given Trial by Goulburn Traders

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 2

Members of the South District Section, of the Motor Traders' Association met on Wednesday last to hear an address delivered by Mr. J. Beeson' rationalisation officer of the Department of Emergency Road' Transport on matters of importance to…

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Municipal Council Old Railway Weir

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 4

The regular monthly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday nigh last. The Mayor (Ald. W. L. Simon) presided and…

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Obituary Mrs. A. Bridge

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 3

The death is announced in Yass of Mrs. Amanda Bridge, wife of Mr. Harold H. Bridge, at the age of 50…

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Heavy Lqsses by the Japanese Suicide Offensive Is Made at Buin Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 1

BOUGAINVILLE: The Japanese resumed their suicide offensive against our Buin Road positions an hour before dawn this morning. They suffered terrific losses as they ran screaming right into the muzzles of our…

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River Bridge Built in 11 Days

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: The first Allied railway train crossed the Rhine on a bridge built by American engineers in the…

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Child Falls From Train Miraculous Escape

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 6

John the four-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Downes, of Harden, had a narrow escape from death or serious injury when with his…

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Road Slips Down Mountain Coast Route Sealed

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 3

Near what is known as the Look Out Mountain, part of the road between Braidwood and Bateman's…

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Train Service C. of C. Will Ask for Better Time-table

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 1

It was stated at last-Monday night's meeting of the District Chamber of Commerce that some business…

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