Girl's Death Motor Tragedy
Miss Enid Chinnery, 18, was burned to death on Monday, in an accident on the Cooma-Bombala Road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1947
545 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 28
Motor Cycle Hit a Bomb
A two-inch mortar bomb was in a military side-car outfit when it collided with a motor bus at the inter-section of the New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eastern Suburbs Railway was First Discussed in 1878
You may not believe it but the Sydney Eastern Suburbs railway was first discussed in Parliament nearly 70 years ago. At each succeeding election the project has been dragged out by one party or another but no one who has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Police Report on Tumut-wee Jasper Road Extraordinary Development in Proposed Passenger Service Controversy
According to correspondence tabled at the last meeting of Goodradigbee Shire, a license for a car passenger service between Tumut and Canberra via. Wee Jasper was refused by the Commissioner of Transport,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →From Everywhere Railwayman Hurt
Mr. F. O'Donnell, railway employee, of 26 Francis Street, was treated by a doctor yesterday for an Injury to the right hand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Board May Prosecute Railway Legal Advice Being Sought
After heaving a report by their inspector, (Mr. Geo. Bell), who alleged that the railway line between Young and Demondrille was very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£300,000 for the Art Gallery Nothing for Country Roads
"The State Government recently announced its intention to spend £300,000 on the Art Gallery," said Cr. Carter in an interview. "Councils will readily co-operate in cultural development; nevertheless, first…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rates Not Enough for Road Up Keep Costs Becoming Prohibitive, Says Shire Councillor
"We have arrived at a point where we cannot depend on local rates for the upkeep of our area," said the president, Cr. Stan Hunt, at a meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crowded Train Derailed
The engine and leading carriage of the 1.40 p.m. train from Sydney to Newcastle recently were derailed about two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Roads Rates Not Enough for Up Keep
“We have arrived at a point where we cannot depend on local rates for the upkeep of our area said the president, Cr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →That Road to Nerriga Mulwaree Says 'No' at Present
A proposal by the Nerriga and Sassafras Progress Association to apply for a grant of £5,000 to re-construct the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipalities and Shires Find Road Hard Gulf Between Rates and Requirements
The Local Government and Shires Associations have appealed to all Councils to press for consideration and support of those proposals made at the 1946 Annual Conferences relating to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway's Flight Tactics Lose Knock-out Final 10 to Nil Victory by Postal
Railway literally [?] football suicide in the final of the first grade knock-out competition on Sunday when they continually flighted the ball [?] than pass to their three-quarter fine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railwayman Convicted Night Assault on Work-mate
A railway man was fined £3 and ordered to pay £5/5/6 costs at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Money For Local Government Roads Lamentably Inadequate
"It seems impossible to drive home to those in authority, that unless substantial funds are made available to Councils, either from general taxation or the Petrol Tax, Local Government roads will never be improved," said Cr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Ultra-modern" Motor Ways
Details of the Main Roads Department's plans for the construction of Australia's first ultra-modern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed Road Gundagai, Albury via Tumbarumba
The Tumbarumba Chamber of has circularised several surrounding organisations asking for support for the proposed bitumen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lost—One Motor Transport Truck!
A transport vehicle which left Port. KeKmbla a week ago, carrying a large quantity of kerosene for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia’s First “Motor-ways” Welcomed
Details of the Main Roads Department’s plans for the construction of Australia’s first ulta-modern Motorways are hailed by NRMA and RACA…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways Building New Glamour Country Trains
The Railway Department is now building glamour cars for new country trains. The Commissioner for Railways,…
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