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

Railways, roads & transport, 1947

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Railway Officer Transferred

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 3

Mr. W. Dunne, senior railway traffic inspector at Goulburn has been notified of his transfer to Parkes…

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Pedestrian Traffi[?] to Town Railway Station

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 4

Ald. Coster pointed out at the last meeting of the Municipal Council that the pedestrian gate is never used into the town railway property from Lead street because it is too close to the motor traffic entrance and consequently women and children are…

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Road Hauler Bound Over Used Railway's Tarpaulin

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 1

A Sydney transport carrier who used a railway tarpaulin to cover goods on his vehicle was charged with…

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Fatalities in Queensland Train Tragedy Now 16 Many Victims Trapped for Hours

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 1

The total killed in the Queensland train tragedy has now reached 16, with 35 injured, making it the worst train accident in Australia for 21 years…

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Motoring Turns Full Circle

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 8

The early days of motoring, when owners were forced by exhorbitant prices of new vehicles to "rebuild" their cars in order to get another life…

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Gunning Shire Council Destruction of Trees on Roads

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 1

At the last meeting of Gunning Shire Council, a letter, was received from the Department of Main Roads with reference to the unauthorised destruction of trees on Main Roads in the Shire, with a request that…

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Motor Crash Three Men Burned

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY: Three persons were burned, two seriously after a collision between two motor lorries, on a bridge at Preston…

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Road Smash Accidental Coroner Finds on Engineer's Death

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 3

A finding of accidental death was made at the inquiry into the death last month of Ernest William…

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Two Problems for Shire "Ghost" Line and Road Wear

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 1

Writing to Thursday's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council, the Department of Railways claimed that electricity wires had…

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Court Refuses Eviction Order Railway Employees Involved

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 May 1947 · page 5

At the Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Mr. T. H. Brooke, P.M., refused to issue an eviction…

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Motor Cyclists Convicted Auburn St. Episode

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 May 1947 · page 1

Convicted ex-parte on a charge of having driven negligently, Arthur Raymond Eastwood was fined £3, plus 8/ costs, at the…

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What Did It Hit? Canberra Train Mystery

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY: Police are checking whether last night's train from Canberra struck some person on its trip from the national capital…

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Shires Conference To Discuss Road Finance

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 2

Cr. Carter (President of the Shires Association) said yesterday that it was apparent that the greater part of the Shires' Annual Conference (to…

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Railway Fatality

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY: Frederic Ernest Fishburn, 28, married, of Guilford, who fell under an electric train last night near Redfern…

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Road "Horse" Hit by Motorcyclist

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 1

A Kenmore youth was thrown from his motor cycle when he struck a horse on the Taralga Road…

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Forced Off Road £70 Damage When Car Hits Post

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 1

A Quirindi motorist who was forced off the road on the Hume age was caused to his car when morning estimated that £70…

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Motor Vehicles Many Old Cars on the Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 4

One of the most surprising facts associated with automotive road transport in Australia has been the amazingly few…

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Shire Council Again Asked to Go-operate with Chamber Establishment Of Aerodrome At Boorowa

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 1

BOOROWA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL AGAIN ASK THE BOOROWA SHIRE COUNCIL TO GIVE ASSISTANCE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AERODROME NEAR THE BOOR. OWA SHOWGROUND…

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Mr. Chifley and Petrol Tax No Concession for Roads

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 4

BATHURST: The Prime Minister Mr. Chifley, in a letter to the Bathurst Council, stated that the Federal…

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Road to the Caves Mittagong Moves in the Matter League Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 8

At the annual meeting of the Mittagong Advancement League it was decided to make application to the Minister for Tourist Activities to have the Mittagong-Wom beyan Caves Road…

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