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

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

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Two Killed on Roads

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: Two persons were killed, and at least eight were injured, in road accidents in New South Wales yesterday…

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Few Cars on Road No Petrol Tickets

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

Many motorists who had planned to take their families on sight seeing trips were disappointed when they…

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Train Smash in U.s.a.'s Wild Winter Nearly 40 Known To Be Dead

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thursday: At least 12 and possibly 16 holidays passengers were killed and many injured when a train rammed the rear of another near Otterville, Missouri, yesterday…

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Railway Accident Man Struck By Truck

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

A railwayman was injured by a moving truck while working at Goulburn yesterday. He is Mr. C. R. Weaver, who…

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Few Motorists Booked Over the Holidays

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 3

Inspector T. J. Ellis, of Goulburn, stated this morning that motorists had committed few traffic breaches over the…

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"London Bridge"

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 4

Almost unknown and certainly unsung is a beauty spot within 20 miles of Canberra. It is "London Bridge," a few miles…

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Train Hits Bob-sled

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 5

CHICAGO, Sunday: Ten children were killed and two injured at Archbold, Ohio, when the Chicago-bound…

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Ex-king Michael Leaves Mystery Boy On The Train

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Monday: A mystery member of the special train, which is taking ex-King Michael of Rumania to Lausanne is a good looking boy, who on his arrival with the royal party in Vienna…

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No Trams Melbourne's Plight

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE: The Melbourne public, without trams, struggled to work today in steady rain and thousands…

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Juveniles Bound Over Illegal Use Of Motor Vehicle

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 5

Two juveniles appeared at the Goulburn Court this morning to face charges of having driven a truck from…

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Taralga District News Budget Kangaroos on the Road

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 5

Yalbraith Road was the scene of considerable excitement early one morinng recently…

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Half-penny Increase in 1948 Rate Levy Five Miles of Bitumen Road Surfacing Planned 1948 Estimates Approved

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 1

Shire Councillors, at the special meeting called on December 22 for the purpose of considering estimates for 1948, decided to push ahead with an ambitious programme of road…

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The Police v MOTORISTS Many Cases In 12 Months

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 5

Action by police against motorists in the southern districts was of a strict nature during 1947…

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Motor World Petrol Ration

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 3

Decision of the Government to make a ten per cent. cut in the Petrol ration as from the January issue will have varying repercussions, in…

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Motor Cyclist Hurt

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 8

When the tyre of his motorcycle burst, a young man was thrown to the roadway, last Monday evening. He is John…

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Off the Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

Residents of Goulburn will have noticed that there has been a sudden and violent decline in the…

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Railwayman Charged With Having Evaded Rail Fare

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

Fare evasion prosecution against a Goulburn Railway Station porter was launched by the Railways Department…

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Goulburn Motor Cyclists

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

Riding with the Goulburn Motor Cycle Club on Sunday for the first time. Lt. Wells carried on the honours in an acceleration…

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Taxi-Cab And Motor Cycle In Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 1

A Goulburn taxi driver and a motor cyclist had miraculous escapes from injury last night when their…

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No Trams Overcrowded Trains

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE: Half Melbourne was late for work this morning, largely due. to congestion in the Jolimont railway…

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