Rabbits on Roads and Railway Lines
At their December meeting the Young Pastures Protection Board received a letter from the Railway Department's maintenance engineer at…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
570 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 29
"The Battle of the Bakri Cross Roads on the Muar"
The following article is the fifth of a series of experiences written by Sergt. Fred Howe, of Boorowa, who was attached to the Signal Corps of the 2/19th Battalion A.I.F., in Malaya. In It he deals with the activities of the Battalion in connection with the Battle of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Grazier Found Dead on Road Mr. Matthew Manyon
Matthew Manyon, a well-known district grazier of "Bramah Ck., Rugby, was found dead on Saturday morning [?] on the Reld's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fell From Bridge
When he fell from the Gundagai railway bridge, Barry Appleby, aged 2[?] years, of Bondi Junction, fractured his spine to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Killed Truck Leaves The Road
An Adelong man was killed instantly, and four others injured, when a truck carrying seven people careered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Campaign to Depose Mr. Garside Railway Board Is Proposed
SYDNEY: A bitter campaign is being waged inside the Railway Department and in political quarters to depose the Railway Commissoner, Mr. F. C. Garside. The effects have been felt in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Fatally Injured Last Night Fall Under Wheel Of Motor Truck
A 31-year-old Goulburn man died in the District Hospital last night less than two hours after the front wheel of a motor vehicle had passed over his chest outside his home…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Blind Men Fall On Railway Line
SYDNEY: Two blind men, who are brothers-in-law, accidentally Fell over the edge of the platform at the Marrickville station…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Young-cowra Road Gets Priority More Important Than Boorowa Route
THE ROAD FROM COWRA TO YOUNG, AND ON THROUGH JUNEE TO WAGGA, MAY BE PROCLAIMED A STATE HIGHWAY HIGHWAY WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS. It is considered this road is more important than the road through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lying Asleep on Edge of Road: Drunk in Market Street
Arthur William Randall, labourer, 45, appeared before Messrs. A. P. Webb and S. D. Bobbin at Boorowa Police Court on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boorowa's Claim for State Highway Complete Census Of Traffic On Roads To Be Made
A complete census of traffic on all roads affected by Boorowa Shire Council's application for the elevation in status to a State…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge Programme for A.c.t. Rural Area
Plans for replacing several timber bridges in A.C.T. rural areas with concrete structures are included in the country roads programme for 1949. A check last year revealed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Falls From Train Found in Dazed State By Mr. Roy Glover
A man was found by Mr. Roy Glover on Saturday morning, wandering in a dazed state near his property…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorways Models
The Right Hon. Alfred Barnes, M.P., the Minister of Transport, explains a model of a road roundabout to, extreme left, Mr. T.G. Richards, engineer, and Major H. E. Aldington Ministry of Transport chief Engineer, after the opening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Premier and Railways No Decision Yet
SYDNEY: The Premier, Mr. McGirr, said yesterday that he would examine the report on the railways administration…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Diesel Units for Railways
SYDNEY: The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Garside, announced to-day that the first of ten semi-streamlined, two-car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plea for Good Motoring Manners
Astonishment at the universal and studied courtesy of drivers of all types of vehicles in Great Britain is expressed by three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overtook on a Bridge Driver Fined In Goulburn
"I regard this as a very dangerous practice, said Mr. Paton, S.M., in Goulburn Court yesterday when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor-cyclists and Law
MAITLAND: A psychological approach to young motor cyclists to make them less of a "menace" on the roads was suggested…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Still No Decision on Railway Report Traffic Inspectors Make Their Protest
The Premier, Mr. McGirr, has not yet made a decision on the recommendation by the Under-secretary of his department, Mr. P. H. Roper, that the railway committee of experts inquiring into economies be continued…
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