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

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

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Fell 100 Feet From Bridge

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY: A man, who was found dead beneath the Harbour Bridge last night, has been identified as Leonard James…

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Rabbits on Railway Line

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 1

Advice was conveyed to the last meeting of the Moss Vale Pastures Protection Board to the effect that a man had been…

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R.S.L. Side Shows Miniature Train At Annual Show But No Chocolate Wheel

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 2

At the P. & A. committee meeting on Saturday night, a communication from the Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen’s I. L. of…

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Railway Dispute Support For Mr. Garside

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 1

The Junee branch of the Australian Transport Officers' Association has expressed its support for the Railway…

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Goulburn Inquest On Man's Death Evidence Of Chase By Police Motor Vehicle

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 1

Evidence given in the Goulburn Coroner's Court on Saturday revealed that a 32-year-old driver had met his death on January 10 shortly after he had been chased by a Police motor vehicle…

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American Motor Factories Tool-up for 1949 MODELS Major Engineering Changes Mooted

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 4

Hopes that the American public will have new model cars of many makes have appeared as a glimmer on 1949 horizons. That hope is wrapped up in the wide-spread return of car makers to the pre-war…

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All Steel Carriages on Britain's Railways

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 3

A new type of passenger coach is being designed for the railways of Britain. It is made entirely of steel and can be produced in large quantities. Not only will it be much stronger than present models, but it will also be…

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Silent Trams

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE: Silent type American trams would be running in Melbourne within a few months, said the Chairman of…

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Boy Loses Arm Under Train

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 4

NEWCASTLE: An 11-years-old boy ran 50 yards to his home today after the wheels of a coal train had crushed the…

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Road Trains to Move Cattle

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 7

MELBOURNE: The Australian Meat Board has arranged for three more road trains to be made available for experiments…

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£1,000 Less for By-roads in 1949 Government Grant Sought

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 1

The recommendation of the Country Works Committee approved by full Council at its last meeting means that the expenditure on by-roads during 1949 will be £1,000 less than the total…

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Record Year for Railway "Corruption" Open Confession In Pakistan

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Tues: Corruption has demoralised public life in west Punjab Province and intrigue has destroyed discipline,…

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Motorists Waiting Petrol Tickets For February

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 5

Goulburn taxi drivers and private motorists will restrict the use of their vehicles during the next…

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Railway Changes

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 3

The following staff changes have been notified in the "Rail-way Advocate." Promotion: Richard…

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Road Maintenance

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

A programme of works involving £1323 for road mantenance in the municipality has been approved by the Department of…

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Improvement Wanted in Train and Mail Services to Boorowa

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

Boorowa Shire Council will make application through Mr Fred J Cahill, M L A, to have the South-West Mail stop at…

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Galong Man Thrown From Railway Tricycle

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

Mr. J. P. Coffey, a [?] dent, was thrown from a railway tricycle at Galong last Monday. He suffered injuries to the head and…

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Concession Parcels Rates Up On Railways

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY: The N.S.W. Railways Department yesterday increased concession parcels rates on more than 50 varieties of freight. An officer of the Department…

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Mulwaree Ponds Bridge

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 1

Work is now in progress on the approaches to the bridge over Mulwaree ponds at Inverolochy which has been…

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Ramps on Roads Must Have Sloping Sides

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 3

At last Friday’s Shire Council meeting, Mr. L. Walmsley, “Milford,” Yass River, applied for permission to erect a steel motor…

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