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

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

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Those Housing Commission Homes on Yass Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

During question time at the last City Council meeting, the Mayor, Ald. P. R. D. Hollis, told Ald. W. H. Hamilton that a contract had been let to complete five Housing Commission homes on Yass Road…

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Railway and Trees Request To City Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

In a letter read at Thursday night's meeting of the City Council the Goulburn Railways Maintenance Engineer…

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Motor Bike Struck Sheep Two Men Injured Near Murrumbateman

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 2

When the motor bike they were riding collided with sheep near Murrumbateman this morning, two men were…

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No Trams in Brisbane

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE: The city and suburbs were without trams to-day as a result of a strike of ramwaymen…

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Car Crashes on Bridge Owner Admitted To Hospital

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 7

All five occupant a wore severely shaken and two were Injured sufficiently to necessitate medical treatment when the sedan car in…

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Motor Bike Hits Sheep

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 8

When the motor bike they were riding collided with sheep near Murrumbateman. two men were injured, and admitted to…

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Passenger Train Freights

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY: Increased passenger train freights would seriously affect the costs of country storekeepers, Mr. W. A. Flanagan,…

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Pedestrians and Motorists

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 4

Motorists are reminded that when a pedestrian is crossing the road at the specially marked crossings, under Motor Traffic…

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One Buyer Bought Train Load of Sheep

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 2

Indicative of the growth of Yass stock sales was the fact that one buyer from N arrabri bought a trainload of sheep last Thursday. Associated Agents, Messrs. R. £12/17/6, cows £10 to…

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Improved Weigh Bridge Wanted Chamber of Commerce Agitating

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 2

As a result of a resolu[?] passed at last Friday night’s m[?]ing of the Chamber of Comm[?] the Railway Commissioner will…

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“Look After Own Streets” Proposal To Tar Surface Railway Approaches

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 4

The Department of Railways approached the Municipal Council to tender for the tar surfacing of the metalled…

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Pine Island Bridge

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 2

Mr. Allan Fraser, M.H.R., gives the latest information on construction of bridge over the Murrumbidgee River, near Pine…

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Railway Workers From All Parts Of South To Attend Picnic

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1

Between 2000 land 3000 railway employees and families from No. 1 Southern District will attend the annual picnic at Queanbeyan next Monday. Four special trains will leave…

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Yass-Wee Jasper Tumut Road Favoured by Surveyor General

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 1

Mr. H. V. Johnson, Minister for the Interior, said in Canberra this week that the proposed road from Canberra to Tumut via…

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Railway Picnic

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 1

The annual picnic of members of No. 1 Southern Railway District will be held at Qucanbeyan on Monday. Details of train…

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Bandits Hold Up Express Train 150 Passengers Robbed

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 5

NEW YORK, Thursday: Two armed bandits held up an express train near Martinsburg (West Virginia) yesterday and rubbed 150 passengers of £500 in money and jewellery. One of the women passengers…

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1948 Road Accidents Increases Over 1947

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 7

Final figures of road accidents in Jew South Wales: for 1948 show all round increases over 1947 of 378 in accidents, 30 in persons killed, and 105 in persons injured. Oe conclusion reached after viewing accidents reports…

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Motor Accidents: Sailor In Fall

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 1

Two people who were injured in motor accidents and a sailor who fell from the Melbourne Express near Towrang were among patients treated by the Goulburn Ambulance Service at the week-end…

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Trammies Reject Union Advice

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE: Tramway men, at a mass meeting in Brisbane today, rejected the advice of their union executives to call off their…

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Motor Cyclists Fined

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 4

Five motor cyclists were fined total of £4/10/ with £2/10/ costs in Goulburn Court for carrying pillion passengers…

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