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

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

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Committed Train Crash Sequel

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 5

Charged with putting sleepers on a railway line with intent to injure train travellers, Douglas Francis Hardle, 22 labourer was…

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Widening of Road at Marulan

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 4

Mulwaree Shire councillors yesterday approved a plan to widen the Marulan-Brayton Road at Marulan…

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Currawang Road Work Will Cost £1000

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 1

A report on extensive improvements to the Currawang Road was made to the Mulwaree Shire Council…

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Plan To Enlarge Goulburn Aerodrome For Service Report Submitted To Mulwaree Shire: Councils To Meet

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 1

After certain information is received from the Civil Aviation Department, the Mulwaree Shire Council will confer with the City Council on a proposal to enlarge the Goulburn aerodrome. This was decided on a motion by the President (Cr. G. C…

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Standard Signs on Roads

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 4

GENEVA: A black spanner on a white background and a telephone receiver similarly conspicuous are…

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“Hardest Road to Maintain” Yass River-Gundaroo Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 4

In a letter to last, week’s Shire Council meeting, Mr. Geo. Johnson, “Edgerton,” Yass, complained the state of the Yass…

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Question Time at Shire Meeting Trucks—Building Applications — Bowning Street—Overhead Bridge

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 2

CR. BEST: When will the Ford truck be delivered? The engineer: End of March Council decided to write to the…

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April Railway Excursions

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 2

The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicholas, announced today that arrangements have been made for the issue of excursion tickets…

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Presentation At Railway

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 2

A presentation was recently made to Miss Phyllis Tamsett by the members of the Maintenance Engineer's Staff,…

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Railway Farewell

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 1

Eloquent testimony of the popularity of Mr. P. T. Roche, former District Superintendent of Railways…

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Railway Excursions for April

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 6

The Secretary for Railway's, Mr. S. R. Nicholas, announced to-day that arrangements have been made for the issue of excursion tickets in…

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Aerodrome

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 1

A communication received by the City Council at its last meeting, from the Mulwaree Shire stated that the shre would…

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Aerodrome at Orange Big Protest Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 5

The largest public meeting ever remembered in Orange decided last week to protest to the Minister for Air against his neglect…

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Bus and Car Collide Accident Near Derringullen Creek Bridge

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

A bus and car collided near the Derringullen Creek bridge on Saturday afternoon. No one was injured…

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Bad Roads at Bungendore

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 2

The Bungendore Progress Association told the Yarrowlumla Shire Council at its last meeting that it was time something…

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Petrol Tax Increased Allocation Wanted for Roads

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 4

The Municipal Council will cooperate with the L. G. Association in endeavouring to obtain a larger allocation from the petrol tax…

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Air-conditioned Train For Southern Line

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 1

It is expected that the new air-conditioned train to run between Sydney and Albury, will make a trial run south during April and…

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Holiday for Council’s Road Staff

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 2

Ald. Nash moved at the Municipal Council meeting on Monday night, that the road staff be given a holiday for the races yesterday…

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Air-conditioned Train For Southern Line

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

It is expected that the new air-conditioned train to run between Sydney and Albury, will make a trial run south during April and that it will…

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Hundreds of Rats March Across Main Road

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 4

Mr. Jim Lynch, Cowra taxidriver, was recently driving out to Woodstock when he saw something moving on the road just beyond Westville…

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