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

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

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South-West Train To Stop Tuesday and Thursdays At Binalong

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

Mr. Fred J. Cahill has forwarded to the "Borrows News" the following telegram, received yesterday:…

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Goulburn A. P. And H. Society Show Centre Of Interest All Roads Led To Recreation Area Throughout The Day Thousands Take Keen Interest In Ring Events And Other Contests

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

All roads led to the Recreation Area to-day for the Goulburn Show, which was again favoured with ideal weather…

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Railway Excursions for April

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 8

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

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Alleged Thefts on Railways

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

Detective-Sgt. H. J. Cloke, Detective Holmes, Sergeant G. Lithgow, of Wagga, and Senior Railway Detective Hughes…

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Mr. Fraser and Country Road Expenditure

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 1

Addressing the annual meeting of Bega Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Allan Fraser, M.H.R., said that as a country Member he was doing every possible thing to obtain more money for country roads…

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£1,000,000 Deficit On Railways

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY: Although a deficit of at least £1 million. is expected to be shown by the Railways Department, fares and…

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Yass Motorist Fined at Goulburn

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 3

William L. Simon, Yass, who pleaded guilty to a traffic charge, was fined £3, and ordered to pay 10/- costs in Goulburn Court last…

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Railway Action Two Youths Appear In Local Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 1

Two youths who "scaled" a railway truck to get to Gunning to start work were charged in Goulburn Court yesterday with having been found without lawful excuse on railway property…

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GOULBURN & AERODROME Department Not Interested

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

A good deal of informative correspondence regarding the possibilities of the local aerodrome was received at the meeting of the S.T. Development League last night and it was finally agreed that it,…

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Binalong Mail Train Service

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 4

Mr. F. J. Cahill advises he has arranged with the Railway Department for the South-West Mail to stop at Binalong on Tuesday…

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Air-conditioned Train

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

It is expected that the new air-conditioned train run between Sydney and Albury, will make a trail run south during April and that it will commence operations either at the end of May or the beginning of June…

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Compulsory Inspection of Motor Vehicles

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, Mr. G. N. Neale, stated to-day that the scheme for the annual inspection of motor vehicles at authorised inspection stations had been introduced in the interests of road safety…

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National Road Safety College

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 4

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents in Britain, acting as agents for the Ministry of Transport, has just opened a National College in Knightsbridge, London. It is there for the free use of schools, clubs, institutions, the police and other bodies…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

Allan Cumberland, aged 19, of yass Road, Goulburn received painful injuries when he fell from his motor cycle on…

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Easter Motor Touring

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. reminds motorists that all garages in N.S.W. will be closed against the sale of petrol oil and accessories all…

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Minister's Death. Follows Fatal Road Injury

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 3

Rev. John Clarence McLelland (retired Presbyterian minister), of Pitt Street, Rockdale, was knocked down by a motor cycle on Princes…

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Petrol Tax No Additional Allocation For Roads

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 2

According to a letter read at the Municipal Council meeting on Monday night, there will be no additional allocation from the…

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Railway Traffic

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 5

Officials at Goulburn Railway Station report that the holiday traffic is particularly heavy and all seats on trains on which…

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Two Killed in Road Tragedy

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE: James William Young, 51, of Best Street, North Fitzroy, and his wife, Edith, 55, were killed last night…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 3

Ray Hollis, of 11 Bishop Street, was injured on Saturday then he fell from his motor cycle on Governor's Hill…

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