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

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

532 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 27

Seats on Riverina Express Deputation To Railway Commissioner

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 4

When the Chief Commissioner for Railways, Mr. F. Garside, visited Yass recently, he received a deputation representing the…

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Restoration of Roads

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 4

Charges for the restoration of road and footpath surfaces after excavation work were considered by Crookwell Shire Council last…

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Cootamudra Man Killed by Train Fatal Accident at Harden

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 1

A 23-year-old railway fireman was killed instantly on Saturday night when he was struck by the Cowra Mail…

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GUNNING Flood Damage to Roads

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 3

Included in the correspondence read at a meeting of Gunning Shire Council held on Monday, May 15 were letters from:…

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Country Road Repairs Plan To Divert Part of Registration Fees and Road Taxes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 2

A plan to divert part of the registration fees and road taxes of heavy lorries and buses to country councils to help them repair…

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Back Markers Fail In Road Race

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 2

Despite inclement weather conditions, a good field of starters took part in the Goulburn Cycle Club's 15-mile combined…

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Tumut Shire Road Plant To Be Increased

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 1

Tumut Shire Council has resolved to purchase new road plant, estimated to cost £11,700, in order to effect a more rapid…

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Motor Cyclist Hurt in Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 5

A man was injured when a car collided with the motorcycle he was riding, at Yarra on Saturday…

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Storm Drags Trees Up Into the Air Motor Cars Hurled Against Telegraph Poles

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Monday: One of the worst storms in years hit central and south-east England yesterday causing death, widespread damage and floods in the Little Buckingham shire village of Linslade. Motor cars parked on hilly…

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Electric Railways West Ahead Of Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: Electrification of the Western Mountains railway will be given high priority by the…

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Railwayman (Father Of Three) Loses Case

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 1

A man said in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday that he only saw his wife at weekends, and at those times his 12-year-old sister-in-law slept in the same room with the couple. He was Lloyd Arthur Marsh,…

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Reinstatement Of Roads And Footpaths

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 6

Shire Engineer, (G. Pinnington) reported on the reinstatement of roads and footpaths to the last meeting of…

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Rode Motor Cycle Without Licence

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 1

George Foxton, of Crookwell, appeared at Friday's Court of Petty Sessions on a charge of riding a motor cycle without…

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Tyre Blew Out on Bridge Utility And Taxi In Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 1

A puncture at Thorn's Bridge yesterday resulted in a collision between two cars, in which both drivers…

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Motor Cyclists

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 3

Goulburn Motor Cycle Club 1st. Sunday conducted a social run to Canberra, with eleven members in attendance…

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£34,000 Loan For Roads

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 4

The Town Clerk, Mr. C. S. Inch, announced last night that the City Council proposed to raise a special…

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Goulburn Protest On Heavy Motors In Auburn Street

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 1

Goulburn branch of the Trades and Labour Council last night protested to the City Council about heavy transports passing through Auburn Street…

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33 KILLED Tram Hits Petrol Waggon

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 5

CHICAGO, Thursday: Thirty-three parsons are estimated to have lost their lives and about 20 more were injured, many of…

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Brakes Failed; Truck Off Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 3

When the brakes of a truck driven by Alfred Osborne failed on the Bookham road near “Marilba” yesterday, the truck ran off…

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Yass River Road Report on Drainage

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 1

Regarding conditions on a portgion of the Yass River road, Cr. H. G. McIntosh moved at last week’s Shire Council meeting that…

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