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

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

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Shire Briefs Application for Additional Roads Grant

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 6

The president (Cr. C. A. Grogan) occupied the chair at the January meeting of Goodradigbee Shire Council. Others present…

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Big Entries for Road Race

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 5

The organising secretary of the Memorial Hall Carnival received word this morning that 14 riders for the road race at the carnival…

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Dust Menace on Waroo Road Petition to Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

In response to a petition signed by a number of residents, the Municipal Council on Monday night requested the Works Com…

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Wear on £93,000 Concrete Road Shire Gets Special Unit For Repairs

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

The ten mile concrete strip of road stretching from 15 miles north of Goulburn to the Mulwaree Shire border is cracking and has holed badly in parts…

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Another Raid by "Turco" Railway Junction Stormed

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

JAKARTA, Thurs.: Troops led by the rebel leader, Captain "Turco" Westerling, have stormed the important…

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Motor Traffic Office

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 6

The general public, and country people in particular, are reminded that the Motor Traffic Registry office at the Yass Police…

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Work Carried Out on Sure Roads During Month Engineer's Report to Monday's Council Meeting

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

The Shire Engineer (Mr. L. St. Donaldson) submitted the following report to last Monday's meeting of the Boorowa Shire…

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Collision Between Sheep Float And Gar Proves Fatal For Local Man Vehicles Damaged in Smash Near Ryan's Creek Bridge

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

A fatal accident occurred in the vicinity of Ryan's Creek bridge, Pudman Street, Boorowa, at 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon last between a semi-trailer driven by Lionel John Cranston, of Pudman Street, and a Morris sedan car, owned by…

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Worried About Excess Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 3

Five residents of Addison St. on Thursday night petitioned the City Council to dedicate an area of land as a public laneway to…

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Road Courtesy Still Lives

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

Mr. Bill Martin who drives one Mr. Cregan's Burrinjuck buses was a member of the Yass party which toured the South Coast…

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Goulburn Boy Gains Railway Honour

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

Neville Keighran, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Keig hran, of 13 George Street, Goulburn, has created a N.S.W. Railways Department record by winning the Commissioner's Prize for apprentices for the fourth year in succession. Neville, who is an apprentice…

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Bitumen Sealing of Village Roads Again Delayed

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 6

The bitumenising of the rain roads running through the villages of Binda and Bigga, which was to have been completed by…

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Businessmen Protest Against Railway Handling of Goods

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

Businessmen were particularly outspoken at last week's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and Progress Association in their…

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Dog Knocks Motor Bike

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 1

A large black and tan airedale dog allegedly knocked a man off a motor bicycle in Auburn Street, early this morning…

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Thrown From Motor Cycle

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 3

Ernest Thorn, of Waterloo, Sydney, was riding his motor cycle, on the Hume Highway about sixteen miles out this morning, when…

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Three Men Have Miraculous Escape Truck Overturns On Harden Road

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

When the Willys Jeep station truck in which they were travelling overturned on the Harden road, ten miles from…

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"Traffic Blitz" : WARNING To Motorists and Cyclists

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

A tightening-up in regard to observance of the traffic laws is to be made by the Boorowa Police. The "drive" will be made against cyclists as well as motorists and those in charge of horse-drawn vehicles…

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Harbour Bridge Blockage

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY: One of the worst traffic jams in Sydney's history occurred on the Habour Bridge this morning…

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Noisy Motor Cyclists at Tamworth

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 4

Tamworth Police have received a number of reports from hotel proprietors in regard to the undue noise created by…

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The Tramway Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 4

The strike of the tramway employees is another indication of the attitude of mind that exists among…

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