Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

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

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

606 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 31

"Stallion Road" At Odeon

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 January 1952 · page 2

Ronald Reagan and Alexis Smith co-star in Warner Brothers' "Stallion Road," which commences to-morrow at the Odeon…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Egyptians Claim 15 Dead in Railway Clash

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 3

CAIRO. Fifteen British officers and men were killed and seven Egyptian police and seven civilians wounded in a an Egyptian communique. an Ewyptian communique…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Goulburn Road Toll Nine Killed in 331 Accidents in 1951

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 4

Nine persons were killed in road accidents in Goulburn Police Sub-district during 1951. Inspector E. W. Freeman said this to-day…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Police Watch For Stolen Motor Car

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 1

Goulburn Police are watching out for a car stolen from Wagga, on Monday night…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

£1M. For R.A.A.F. Aerodrome

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE: About £1,000,000 will be spent on improvements to East Sale R.A.A.F. aerodrome to enable it to handle giant…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Motor Cyclist In Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 1

A 21-year-old motor cyclist died in Yass District yesterday from injuries received in a collision near Bowning on Saturday. He was Geoffrey Leonard…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Relief for Train in Sierras Emigrant Gap

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 3

California, Wed.: A fleet of motor cars to-day began evacuating 222 passengers who…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Dept. to Take Rattle Out of Hume Bridge

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 1

Designs are being prepared by the Department of Main Roads for a concrete deck for the Hume…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Motor Cycle Theft: Youths Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 1

Goulburn Police last night arrested two youths three hours after a £300 motor cycle had been reported…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Two Fires at Railway Yards

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 2

The Fire Brigade attended two small fires in the loco portion of the yards at Yass Town railway station on Tuesday night. A…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

For Motor Cyclists

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 2

Mr. Dodgshun, Chief Secretary of the Victorian Government, has announced that regulations will be issued soon making it…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Another Motor Cycle Stolen

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 1

Goulburn Police are investigating the theft of a £200 motor cycle last night. The motor cycle—the second…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Boy Knocked Down By Motor Cycle

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 3

A 10-year-old boy was injured when he was knocked down by a motor cycle in Auburn Street yesterday…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

“Do Something to Shire Roads —Or Get Out”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 8

The purchase of additional road plant was suggested by Cr. C. A. Grogan at last week’s Shire Council meeting to meet the ever recurring difficulty of immediate attention to Shire roads…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Child’s Escape From Falling Concrete Car Collided With Bridge

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 6

When a car collided with a bridge on the Hume Highway between Bookham and Berremangra on Saturday afternoon some…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Six Months' Imprisonment Took Motor Cycles After Mother Died

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 1

A youth whose mother died just before Christmas, yesterday pleaded guilty in Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions to three charges of illegally using motor cycles since Christmas Eve…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Fewer Train Travellers, More Revenue, Last Year

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 1

Fewer Goulburn people travelledt by train at Christmas and Easter last year than in 1950. Figures released to-day by Railways Coaching Clerk, Mr…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

More Vacancies With Railways

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 4

The Railways Department has 30 vacancies in Goulburn for men prepared to become firemen…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Seaside Train

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 2

Record crowds are again expected to visit Wollongong next Sunday, when the Railways Department will run its second…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Transport Minister on Road Maintenance

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 4

The Minister for Transport, Mr. Sheahan stated that the basic wage increase of 9/- a week would add approximately a quarter of a million pounds annually to the cost of the main roads betterment programme…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →