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

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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Requests for Road Repairs

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 3

The following requests from ratepayers and others for road repairs were dealt with at last week’s Shire Council…

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16 Traffic Offenders Fined Motor Cycle Ridden In Goldsmith St. At 54 Miles Per Hour

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 1

A young man who admitted riding a motor cycle in Goldsmith street at 54 miles per hour was fined a total of £16/16/ in Goulburn Court of petty sessions yesterday for three traffic offences…

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Diesel Train Next Year

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 5

Re-introduction of a diesel train service between Sydney and Canberra is dependent on materials, but is now expected…

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Still No Lead in Sydney Road Accident

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 1

Police have so far failed to find a lead in the Goulburn "mystery driver" case. They have failed to locate the…

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Electrocuted on Train Top

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY: The body of a young naval rating wa found on the roof of an electric railway train at North Sydney…

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Railway Bowls

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 3

Goulburn Railways Institute Bowling Club play was washed out last week-end and members were disappointed at not being…

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Railways Close Young Factory

Boorowa News · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 8

Another country industry appears to be in danger of folding up. A report from Young says the the Silknit factory at…

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Road Safety To-night

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 1

A Road Safety Council field officer will attend a Goulburn branch function in the Town Hall to-night…

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"Mad Jack" Will Train Our Paratroops

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 5

Lt.-Col. J. Churchill, D.S.O. and M.C., arrived in Australia recently to become chief Army instructor to the airborne unit at Williamtown (N.S.W.). One of the war's most colourful characters, "Mad Jack"…

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Glaziers Say They Have Evidence Railway Engines Started Fires

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 1

TWO MEMBERS of a deputation to Goodradigbee Shire Council’s last meeting said they had evidence that bushfires were caused by railway engine. They alleged engine crews raked ashes on to…

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Transport Driver Drove Negligently Collision With Yass Tram

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 2

At the resumed hearing on Tuesday before Mr- Wm. Finlay, S.M., in which Keith Smithers, of Young, was charged with negligent…

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Road Safety Club for Juniors Formed

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 3

Over 2500 Goulburn school children attended the opening of the Odeon Junior Road Safety Club at the Odeon Theatre this morning. The club is the first of its…

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Yasterday's Traffic Fines: Motor Cyclist (19) Fined Nearly £20

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 1

A 19-year-old youth was fined a total of £18/12/ in Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions yesterday after he had pleaded guilty to six traffic offences…

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Railway Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Director of Transport, Mr. Winsor, said to-day that at least 24 passenger trains would have to…

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Motoring at Easter

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 3

Many motorists are planning extensive tours over the long week-end at Eastertide, sayse the N.R.M.A. Provision…

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Over 50 Attend Road Safety Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 1

Expansion of road saftey education in Goulburn was advocated by the Mayor, Ald. J.B.Mullen, at the annual meeting of the Goulburn branch of the Road Safety Council…

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Bus Collision on Bridge

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY: A peak-hour collision between two buses on the Harbour Bridge to-day caused one of the biggest hold-ups in…

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Back-Road For Heavy Lorries

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 5

Overladen lorries were using Rosemonte Road totally-pass Goulburn and escape detection by Road Transport inspectors,…

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South Marulan Road: Move for Government Grant

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 1

South Marulan cement fire were not being given "very much encouragement" by Mulwaree Shire Council to increase their production "at the call of the Government." Commomwealth Portland…

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Frogmore News Road, 'Phone, Trees, Wood and Yards Discussed

Boorowa News · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 6

At a well-attended Progress Association meeting held at Frogmore last Monday, the asphalt road the telephone exchange, trees for Arbor Day, wood for deserving cases, and…

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