"Miles-per-£1" Rule for Motorist
Motoring economy is not necessarily based on the number of miles squeezed from a gallon to petrol; a better…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1953
642 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 33
Interesting Railways Report
The general public, as well as Works" section of the N.S.W. interested in the "Way and railway employees, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Railways Have Always Paid Their Way
Mr. A. E. Woods, general secretary of the Australian Transport Officers’ Association, in a letter dealing with the N.S.W. Railways, states that from a business point of view they have always paid their way…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crookwell Train Delayed Three Hours
The usual early morning train from Goulburn to Crookwell arrived at its destination over three…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mulwaree Affected By Main Roads Cut
The Mulwaree Shire will be seriously affected by the cuts in Main Roads programmes dictated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Record Earnings by Railways
Earnings by the New South Railways during 1952 amounted to the record figure of £68,909,585, an increase of £19,451,982 on the total for the previous year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Bowls Review Of Play Over Week-end
The overcast weather during the week-end did not deter bowlers from surrounding districts, and the representation was very good on all three days. On Monday we took advantage…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Commissioner Gives Some Railway Figures
In his annual report for 1952, the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor, says the average number of staff employed throguohut the year was 60,091, which figure represents an increase of 481 on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Institute
The record number of 3927 new members joined the N.S.W. Railways Institute during the year ending June 30, 1952. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A New Scheme To Cut Road Deaths
On the eve of a national conference of 37 organisations interested in road safety, in England, a man with a plan to slash accident figures is making news and changing views in high places…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council's Strong Protest Against: Severe Cut In Main Road Grant
At last meeting of the Boorowa Shire Council it was decided to register the strongest possible protest against the severe cut in the grant by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring Hint
The N.R.M.A. engineers say that spark plugs should be checked for wear every thousand miles. High engine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Quarterly Registration of Motor Vehicles
Primary producers using heavy vehicles in seasonal periods only may find the Transport Department's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Publicity for Railways
A considerable amount of information is distributed each year by the Department of Railways of N.S.W. A report,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Not Here On Date He Was "Booked" Motorist Claims
A Victorian motorist booked for speeding in Goulburn on August 8, claims he was not in this State on the date the offence was alleged to have been committed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Editorial No Mention of Roads
Election time always produces a crop of rosy promises from politicians who have found time to see that their conditions and life time pensions are adequate and yet have not tackled some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Hits Car
E. Hurley, of Leichhardt, jumped from his car just before it was hit by the Sydney-Coonma express on a level-crossing four…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Carruthers to Train in Open
JOHANNESBURG, Thursday: Bill McConnell, trainer of Australia's world bantamweight champion, Jimmy Carruthers,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Councillors to Inspect Route of Developmental Road to Nottingham Country
Goodradigbee Shire councillors and the divisional engineer, Main Roads Board, Mr. K. Jordan, will inspect the route of a proposed 4 mile road to open up the Nottingham plateau country beyond Wee Jasper…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Engineer Wants Shire Council to Allocate Road Work Accused by President of Side Stepping Responsibility
At the adjourned meeting of Goodradigbee Shire Council on Saturday, the engineer (Mr. S. H. Liddicoat) submitted a report suggesting a change of policy in the allocation of shire roadwork, whereby the…
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