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

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

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Shire Roads

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

Matters mentioned at the last meeting of Goodradigbee Shire Council included: The president (Cr. G. Johnson)…

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Charge After Train Murder

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 3

A 24-year-old mans was charged with the murder of Olaf Perkman at the week-end after a week of intensive…

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Bridge a Year Aim of Shire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

Goodradigbee Shire Council proposes to build a bridge each year from Commonwealth Aid Grant…

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Car Off Road When Lights Failed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

When a car driven by Mr. Brian O’Connor ran off the road late on Saturday night it collided with a tree, and the under…

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No Restoration CIS Daily Train Service Likely

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 1

Despite representations by local business houses in recent times there is no liklihood of the daily train…

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Wide Support for Declaration of Bathurst-goulburn Road

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 6

The Bathurst Chamber or Commerce, which recently initiated a campaign to have the Bathurst-Goulburn Road raised in status from a trunk road to a State Highway is receiving…

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Railway Thefts : Crookwell Man Fined

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 5

A young Crookwell wool cla[?]ser, Maxwell Charles Parker, who pleaded guilty In the Goulburn Court last week to the…

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Burrinjuck Road Shire Gang To Be Formed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 7

Goodradigbee Shire Council decided to form a sang for work on the Burrinjuck road, and will appoint a ganger…

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Railway Bowls

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 2

On Sunday last all rinks were occupied when a further series of Pennant matches were decided. Queanbeyan…

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Coroner Commits Two Railway Employees Sydenham Crash Inquest

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: The City Coroner, Mr. E. J. Forrest, to-day committed Harold Joseph O'Neill, electric train driver, and Keith Venn, signal electrician, for trial on charges of manslaughter of five people killed in the Sydenham train smash on December 19 last. O'Neill was the driver of a…

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Fordham Wins Motor Cycling

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 8

A large crowd of enthusiastic spectators on Sunday witnessed the most successful motor cycle sports day held in Goulburn for…

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Move By Towrang For Better Train Service

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

Towrang Progress Association is making a strong bid for the establishment of a passenger train service from Goulburn to Towrang. Carrick and other places north of the city, to serve…

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L. G. Roth's Views On Increased Funds; For Country Roads

Boorowa News · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

Speaking at Tumlong on Monday night, Mr. L. G. Roth, the selected Liberal candidate for Hume, attacked the State…

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Railway Guard Retires: 38 Years' Service

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

Mr. J. H. Reis, of 69 Goldsmith Street, has retired from the Railway Department after 38 years service…

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Plans Needed For Motoring Problems

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 8

It is imperative that constructive plans to solve problems caused fry the expansion of motoring should be embarked…

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Alleged Brawl In Train

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 1

Police were called to an alleged brawl between a man and his wife, in the compartment of a Cooma-bound…

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Will Take School Bus Off the Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 6

The proprietor of the Golspie-Taralga school bus service according to our Taralga correspondent, has announced he will take…

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Motor Cyclist's Death Was Accidental

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 2

Goulburn Deputy Coroner, Mr. G. A. Goodwin, returned turned a verdict on Thursday that Lawrence Bede King, 21, of Nicholson Street, Goulburn, had died in Goulburn Base Hospital on February 6 from injuries accidentally…

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Idea Was Expensive Fine For Driving Motor Trailer Unregistered

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 4

A country man who brought a into Yass with the idea of having it converted into a jinker was fined for using an uninsured…

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Shire Accepts Bridge Responsibility

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 1

The Department of Agriculture has advised Goulburn District Pastures' Protection Board that Mulwaree Shire , Council has…

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