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

Railways, roads & transport, 1955

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Popular Football Coach Killed Yass Shocked By News Of Fatal Accident On Coolalie Road On Sunday Night

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 11 January 1955 · page 2

GEORGE GRILLS, barman at the Royal Hotel, Yass Football coach and popular sportsman, died at 3 a.m. yesterday in the District Hospital, following injuries received at 8 o’clock on Sunday night in an accident…

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Motorists’ Quiet, Shady Haven “Yass Is One Of The Best Camps I’ve Ever Struck,” Says Veteran Tourist

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 11 January 1955 · page 3

“I’ll just pick up that bit of paper, if you don’t mind.” When Mr. F. M. Kaye, lessee of Victoria Park Camping Area said this on Saturday morning, as he…

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Yass Boomed in Holiday Period Garages Report Record Motor Traffic

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 11 January 1955 · page 6

Leading Yass garages report an average sale of 8,000 gallons of petrol during the Christmas and New Year period. Bowser attendants consider this a record figure…

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Railway Excursion to Burrinjuck Tourists To Be Welcomed By Mayor

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 11 January 1955 · page 4

The Mayor Ald. Meagher will officially welcome passengers on a one day train trip to Burrinjuck Dam on Sunday, February 27…

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George Grills Killed on Coolalie Road Yass Carrier Charged with Felonious Slaying and Dangerous Driving

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 January 1955 · page 1

Sequel to the death of Yass football coach, George Grills, will be heard in the Court on Thursday when a Yass carrier will face a criminal charge, following investigations by a detective from Queanbeyan…

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Car Wrecked Near Derringullen Bridge

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 January 1955 · page 2

A car which ran off the road and rolled over twice on the Yass approach to Derringullen bridge about 9 o’clock last night, had…

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Sleep-fatal to Drivers of Motor Vehicles

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 1 February 1955 · page 3

Last year eleven people were killed and 174 injured on country roads because drivers of vehicles had fallen asleep. This type of road accident is…

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£300 Damage to Car Swerved Off Road, Hit Tree

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 2

When a car driven by Mrs. Molly Kilpatrick, of Wollongong, swerved off the Hume Highway near Bookham on Saturday to…

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Delay at Boorowa Railway Gates Complaint By Shire Councillor

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 3

“When I came to the Boorowa Road railway gates this morning. I blew the horn, and rang the bell, but had to wait 9 minutes before…

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Goodradigbee Shire Roads Ratepayers’ Requests

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 February 1955 · page 3

Miscellaneous matters dealt with at the last meeting of Goodradigbee Shire Council: W.A. Wilson, Dick’s Creek…

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Grading of Roads Near Gateways Complaints From Ratepayers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 14 February 1955 · page 1

Cr. E. Glover said at the last meeting of Goodradigbee Shire Council that complaints had been made by ratepayers of the…

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Burrinjuck Train Booked Out

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 3

The one day train tour to Bur[?]njuck Dam on Sunday, February 27, has been booked out. Advising the Municipal Council…

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Roads Foreman Congratulated

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 1

A report of the Works Committee to the last Municipal meeting stated that an inspection had been made of a new…

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Speeding Up Work on Shire Roads Another Technical Assistant For Engineer

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 February 1955 · page 4

Goodradigbee Shire Council will call applications for a second technical assistant to the Shire Engineer to speed up work on roads. The president, Cr. G. Johnson said he honestly .believed this would complete road…

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Protest on Road Killings Goodradigbee Shire Council Supports Leeton On Speed of Transports

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 February 1955 · page 2

“l saw a transport doing 60 m.p.h. in Cooma St., and another transport trying to outdo him. Then another other car tried to pass them,” Cr. G. Johnson said at the last Goodradigbee Shire meeting when councillors…

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Railway Tourists at Burrinjuck Welcomed By Mayor and C. of C. President

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 February 1955 · page 2

A train load of-tourists to Burrinjuck yesterday were welcomed over the load speaker system by the Mayor, Ald. K. Meagher, and…

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Work Requested on Shire Roads Damage By Heavy Rain

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 March 1955 · page 1

The following matters relating to roads in Goodradigbee Shire were dealt with at the last meeting: Water Conservation and…

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Boorowa Railway Gates Inquiry Asked For Into Delays To Traffic

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 March 1955 · page 5

Goodradigbee Shire Council will ask the Railways Department to inquire into alleged delays to traffic at Boorowa railway gates…

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Council Will Repair Coolalie Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 8

As the result of a letter front Mr. A. Price to the Municipal Council, the Council will repair that portion of the Coolalic road…

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Yass River Road Some Work Deferred

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 6

Work on three culverts on the Yass Road will be done immediately but the improvement of the curve at…

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