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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Lighting of Railway Trains

The Bombala Times · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 2

The Secretary of the Railway Commissioners writes to Mr. Perkins, M.L.A.:— With reference to your letter of 7th…

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Railway League

Delegate Argus · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 1

A well-attended meeting of the Bendoc-Delegate Border Railway League was held yesterday afternoon; Mr. A. H. Wright…

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Railway[?] [?] Arrangements for the District Evidence

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 2

A meeting convened by the mayor, was held at. the Cooma Council Chambers on Tuesday evening for the purpose of making…

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Shocking Motor Fatality Three Men Killed Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 2

A shocking car accident occurred yesterday on the Western Road, Lapstone Hill, Emu Plains. Three men…

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Bombala-Eden Railway. Cathcart Evidence. Before Public Works Committee

The Bombala Times · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 2

The Public Works Committee paid a second visit to the district last Saturday to make further inquires as to the proposal to construct a line of railway…

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New Mountain Road. Via Mt. Darragh. Important Conference

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 5

An important conference of the Imlay and Bibbenluke Shire Councils was held at Mt. Darragh on Saturday last. The object of the Conference…

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Bombala-Eden Railway Evidence at Rockton

The Bombala Times · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 5

On Saturday last the Public Works Committee again visited Bombala and proceeded to Rockton to take evidence of Rockton and…

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Motor Mishap

The Bombala Times · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 3

Mr. Frank Dawson, of Eden, and Councillor Alex Sutherland, of Eurobodalla Shire, were driving in a car on Tuesday evening between Narooma…

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Bombala-Orbost Railway

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 1

The following letter from the Department of Public Works, dated 9th November, 1925, has been received by the State Members for Goulburn and…

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Trojan Motors. Cars and Vans

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 November 1925 · page 2

The Trojan motor car and delivery van, the wonderful utility machine of substantial British construction, is being placed on the…

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Trojan Motors Cars and Vans

Delegate Argus · Thursday 26 November 1925 · page 3

The Trojan motor "car and delivery van, the wonderful utility [?] come of substantial. British [?]ction, is being placed on…

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New Motor Road. King's Highway to Canberra

The Bombala Times · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 3

The hon. secretary of the Bombala Chamber of Commerce has written to the secretary of, the N.R.M.A. thanking the association for the interest…

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New Mountain Road. Monaro to Coast

The Bombala Times · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 5

On October 31st avery decided step forward was made in the agitation for a new mountain road from Monaro to the coast, to take the place of the present roads, the Tantawanglo and Big Jack. On that date a conference of the Imlay and Bibbenluke Shire Councils (the two Councils concerned) was held at…

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Bombala-Orbost Railway

The Bombala Times · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 3

Mr. E. G. Shaw, hon, sec. of the Bombala-Orbost Railway League, is in receipt of the following letter from Mr. Lind, M.L.A. for Gippsland:—…

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Cheers for Rail Motors

The Bombala Times · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 5

The rail motor has revolutionised travelling in the country. Pasted up in a railway carriage on one of the branch lines in the country…

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Trojan Motors. Cars and Vans

The Bombala Times · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 2

The Trojan motor car and delivery van, the wonderful utility machine of substantial British construction, is being placed, on the market by the…

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Main Roads Board. Erecting Road Signs

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 December 1925 · page 4

The activities of the Main Roads Board, which ia now pushing ahead with a vigorous policy of road construction and other works, are…

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Bombala-Eden Railway

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 December 1925 · page 4

The following evidence was given to the Public Works Committee by Charles Austen Hodgson, Chief Traffic Manager, Department of Railways :—…

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Cheap Railway Excursions for Christmas

The Bombala Times · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 5

Details of a series of cheap excursion trains to and from Sydney are announced by the Railway Department in our business columns. These will afford…

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Bombala Bridge Footway

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 December 1925 · page 4

Mr. Jonas suggested that the Chamber might assist the Municipal Council in having a footway made on the Bombala Bridge. The Council had…

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