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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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Open Column Railway League To the Editor Delegate Argus, Sir

Delegate Argus · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 1

Fellow members of our Border Railway League just a few words to you. We here are the only Federated Community, and…

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Waste Water From the Railway Commissioners Offer Accepted

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

The mayor submitted a minute to the Municipal Council with respect to the complaint by the Cohncill as to the discharge…

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Bombala-orbost Railway

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 5

Mr. Badgery moved that we ask the Conference of the Chambers of Commerce to support this matter. Mr. J. Vider seconded, and the…

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Motor Spirit Supplies

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 2

Today will be a red-letter day in motoring circles in Cooma. It marks the extension of bulk distribution of motor spirit to…

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Railway League

Delegate Argus · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 2

A meeting of the Railway League Was held at the School Of Arts yesterday afternoon, Mr. A. H. Wrights (Pres.) in the Chair…

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Are We Returning to the Age of Road Transport?

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 5

The finance of British railways is a matter of some concern. A serious grievance is that of the heavy contribution to rates and…

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Motor Accident. Over the Big Jack

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. Askew and their four children, two boys and two girls, who came from Liverpool on a motor tour, left Pambula on Tuesday morning for…

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[?] Railway [?] Ks Committee Inquiry

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 2

The Public Works Committee concluded to sittings at the Cooma Municipal Chambers on Monday, when further evidence was taken…

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Visit of Area Commissioner N.S.W. RAILWAYS

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 2

Mr. J. D. Reid, Area Commissioner with his assistant, Mr. Harris, District Superintendent, Mr. Hudson and Engineer Mr…

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Bombala-Rockton-Victorian Border Road. "King's Highway to Canberra."

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

The formation of this important connection with Victoria was completed and inspected by the Supervising Engineer on the 19th February…

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Bombala-Orbost Railway

The Bombala Times · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 4

The Mayor and about a dozen interested citizens took advantage of the visit of the Federal Treasurer, Dr. Eurle Page, on Wednesday last, to…

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Bombala-Eden Railway. Route Via Wyndham

The Bombala Times · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 3

Mr. Surveyor Wilson, of the Railway Survey Department, who a few years ago surveyed a route for a light railway to enable exploitation of the…

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Railway Extension From Manaro Meeting at Matong

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 2

A meeting took Mace at Matong on 13th inst. convened by Mr. A. H. Wright of Tombong, in advocacy of extension of…

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Proposed Victorian Railways Inquiries by Committee

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1926 · page 2

The Railways Standing Committee is inquiring into proposals for new railways to serve the Corop district, near Rochester, and the…

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Motor Camping Reserves

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 2

There passed through Cooma on Friday a very elaborately fitted motor caravan, which seemed on casual inspection to be about the last word in…

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Interstate Railway Connection. the Prime Minister's Views

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 April 1926 · page 1

Writing in reply to Mr. T. Paterson, M.H.R. for Gippsland, with regard to the projected meeting of the Victorian Railways Standing…

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"Blue Bird "and Motorists

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 2

The activities of the "Blue Bird" —as the special traffic police flying squad's car is known—does not meet with the approval of motorists…

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Hospital Carnival. Tramway Band

The Bombala Times · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 1

It is not generally understood and recognised what the Tramway. Band members do for the Bombala District Hospital when they come along to…

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Roads Board Praise by Minster Razorback Deviation

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 2

While certain municipal and shire councils are agitating for the abolition of the Main Roads Board, the Minister for Local Government…

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Victorian Railway Sensation Detectives Amazing Report

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 2

From Bendigo late on Thursday afternoon Mr. W. Cas[?]olt, special inquiry officer of the Railways department, returned with one of…

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