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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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New Mountain Road. Via Mt. Darragh

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

The Bibbenluke and Imlay Shire Councils have received a communication from the Main Roads Board submitting its proposal for the…

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Motor Accidents. One Fatality

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

A sharp turn in the Cann River road about two miles from the Border on the Victorian side was partly responsible for a bad motor accident…

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Bombala-Orbost Railway

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

We have received from the Secretary of the Victorian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways the report on the proposed East Gippsland…

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Correspondence Mt. Darragh Road

The Bombala Times · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

The Main Roads Board wrote asking the Council's approval to the proposal set out in the letter with regard to the new mountain road via Mt…

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Correspondence. Mt. Darragh Road

Delegate Argus · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 2

The Main Roads Board wrote asking the Council's approval to the proposal set out in the letter i with regard to the new mountain…

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Prince's Highway. a Road of Sinuosities

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 1

A sinuous line, roughly parallel to the coast of Victoria, represents the Prince's Highway. During the summer season, all types, ages and…

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A Federal Road

The Bombala Times · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 1

The President of the N.R.M.A., the Hon. J. C. Watson, has put forward a scheme for road classification that must commend itself to road…

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Prisoner Escapes from Train. on Way to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 2

Of the cases set down for hearing at the Quarter Sessions at Cooma to-day, was one of attempted breaking and entering premises at…

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Prisoner Escapes from Train Constable Hit with Handcuffs

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 1

Dazing the escorting Constable with the handcuffs which fettered his wrists, a 19-year old prisoner succeeded in making a daring jump…

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The Motor. Chrysler's Growing Achievement

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 2

For the second time in the short space of approximately one month Mr. H. J. Beith of Albury has lowered the Sydney Melbourne road record in…

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The Better Farming Train

The Bombala Times · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 1

Some time ago the Bombala Chamber of Commerce was promised a visit from the Better Farming Train, and although the Train has now started on…

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Interstate News Torrential rains In Riverina Ganmain and Junee Flooded Railway Traffic Held Up Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 2

Torrential rains fell in Riverina last night. Washaways occurred in many places. The town of Ganmain was…

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The Motor. Another Motorist's Prayer

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

According to " The Churchman " of New York :—"Teach us to drive through life, without skidding into other people's business. Preserve our…

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Carriage of Sheep. Use of Motor Lorries

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

there is a phase of country motor transportation which must develop, but at present is not being greatly used in Australia—the transportation…

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Train Mishap. Trucks Derailed

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 1

The train which left Bombala on Monday afternoon for Cooma had an accident about three miles on the Bombala, side of Rock Flat, when…

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The Motor. Better Drivers. "The Order of the Road."

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

With the object of raising the standard of driving in England, a new big organisation called "The Order of the Road," has been formed…

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National Roads. Bill for Next Session

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. states that road users in New South Wales are justified in being greatly heartened by the intimation, of the Minister for Local…

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Eden to Bombala. Top Gear Road Via Towamba

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 1

In an article in the "Sydney Morning Herald," "D.T.C." writes interestingly of the road from Eden Bombala via Towamba and Rockton…

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Motor By-Passes

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

There is in the Local Government Act a section to authorise the erection of motor by passes in substitution of public gates on roads in order to…

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Motor Accident. Fatal Collision

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 1

Mr. Jack Slender, who was in this district recently as agent for wireless sets, had a bad motor accident on the Yass road last Sunday. He was in…

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