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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

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Motor Notes Steering Ills. Periodic Attention Needed

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 3

The higher speeds of motor vehicles to-day make it necessary for motorists to pay careful attention to the steering gears of their cars…

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Tourist Roads Several Proclaimed

Delegate Argus · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 2

Under the Country Roads (Tourists' Road) Act passed last session, several roads have been proclaimed tourists' roads, and…

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Report on Bitumen Roads

The Bombala Times · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 4

The Engineer reported that by permission of the President he had visited Goulburn at the invitation of Mr. Donaldson, M.R.B. Engineer,…

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Motor Notes Higher Speeds Effect on Roads

The Bombala Times · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 2

A suggestion that some voluntary control by car manufacturers, limiting the speed capacities of future motor vehicles, may be…

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Railway Excursions for Easter To and From Sydney Anywhere to Anywhere in New South Wales Interstate

Delegate Argus · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 2

As will be seen by announcement in this issue, the Easter arrangements made by the Department of Railways provide…

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Railway Excursions for Easter. to and From Sydney. Anywhere to Anywhere in New South Wales. Interstate

The Bombala Times · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 2

As will be seen by announcement in this issue, the Easter arrangements made by the Department of Railways provide residents of this…

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A New Alpine Road

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 4

A possible Alpine road that is attracting some interstate attention is one to connect Omeo in Victoria with Mt. Koscnisko via Benambra…

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Motor Notes Brake Adjustment

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 2

Whenever the brake pedal goes very close to the floor baords as the brakes are applied, steps should be taken immediatelyh to have the…

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Motor Notes Three Million Answer Motor Questionaire

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 3

In an effort to find whicK car features were proving most popular with motorists, the General Motors Organisation recently conducted a world…

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Railway Excursions Two Series During May

Delegate Argus · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 3

The Department of Railways has made extensive provision for excursion travel in connection with the two holidays in May—…

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Railway Excursions. Two Series During May

The Bombala Times · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 3

The Department of Railways has made extensive provision for excursion, travel in connection with the two holidays in May—the…

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Double Fatality on Highway Two Youths Killed in Motor Crash

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 May 1937 · page 3

On Friday evening, about 6 15, two young men, Leonard Adams, Laborer, 17, of Lucknow, and Harold Brooks, laborer, 20, of…

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Motor Notes New 1937 Pontiacs Lower Prices

The Bombala Times · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 3

"Everything points to Pontiac for 1937" is the slogan with which the 1937 Pontiacs have been introduced. It is a slogan which…

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Visit of Railway Commissioners Corridor Carriage Wanted

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 5

The Station Master advised that the Railway Commissioners would be visiting Bombala on the 17th inst., at 7.30 a.m., and would be…

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Railway Chiefs' Visit

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 1

Railway Commissioners Hartigan (Chief) and Garside, accompanied by the usual retinue of officials, paid the annual visit of inspection to the local…

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"Worst Road in the World"

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 June 1937 · page 1

In these modern times every Shire appears to have within its boundaries "the worst road in the world." We have heard it said about the…

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Transport of Lambs. Road or Rail. Transport Board's Opinion

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 June 1937 · page 3

When Mr. R. D. Fawcett, at a hearing of the Victorian Transport Board last week, stated that his client, a carrier, of Burrumbeet…

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Railway Matters

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 June 1937 · page 1

When the Railway Commissioners visited Cooma last week they were met at the Cooma Station by representatives of the Chamber of…

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Monaro-Gippsland Road

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 3

The first sod of this road turned at Ingebyra on the instant, by Mrs. George Barry, mother of the President of the…

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Fodder for Starving Stock. Railway Concessions

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 4

When in Sydney recently, Messrs. B. Macnamara and E. G. Shaw, on behalf of the Graziers' Association, interviewed Mr. Howse, Acting…

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