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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1896

23 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 2

The Nowra Bridge. to the Editor

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 3

SIR.—I think (in common with many other) that the attention of the "powers that be" should be drawn to the dangerous manner in which the present re decking contract at Nowra…

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Selling Railway Tickets Prosecution at the Police Court. How Two Railway Detectives Went to Work. Heavy Fines

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 October 1896 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, Charles Oke, publican, was charged at the instance of the Railway Commissioners with selling a railway ticket contrary to the provisions of the railway…

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Fatality on the Hurstville Line. MR. J. Harvey Killed by a Train

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 12 December 1896 · page 3

A man who has not as yet been actually identified was run over and killed by a train last night between Hurstvill[?] and Carton. The accident is supposed to have c[?]urred…

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