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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

115 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 6

A Train Stopped by a Mouse

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 4

On the Italian railways own picric belling six times at the next station upon the departure of every train. One day the station master at one of the stations,…

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Application for Purchase of a Road

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 2

Mr. J. G. Lambert has lodged an application with the Lands Department for the closing and purchase of a road one chain wide, in parish of…

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Application for Purchase of a Road

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 16 March 1899 · page 2

Mr. J. G. Lambert has lodged an application with the lands Department for the closing and purchase of a mad one chain wide, in parish of…

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They Call Them Tramps

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 4

The other evening, at a little dinner party, one of the guests, the younger brother of an English nobleman, expressed with commendable freedom his opinion of America…

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The South Coast Train Service. MR. D. DAVIS, M.P., Complains to the Commissioners. Interesting Correspondence

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 2

The following correspondence has passed between the member for the district and the Railway Commissioners relative to the unpunctual running of trains on the South Coast line. All…

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Progress Association for Berry. Beach Road to Receive Attention

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 2

A MEETING of residents was held in the School of Arts Hall on Thursday night, for the purpose of considering the desirability of forming an association to have the road to the Seven…

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Berry to Seven-mile-Beach, Road. the Government to Be Asked to Take Control

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 4

A public meeting, convened by the' Mayor of Berry in response to a requisition by some fourteen townspeople, was held at the School of Arts hall at…

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Colin Brewster Berry Close to the Railway Station

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 3

The Premier announced in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that Mr. Wa[?] had resigned the position of Attorney-General. M r. Reid said that a telegram had been sent to Mr…

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South Coast Railway Service

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 2

Mr D. Davis, M.P., has received the following reply to the letter addressed by him to the Railway Commission are a few days ago respecting the unsatisfactory running of trains on the…

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The Railway Service

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 2

In reply to a letter forwarded by him, complaining of the break neck pace of the Illawarra-line trains. Mr. D. Davis, M.L.A has been informed by the…

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The Railway Service

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 2

In reply to a letter forwarded by him, complaining of the break-neck pace of the Illawarra-line trains, Mr. D. Davis M.L.A, has been informed by the…

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Tramway Communication

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 4

W. J. Napier writes to our Kangaroo Valley contemporary, advocating the construction of a tramway from Moss Vale to the top…

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Tall Train Yarns

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 3

A Philadelphia paper calmly announces that trains in Australia carry first, second and third class passengers without any distinction of care. The only…

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The Beach Road. Mr D. Davis Interviewed

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 2

On. Saturday last when Mr. D. Davis, member for Shoalhaven, paid his usual monthly visit to Berry, the opportunity was taken of interviewing him regarding the repairing of the Beach…

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Heard in a Railway Train

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 1

First Passenger : Expect they had some fine pus up at the dog show, but I have a dog at home I wouldn’t trade for [?]…

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The New Motor Power

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 4

EXPERIMENTS have been made for several years with a new application of compressed air, bringing results in practical fields, the promoters contend,…

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The Beach Road. MR D. Davis Interviewed

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 4

On Saturday week, when Mr. Davis, member for Shoalhaven, paid his usual monthly visit to Berry, the opportunity was taken of interviewing him regarding the repairing of the Beach…

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Electric Trams. a Lesson From Toronto. an Ingenious Street-watering Device

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 May 1899 · page 2

Electric traction for street passenger traffic seems to have reached a point as near perfection as possible in Canada. In this respect Toronto appears to be well to the front, and the city is…

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Accident on the Railway

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 4

A painful accident (states the Kima " Independent") happened to Mr.J. K. James, of Rose Valley, at the Omega platform, on Tuesday morning. He…

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Bridge Over Flatrock Creek

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 2

Tho petition which we stated in a recent issue was being largely signed by Shoalhaven [?] for a bridge over Flatrock Creek on the Nowra-Yalwal…

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