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Railways, roads & transport, 1900

143 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 8

Railway Accommodation at Bomaderry

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 4

Is it true that the railway accom­modation at Bomaderry is so defective that a large Pantechinson furniture van cannot be transhipped form the…

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New Tugela Bridge. the Worlds Rec[?] by a British Firm

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 4

A WORLD’S record for bridge building [?] the [?] “Daily Argus” in an interesting [?] has been made by the Patent [?] and…

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"Nowra" Railway Station Office

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 2

Readers will be less inclined to cavil at the convenient fiction which applies "Nowra" to Bomaderry than they would be to suitor tho Hadean temperature of the flat corrugated-iron…

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Proposed Closing of Unnecessary Road

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 1

It is intended to close, unnecessary boundary road 100 links wide on the south of G. Henry, junr's portions 37 and 38, and part of the east of the…

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Tomorong to Cape St. George Road

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 4

Mr. D. Davis, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication from the Works Department:-"Sydney, 8th February, 1900. Date of letter under…

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A Smart Drive to Catch the Train. Honeymooners

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 2

On Wednesday last a newly married couple from down south cut the time rather fine for their drive to Bomadorry to catch the 5.10 train to…

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Flatrock Creek-bridge

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 2

The much-requisitioned bridge over Flatrock Creek, on the .Nowra-Yalwal road will now soon be an established fact, as on Monday last Mr. R. W…

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Here & There. Late Train

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 1

The 8.30 a.m. train from Sydney on Thursday was several hours late arriving at Bomaderry. The engine broke down at Toolijooa through the…

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Flatrock Creek Bridge

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 2

The much requisitioned bridge over Flatrock Creek, on the Nowra-Yalwal road will now soon be an established fact, as on Monday last. Mr. R. W…

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Here & There. Late Train

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 1

The 8.30 a.m. train from Sydney on Thursday was several hours late arriving at Bomaderry. The engine broke down at Toolijooa through the…

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Road Deviation at Yalwal Gap

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 1

The Under-Secretary, Public Works Department has written to Mr. David Davis, M.L.A., as follows:- "With reference to your letter of the…

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Berry to Seven Mile Beach Road

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 1

Mr. David Davis, M L A., has re­ceived the following communication from the Public Works Department under date 19th Feb.:-"I have the…

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Resumption for Road

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 1

It is proposed to resume la. 3s for a road 100 links wide through the late Louis Gerry’s additional [?] Yalwal Nowra Road…

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Berry Municipal Council. the Minister and the Bolong Road

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday. There were present, Aldermen Ison (Mayor) Boyd, Shepherd, Cockerill, Sproule, and Wilson…

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Berry Municipal Council. the Minister and the Bolong Road

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting was hold on Wednesday. There were present, Alderman Ison (Mayor), Boyd, Shepherd, Cookerill, Sproule, [?]…

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Berry Progress Association. Starting the New Year Auspiciously. Roads, Bridges, Lights and Railways

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 2

THE first meeting of the committee of the Progress Association for the current year was held in the estate office on Thursday night. There was a full attendance, viz., Messrs. F…

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Application to Purchase Road

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 3

An application by Alexander Emery, to purchase a road leading to the water reserve at Yatteyattah, engaged the attention of the Local Land Board for three days, and…

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The Jervis Bay Railway

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 3

FOLK)WING is a copy of the petition that is being sent by the . Berry Progress Association to the various centres for signature to further the effort to have the South. Coast railway…

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Railway Extension Petition to Be Presented to the Minister

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 2

At the Nowra Council meeting on Monday, a communication was from Mr. C. W. Osborne, secretary of Berry Progress Association, enclosing…

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Railway Extension. Petition to Be Presented to the Minister

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 2

At the Nowra Council meeting on Monday, a communication was read, from Mr. C. W. Osborne, secretary of Berry Progress Association, enclosing…

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