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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

143 stories in South Coast's papers · page 7 of 8

Road Contracts

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 2

Tenders for the undermentioned road works were opened at the Nowra Court house on Monday last :— Contract 28, Main South Coast Road, Central…

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A Safe Robbery. the Railway Station at Gerringong Entered

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 6

On Thursday night last another burglarious entry was made into the railway premises at Gerringong and the office safe bodily removed, though…

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The Motor-car in France and England

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 3

Mr. John Munro, writing in “Cassell’s Magazine” for February, says :—The French are a quick-witted race always on the look out for something new and interesting,…

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A Safe Robbery. the Railway Station at Gerringong Entered

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 8 November 1900 · page 4

On Thursday night last another burglarious caley was made into the railway premises at Gerringong, and the office safe bodily removed, though…

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Robbery at the Gerringong Railway Station

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 2

THE Gerringong Railway Station was broken into on the night on the 1st instant. At about midnight Mr. Thomas Bergin, pro-proprietor of the Gerringong Hotel, opposite the…

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Cooma to Bombala Railway via Nimitybelle. PETITION

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1900 · page 3

TO THE HON. THE MINISTER EOR WORKS, The petition of amalgamated reeld[?]nts, [?]ttlers, travellers, and others in the district of Bega, Candale, Pambala,…

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Public Meetings. Bridge Demonstration

Moruya Examiner · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting, called by advertisement in compliance with a requisition by the residents to the Mayor, was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night, the Mayor, Mr. J…

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A Road [?] at Brundie

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 21 November 1900 · page 3

The Committee of [?] of the South Shoalhaven Council, consisting of the Mayor, [?] Watts, McLean Monaghan and [?] met…

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A Road Difficulty at Brandie

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 22 November 1900 · page 3

The Committee of Works of the South Shoalhaven Council, [?]sisting of the Mayor, Alderman, Davis Emery, Wafts McLean Mong[?]an and Lamond met…

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Road Opening

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 3

The following official correspondence has been forwarded us Department of Public Works, Sydney 16th November 1900…

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Cooma-Bombula Railway

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 2

MR KIRCALOIR, one of the Railway Commissioners, accompanied by Mr. Harper, traffic manager, and Mr. McMillan, of die “Stock and Station Journal,” arrived in…

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Road Grant

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 2

Mr. D. Davis, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication from the Public Works Department under date 26th Nov. : “Sir , I have the honor, by…

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Road Grant

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 2

Mr. D. Davis, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communications from the Public Works Department under date 26th Nov. : “Sir, I have the honor, by…

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The Belong Road. Remarkable Proceedings

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

Considerable surprise is expressed locally at the action of the authorities in withdrawing from the work the men who were recently put on to repair the…

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Ministerial Interview. The Hon. W. [?]. Wood In Nowra. Opening of Moruya Bridge. Day Labor System Commended. The Minister's Federal Aspirations

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 7

On Monday last, the Hon. W. H. Wood, Minister for Justice, accompanied by Captain Millard, the popular member for Moruya, Mr. De Burgh, Engineer-in-Chief for Roads…

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Grafton to Casino Railway

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 6

Mr D. Davis, M.P. for Shoalhaven, speaking in the Assembly on the Grafton to Casino railway proposal said: 1 have known this country very well for 25 years, and if…

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Coast Railways

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 4

In the discussion in the Legislative Assembly on the second reading of the Grafton to Casino Railway Bill (as reported by Hansard),…

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Coast Railways

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 13 December 1900 · page 4

In the discussion in the Legislative Assembly on the second reading of the Grafton to Casino Railway Bill (as reported by Hansard),…

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Bridge Opening Demonstration

Moruya Examiner · Friday 14 December 1900 · page 2

THE demonstration in connection with the opening of t he Moruya: Bridge was attended with most favourable weather, and on the whole was successful, being marked…

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Opening of the Moruya Bridge

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 14 December 1900 · page 2

FOR some weeks the Moruya people had made elaborate preparations for the above event, several committees having been set apart to take charge of the different portions…

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