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Railways, roads & transport, 1902

201 stories in South Coast's papers · page 4 of 11

The Road Superintendent

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Progress Association on Thursday night. Mr. Bruce referred to the fact that Mr. Mullen, Road Superintendent, was about to be removed from the district. He…

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Budgong Road Deviation

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 2

The following communication has been received by the member for the district from the public Works Department, 30th April:-"With reference…

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Road through Binns' Property

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 2

Mr. Alex. Campbell, M.P., is in receipt of the following communication from the Works Department, under date 22nd April : "With reference to the petition presented…

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Railway to the Border. Mr. Rennick’s Tour

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 4

THE engineer-in-chief has returned to the city, hating completed bin inspection of the country between Orbost and Mount Tennyson, on the New South…

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The Late Train

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 7

In a letter to the Kiama Independent Mr E Allen, General Sec. South Coast Tourist Union, makes the followng complaint:…

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Railway Platform for Meroo

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 2

Residents of Meroo who recently applied have a railway platform erected in their locality will have to wait a little longer before such convenience can be granted, as the…

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Bomaderry Railway Station

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 2

The trucking accommodation at Bomaderry is to be largely increased, and a small loop-line will be put down, on which to remove cattle trucks as they are loaded. Mr…

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Bomaderry Railway Station

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 8 May 1902 · page 2

The trucking accommodation at Bomaderry is to be largely increased, and a small loop-line will be put down, on which to remove cattle trucks as they are loaded. Mr…

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Railway Platform for Meroe

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 8 May 1902 · page 2

Residents of Meroo who recently applied to have a railway platform erected in their locality will have to wait a little longer before such convenience can be granted, as the…

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Braidwood-Tarago Railway

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 4

The Minister for Works has given Mr. Chapman a written promise that he will again have the question of the Braidwood-Tarago railway submitted…

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The Motor on the Farm

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 3

This century is going see an auto missing development in all agricultural processes. at will not be content with making to blades of grass grow where, only one grew before,…

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The Road Superintendent

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 14 May 1902 · page 2

Mr. Dawson, from Quirindi, has been appointed to succeed Mr. G. S. Mullen as road superintendent for the Shoalhaven, Kiama, and Wollongong districts…

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The Road Superintendent

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 15 May 1902 · page 2

Mr. Dawson, from Quirindi, has [?] appointed to succeed Mr. G. S. Mullen as road superintendent for the Shoalhaven Kiama, and Wollongong districts…

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The Evening Train from Sydney

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 2

In the Kiama district it is considered that the recent alteration in the time of departure of the evening train from Sydney was a mistake. It is probable that some action…

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Opening of The Murrah Bridge, and Sports

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1902 · page 2

SATURDAY last was a red-letter day for the residents of the Murrah, the occasion being the opening of the bridge (which has just been completed by Mr. Jakob…

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The Jervis Bay Railway. to the Editor

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 June 1902 · page 3

Sir,—Recent deliverances concerning this railway show such utter ignorance of the steps taken by Sydney to prevent the railway from reaching Jervis Bay, that it…

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Opening of the Murrah Bridge

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 2

AFTER many years of agitation the people on the coast from Bermagui to Wapengue have got their bridge over the Murrah River. To a stranger it…

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Railway Fob Bega

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 2

Mention was made at the Vigilance Association meeting on Wednesday night about tho future Bega Eden railway, and this reminds as that we already have a…

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Grant for Road at Budgong

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 2

The member for Shoalhaven has received the following letter from the Public Works Department under date 11th inst :" With reference to your letters of the 28th April…

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South Shoalhaven Council. Disagreement Over Road Work

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 3

Mayor M’Kenzie presided over a meeting of this Council on Thursday last. There were also present Aldermen M’Lead Emery, Watts. and…

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