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Railways, roads & transport, 1904

101 stories in South Coast's papers · page 4 of 6

Road Metal

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 6 October 1904 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Mr Morton asked the Secretary for Public Works it he had any idea how much of the stone which was broken by the unemployed…

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Egan’s Bridge. to the Editor of the Berry Register

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 2

SIR —Will you kindly allow we space in your journal to inform your readers that there is nothing whatever in your specification for culvert at Egan’s in reference to the…

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The Road Vote

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 15 October 1904 · page 1

[?] Premier has treated the influential [?]utation which last week appealed to [?] to make better provision for repairing [?] making roads, sympathetically, but all…

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Tathra Road

Southern Star · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 2

A meeting was held on Wednesday evening last at the Ocean View Hotel, Tathra, to discuss the advisability of forming a Cricket Club. Some 14…

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Conveyance of Rattle by Train

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 26 October 1904 · page 4

Mr A. H. Woods, of Barrengarry, writes at some length regarding his experiences in taking a number of cattle from Berry to Guyva. He…

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Conveyance of Cattle by Train

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 27 October 1904 · page 4

Mr A. H. Woodsy of Barrengarry writes at home length regarding his experience in taking a number of cattle from Berry to [?] He…

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Conveyance of Cattle by Train

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 2

MR. A. H. Woods, of Barrrengarry, writes at some length regarding his experiences in taking a number of cattle from Berry to Guyra. He complains of the want of…

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Revivalism by Motor General Booth's Tour

Southern Star · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 3

At midnight on August 8th General Booth, the founder and leader of the Salvation Army, left Paddington for Penzaner, where he will start on a…

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Tathra Road

Southern Star · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 4

Things are not too promising at present, rather too much sultry wing, and no promise of much needed rain. A pigcon match will take place on a…

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Nowra Suspension Bridge

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 9 November 1904 · page 2

Just when almost everybody thought that negotiations for the much-needed repairs to the Nowra Creek Suspension bridge were completed: the surprising…

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Railway Station Gardens. First Prize for Bomaderry

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 9 November 1904 · page 1

The results of the railway station garden competitions for 1904 have been announced. In the metropolitan area, Chatswood…

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The Premier on the Unemployed Question. Illawarra Railway Line

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 9 November 1904 · page 4

Premier Carruthers, in an an address the other day, said : The Railway. Commissioners are already at work on the plans of certain works, and I hope…

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Nowra Suspension Bridge

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 10 November 1904 · page 2

Just when almost everybody thought that negotiations for the much-needed repairs to the Nowrin Creek Suspension bridge were completed the surprising…

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The Premier on the Unemployed Question. Illawarra Railway Line

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 10 November 1904 · page 4

Premier Carruthers, in an address the [?] day [?] The Railway Commissioners are [?] work on the plans of certain works, and I hope…

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Railway Station Gardens. First Trize for Bomaderry

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 10 November 1904 · page 1

The results of tho railway station garden competitions for 1904 have been announced. In the metropolitan area, Chatswood…

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The Tramp of the Sea

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 November 1904 · page 6

The British tramp fleet is a thing of modern development, the unlisted legion of the deep, as it were, which seeks to make a commercial conquest…

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Tathra Road

Southern Star · Saturday 12 November 1904 · page 2

Weather still very dry, crops parched, prospects anything but encouraging Many signify their intention of…

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Tathra 'Road

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1904 · page 3

Ox Saturday 12 shooters visited the [?] shooting ground and engaged in a sweep (handicap). The following are left in: -W. Monck (4 killed), SV. F…

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The Bridge of Sighs

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 6

She played at first with one intent, This middle-class mother of three: It seemed to her it was time well spent…

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Shellharbour-Albion Park Road

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 30 November 1904 · page 2

Mr M. F. Morton, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary of the Public Works Department, under date Nov. 22nd :…

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