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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1906

179 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 9

Folios Court. Nowra, Tuesday, January 2. BEFORE Lient Counel Chisb[?], P.M , and D. HA[?] J. P. [?] Use of Railway Ticket

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

Frank Sunday was charged by Inspector Robert Davies will travelling on the railway with a transferred ticket without authority. Defendant…

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Railway Collision. on the South Coast Line

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 4

A collision occurred between two ballast trains on the Illawarra line at 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, at the Kembla junction, where the main…

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Railway Casualties

Southern Star · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 6

According to advance summaries the statistic of railway operation the United States in the year [?] 20th June 1901, the number of [?]…

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Railways and Agriculture Shows

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 2

Mr Morton M.L.A. has received the following communications from the Railway Commissioners :— Office of the Railway Commissioners…

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Nowra Roads. (To the Edition.)

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 4

Sir,—During the past few months and my family, and I suppose others beside; have been particularly interested in the pictorial puzzles which…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Train and a Cart Meet

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 2

A train collided with a cart at Dungally (Victoria) smashing the latter to fragments. The driver escaped without any serious injury,…

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Railway Extension

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 5

The committee appointed at the railway meeting last week at Bombala have prepared a petition to send to surrounding towns in this State and…

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A Bishop on "Bridge."

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 2

Preaching at Simla recently, the Bishop of Lahore chose for his subject the evils of card playing for money, and severely attacked the gambling which…

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Grant for a Kiama Road

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

Mr M. F. Morton, M.L.A., was yesterday informed that a sum of £250 had been granted for the improvement of Terragong Common…

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Motors and Snakes

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

If I were the senior submarine Inspector of things generally I'd have followed up that last motor car that came through, and given them…

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Bishop's Wife Robbed. Lady Mary Glyn's Jewels Stolen From a Train

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 3

Lady Mary Glyn, the wife of the Bishop of Petersborough, has been the victim of a cleverly-planned robbery. The stolen germs were worth about…

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Cyclists and Railway Officials

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 2

A telegram from Melbourne [?] that a free fight [?]urrel [?] the Casterton railway station of [?] morning. A number of [?]…

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The [?] Show. Large Entries Expected .Special Down Train on

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 2

The secretary has been very busy during several days past receiving entries and enrolling members at his Nowra office and everybody confidently…

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A Bishop on “Bridge.”

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 2

Preaching at Simla recently, the His hop of Labore chosen for his subject the evils of card-playing for m[?],‘ and severely attacked the gambling which…

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Girl's Secret Bridge Debts. Promises Never to Play Again

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 2

The painful stories revealed in a recent correspondence in the "Daily Mail" of gambling among the women and young girls who frequent some of the modern…

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The Czar's Movements. Fast Motor-boat Sent to St. Petersburg

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 4

By special arrangement with the Russian Embassy, a well-known Loadbn company is despatching a motor-boat to St. Petersburg…

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The Cooma to Bombala Railway

The Bega Budget · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 6

THE agitation at present being conducted by the Bombala people (and winch has secured the co-operation of many centres "down…

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Another Train Mystery. Unknown Woman's Leap

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 4

A mysterious railway tragedy was investigated by the Burton-on-Trent Coroner yesterday, and left unsolved. On Monday evening, the 27th…

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Girls’s Sech[?] Bridge Debts. [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 2

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From our Correspondents. Tathra Road

Southern Star · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 3

TORCHLIGHT athletics have made their presence felt even in our little centre. A handicap eventuated the other night, principally among…

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