The Roads Department
Further departmental changes are being made [?]. Mr Conyers, [?] officer, goes to the head (Sydney) office at the end of this week,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
179 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 9
Damage by Recent Rains. a Bridge Washed Away
Reports submitted by aldermen at the Nowra Council meeting on Monday showed that last week’s rains effected greater damage to roads in the vicinity…
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On 25th January the Geneva correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:— The first passenger train steamed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alfonso's Betrothal. Meeting with Princess Ena. Motor Drive Together. a Race From San Sebastian
As foreshadowed in my telegram of yesterday. King Alfonso took everybody by surprise to-day, and arrived here by motor-car this morning. The police,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep Holds Up Tramcars. Traffic Delayed
A sheep, which would probably be dear at 50s, held up the electric tramcar service for half an hour on the morning of 11th January, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elevated Railways. a New York Accident. Burning Wreckage
The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 19th January:— The precipitancy of a workman in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Contract Let for New Bridge
The Nowra Council met on Monday evening last for the purpose of considering lenders for the erection of a bridge on the road Nowra Hill a Brngelads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thieves’ Luxury. Their Own Motor-cars
The âExpressâ correspondent were from Paris on the 21st December :â A gang of fifteen burglars, who [?] in great luxury in a house in its own…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Commission Report
THE following are the conclusions arrived at by the three commissioners—Judge Rogers (President), Mr. George A. Wilson, and Colonel…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Absent Motor. a Lost Vote
"Is it coming'?" said the old man. The girl poked her head further out of the cottage window; then stepped back into the room…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Simplon Tunnel Open. First Experimental Train
On 25th January the Geneva correspondent of the London âDaily Mailâ wrote:â The first passenger train steam…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Holds Up Tramcars. Traffic Delayed
A sheep, which would probably be dear at 50s, held up the electric tram or Service for half an hour on the morning of 11th January, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Catching the Train
A young lady, Miss Cochrane, of Wollongong, who visited Nowra yesterday, missed the 'bus connecting with the outgoing 4.40 p.m. train. There…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shot on the Bridge. Steamer Fired At. Mysterious Outrage
Particulars of a remarkable outrage in the North Sea were given at Leith on 1st February by C. Lilge, the first mate of the German steamer Gemma, 540 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tunnel Mystery. Railway "Ripper" Theory
MR G. R. SIMS DISCOUNTS IT. Mr G. R. Sims wrote the following letter to the editor of the "Daily Mail" on 1st February:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anti-seasickness. Motor-car Deck Chairs
The Hamburg-American Steamship Company announces the installation of a new chair to prevent sea-sickness, says the Paris "Herald."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Runaway Tramway. Eighteen Passengers Hurt
The Paris correspondent of the London "Express" wrote on 9th January:— Eighteen passengers were injured by jumping from a runaway tramcar on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. the Railway Commissioners
The Government has requested the Railway Commissioners not to proceed on their annual visit over the Western line but to remain in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nowra Council Conserving the Water Supply. Proposed Ambulance Classes, Charge for Clearing a Fallen Tree. Terara Road to Be Repaired. Council to Meet in Daytime. Disorderly Proceedings
There was a fall attendance of aldermen at the Nowra Council meet on Monday night last. The Rev. R. Inglie M.A., wrote…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Life in St. Petersburg. New Years Eve Tram[?]
The St. Petersburg corre[?] the âDaily Newsâ wrote on 11th January :â Last night, the Russian New Yorkâs…
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