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Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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

Paris Train Collision. Dashes Into Buffers

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 8

An alarming railway accident (writes the Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" on 6th September) occurred this afternoon…

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Wanted, a Tramp

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 10

"The burgomaster of Windisch-Kamnitz, Bohemia, requests information concerning the whereabouts of Johann Loebel. The latter will hear…

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A Novelty in Tramway Tickets

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 6

At Quincey, Illinois, the tramcar companies have adopted a ticket which they hope will help tram conductors to identify passengers riding with transfer…

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Proposed Bermagui-Cooma Road

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 2

Mr. F. E. Rily, Hon. Sec. Bermagui Progress Committee, received the following communication concerning the above last week:—…

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New Flying Machine. the Lightest Motor Ever Made

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 5

According to the “Express” correspondent, writing from Paris on 3rd September, M. Santos Dumont has great expectations that his new flying machine will…

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Proposed Closing and Purchase of Road

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 4

Mr D. Lamond has applied for the closing and purchase of the undermentioned road :—Parish of Nowra : Part of a road 1 chain…

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Cheap Railway Excursion

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 4

Tho Railway Department advertises the running of an excursion, train to Sydney at the specially low fares of 1½d per mile 1st class and 1d per mile…

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Motor-car Romance. Millionaire's Daughter and Chauffeur

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 7

Novelists have substituted recently. the chauffeur for the coachman or riding-master of the old romance as the hero with whom the young lady of the…

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Motor Cycles. Words of Advice

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 10

Mr J. Pollock Castors, writing, in "Fry's Magazine," makes out a very good case for the motor-cycle, which, after a boom at its advent, has dropped…

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Road Engineer's Report

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 4

Engineer Chisholm reported to the Clyde council at last meeting that the water crossings had been completed at Falls Creek and Wandandian, and one…

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Signor [?] in London Tales of Life in a Motor

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 6

R. de Chateleu writes in the "Daily Mail" of September 28:— Athletic, tail, with a swarthy complexion, bright black eyes, the volubility…

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Moss’s Bridge

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 2

The Public Works Department wrote to the Nowra Council on Monday that repaint to the decking and handrails of Moss’s bridge,…

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Motor-car Romance. Millionaire’s Daughter and Chauffeur

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 3

Novelists have substituted recently the chauffeur for the coachman or riding-master of the old romance as the here with whom the young lady of the…

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Bicycle Road Race

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 3

The following handicaps have been declared for the 11-miles road race promoted by Messrs Chisholm and Roberts, and which will take…

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Tee Motor Mystery. St. Petersburg Red Car

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 6

Prom St. Petersburg on 22nd September the correspondent of the "Dally Mail" wrote:— The mysterious motor-car which was…

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The Motor Car and the Horse

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 19 December 1906 · page 6

While proceeding per buggy (says the K. V. Times) along the road near Wright's bridge on Sunday last, the Misses Shepherd, of Cambewarra, who were visiting the…

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Bridge Dynamited. Express Watts the While

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 7

On the Brighton and South Coast Railway the other day a bridge over the lino was destroyed by dynamite, while the 5 o'clock express from Brighton waited a…

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Great Motor Race. Many Spectators Injured

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 6

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" thus describes the motor race of 6th October:— The contest for the Vanerbilt cup…

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Kaiser's Language Reform. That of Motordom

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 December 1906 · page 8

The Kaiser has, according to the Berlin correspondent of the London "Daily Mail," declared war on international terminology, and has decided that, so…

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