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Railways, roads & transport, 1907

195 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 10

Motor-Car Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 4

Dr Kane, of Nowra, on Wednesday night met with a mishap to his motor car, in which he and Mrs Kane were driving from Berry to…

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A Railway Signalman. Dies in His Box. Discovered by Delay

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 6

The "Dally Mail," of February 4th, reports:— A signalman has been found dead—apparently after being seized with a…

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Walked on the Water. 1600 miles in 40 Days—a Mississippi Tramp. New Orleans, February 28

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 4

Captain Charles W. Oldrive has completed the feat of walking the water from Cincinnati to New Orleans, a distance of 1600 miles, in…

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Railway Extension. Light Line to Jervis Bay. Enthusiastically Approved. By a Big Representative Meeting. Conference at Tomerong. Developments Foreshadowed at the Bay

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 12

A well-attended conference of representatives of the several public bodies in the Shoalhaven and Ulladulla districts, with other leading residents was held at Tomerong,…

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The Proposed Tramway to Jervis Bay. Enthusiastic Conference at Tomerong the Bay a Probable Site for Smelting Works. an Influential Committee Appointed

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 2

There could be no doubting- the earnestness of the large-, public meeting held at Tomerong on Saturday night, when representatives…

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The Motor-car. Some of Its Uses

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 3

"Toot, toot, toot!" went the horn of the big motor car as it thumped along the road. But old Farmer Giles, who who was very deaf, walked on quietly…

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Another Alpine Tunnel. New Railway Line Planned to Pierce the Bernese Alps

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 7

Consul Keene writes from Geneva that since the Simplon tunnel has been opened to traffic the subject of the lines of access to the new…

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Motor Omnibus Slang. Wildly Classical

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 6

With the motor omnibuses there has come a new "slang" language. It has evolved from the brain and tempers of drivers and conductors…

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A Tramway to Tathra

Southern Star · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 2

THE agitation for s tramway from Bega to Tathra is about to be revived, and we hope to see it taken up heartily. The growing…

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Railway Extension. Light Line to Jervis Bay

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 8

A well attended conference of representatives of the several public bodies in the Shoal haven and Ulladulla districts, with other leading residents, was held at…

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Another Alpine Tunnel. New Railway Line Planned to Pierce the Bernese Alps

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 3

Consul Keene writes from Geneva that since the Simplon tunnel has been opened to traffic the subject of the lines of access to the new…

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Road Deviation

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 4

Part of Dr A. M. Moore's 35 acres freehold and part of old road from Yalwal and the Turpentine to Tomerong within the parish of…

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Southern Railway Extension

The Bega Budget · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 6

Thus the "S.R. Mail" (Orbost), anent the Border railway and the extension from Cooma:—It is therefore the (Border) railway that the…

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For. Motor Airships. the "Daily Mail" Prize

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 3

There is now a "boom" la aeroplane-making in thin country, due to the "Daily Mail's" offer of £10,000 for the first successful flight from London to…

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The Proposed Tramway. [?]

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 4

A pubic meeting, convened by the Myyor (Alderman C. Granam) on, requisition, was held at the School of Arts[?]on Nowra on…

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Bega wants a Tramway

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 8

The "[?] Star" on Saturday last had [?] following:—The agitation for a tramway from Rega to Tathra is about to be revived, and…

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Tathra Tramway

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 2

We were asked the other day if we thought Tathra would ever have its tramway. We believe that proper agitation and a big petition…

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Railway Extension. Meeting in Nowra. Tramline to Jervis Bay Advocated

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 May 1907 · page 6

A public meeting, convened by the Mayor in response to a numerously signed requisition, was held in the School of Arts, Nowra, on Wednesday evening last, to further the…

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The Proposed Tramway to Jervis Bay. an Executive Committee Appointed

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 9 May 1907 · page 2

A meeting of the General Committee appointed at the Tomerong conference ou 20th April with , the object of urging for the…

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Aeroplane Accident. a French Sensation

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 3

A slight accident occurred at Vincennes on 28th February during the trial the trial of M. Leon Delgrange's aeroplane—the largest machine yet built on the box-kite…

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