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Railways, roads & transport, 1907

195 stories in South Coast's papers · page 7 of 10

The Oily Street. Caravanning. Another Motor Nuisance

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 3

In a case at Lambeth, a motor-'bus driver, in the service of Messrs Thomas Tilling, Limited, was summoned by Mr C. W. Tagg, Town Clerk of Camberwell, Caravanning Is likely, according: to "Country Life," to be popular during the coming holidays. The touring caravan is a much more complicated piece of…

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Drag for Levelling Roads

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 3

The Illustration given herewith is taken from the Road Red Book of New York. The lower “split log drag” is made as shown by using two…

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The North Coast Railway

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 7

THE Gloucester Estate was offered to the See Government for the purpose of closer settlement, at 10s per acre, and was refused by them long before the…

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"The Lowest Tenderer." Contract for Moss's Bridge Petition by Ratepayers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 8

The Nowra Council recently accepted the tender of M'Curthy and James (£50) for the erection of a new bridge at Moss's on road Nowra to…

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Motor Boat Accident. a Lady Drowned

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 3

Dr Rawson, director of education for the county of Worcester, recently purchased a new motor-boat, end took It for Its first spin on the Severn yesterday…

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Railway Extension

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 12 September 1907 · page 2

The Department of Works is moving in certain ways which indicate that Mr Lee is going to keep his promise to [?]ave the railway…

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Motor Ethics

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 4

The Matron: 'My dear, there are two things a woman must hold on to in a motor car—her hat and her reputation…

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Visit to Cairns, Northern Queensland. Outlet for a Mineral District. Fishing for Barramundi. a Romantic Sport. Remunerative Agriculture. Railway of Many Tunnels

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 7

We arrived here on the morning of the 18th July, after a delightful passage from Brisbane, touching at Flat Top Island, Bowen and…

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Bishop of London's Escape. Tree Felled by Lightning Near His Motor-car

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 6

The Bishop of London had a narrow escape during the thunderstorm or Saturday, June 29th. He was motoring from London to…

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Motor Cars

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 4

The great speed at which motor cars travel through Kiama aroused Alderman Leggatt to urge the Council at last meeting to do something to…

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Kiama-Jamberoo Tramway

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 4

The Kiama Council but week had a letter from the Jamberoo Council, soliciting co-operation in regard to the proposed tramway…

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Proposed Tramway From Bomaderry to Jervis Bay. (Pyree School of Arts Essay Competition.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 6

The agitation on the part of the people of the Shoalhaven district for a tramway, or an extension of the railway from Bomaderry to Jervis Bay, is a movement which does the promoters…

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Motor Trials. Versus Trains

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 6

Flying along the Brooklands track on Saturday, 29th July, Mr. Edge, we read, "had the satisfaction of [?] the L. and S.-W. express as…

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High Speed Sensations. Motor-track Racing at Brooklands

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 3

Annesley Kenealy writes in the London "Daily mail":— A mile in 37 seconds. The next mile covered in 35 seconds. And in a…

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Mystery of a Motor. Supposed Elopement Interrupted

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 3

"What Is supposed to be a case of elopement has been rudely interrupted. The untoward circumstance occurred at Brlenne near Lyons, on Tuesday,…

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Cheap Railway Excursion

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 4

There will be a Special Cheap Excursion Train from Nowra for Sydney, on Friday, Oct. 4th, leav-ing at 1.40 p.m., and tickets will be…

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Proposed Extension of Railway or Tramway to Jervis Bay. (Pyree School of Arts Essay Competition.)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 September 1907 · page 4

Tho above question is one that seems to be foremost in the minds of the energetic portion of the population of Shoalhaven to day. A rail or tramway to Jorris Bay seems to be…

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Railway Communication

Southern Star · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 3

Perhaps the first question asked those who desire to settle on the [?] (when they have decided on the district) is: "What are my means of [?]…

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Railway Guard and J.p

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 October 1907 · page 8

Mr James Reed Bell, J.P., of Blaydonon-Tyhe, is the first Failway guard to be raised to the magisterial bench. He is, we learn from the "Methodist Times," a…

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Considerate Lady Motorists

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 6

To be fair it must be confessed that as a rule women motorist drive with more consideration than men. They are apt to be more tolerant of the feeling…

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