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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

160 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 8

Where Shakespeare Caught the Train

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 3

A visitor to Shakespeare's birthplace lately walked about the town thrilled with awe reverence, and hero worship. When she reached the railway station,…

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A Single Line Railway

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 3

The Lartigue railway runs between Listowel and the well-known southern watering-place, Ballybunlon, in the county Kerry. It is the only one of its…

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A Single Line Railway

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 3

The Lartigue railway runs between Listowel and the well-known southern watering-place, Ballybunion, in the county Kerry. It is the only one of its…

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Horse That Stood Still. Strange London Scene. Road Blocked for Two Hours

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 3

The typical American mule had a rival on September 20th, in a case of a horse at Charing Cross, which for pure "cussedness" in staying power could…

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The Olympic Motor Show. Opened by the Duke of Connaught

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 3

The opening of the Motor Show' at Olympia this morning ( llth November) by the Duke of Connaught was a purely informal affair, and there were no…

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Motor Accidents in Brussels. a Countess Seriously Injured

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 7

Brussels, 10th November.—Two serious motor-car accidents occurred in Brussels to-day, one already having proved fatal, and the other,…

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Motor Accidents in Brussels. a Countess Seriously Injured

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 5

Brussels, 10th November. — Two serious motorcar accidents occurred in Brussels to-day. one already having proved total. and the other…

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The Tathra Tramway. a Favorable Official Report

The Bega Budget · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 4

The Secretary of the Bega— Tathra tramway committee (Mr. A. French) received by post yesterday from the Hon. W. H. Wood,…

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Tathra Tramway

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

The secretary of the Bega-Tathra Tramway Committe (Mr. A. French), received by post on Friday, from the Hon. W. W. Wood, Chief…

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Ought Women to Motor ?

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 4

“This is a motorial age, and motorial activity has a great deal to do with the decadence of womanhood.” So said Sir Dyce Duckworth, the…

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Motor Accidents in Brussels. a Countess Seriously Injured

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 8

Brussels, 10th November.—Two serious motorcar accidents occurred in Brussels to-day, one already having proved fatal, and the other,…

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The Deadly Motor. a Woman Killed. Driver Attempts Suicide. Crowd Restrained by Soldiers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 6

A fatal motor-car accident had an extraordinary sequel in the Riviera di Cheaia yesterday (wrote the correspondent of the London "Daily…

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Railway Fares & Freights. a Country Member's Plea for the Inlanders

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 2

Speaking in the Assembly at the dose of last session, upon the proposal of the Government to borrow £700,000 for the purchase of railway rolling-stock,…

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Across Two Continents. Pekin to Paris in a Motorcar

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 3

SOME STRANGE EXPERIENCES. The motor-car ride of ten thousand miles from Pekin to Paris was one of the great events of the year…

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Railway Fares & Freights. a Country Member’s Plea for the Inlanders

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 7

Speaking in the Assembly at the close of last [?] upon the proposal of the Government to borrow £700,000 for the [?] of railway rolling-stock,…

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The South Coast. Road to Tourist Resort

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 4

The jamberoo Council has written a letter of thanks to Mr Morton, M.P., for the special grant of £50 obtained by him for imploring the road to…

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Original Poetry. on the Nowra Bridge

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 7

Where the still, deep, gliding river, Flowing ever to the sea—Shadowy banks where myrtles quiver, Spotted gum and bloodwood tree)—…

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Road Making Appliances

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 4

Wingecarribee Shite is offering for sale, by tender, one Austin reversible steel road grader, which is said to have proved unsuitable for road…

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Railway Carriage on Fire. Thrilling Experience of Ald. Shepherd and His Wife

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 8

The Berry "Register" publishes the following statement:— It is by the merest accident of good fortunate that Hay Ward, Berry, is not to-day…

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Road Work

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

Clyde Council has accepted tho following tenders :—Road Nowra to Nerriga, John Robson, £ 158 14s; Tomorong to The Turpentine, John Robson, £46 19s 4d;…

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