Grant for Nowra. £350 for the Main Road
The Mayor of Nowra (Alderman Robt. Patterson) and the Council Clerk (Mr. John Fraser) waited on the Minister for Works in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Coast · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1908
160 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 8
Railway Development in New South Wales. a Quarter "of a century's Progress
ONE of the most hopeful features in the progress of the State of new South Wales is the marvellous development of its railways during the past quarter of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aerial Tramway. the Berlin Idea
All modern large cities have to face the all important problem of rapid transit and traffic. When carriages became insufficient,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reduced Railway Fares to Land-Seekers
The Intelligence Department notifies that arrangement have been completed for farmers wishing to inspect the orchard and market-gardening areas of Bletchington,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Development in New South Wales. a Quarter of a Century’s Progress
ONE of the most hopeful features in the progress of the Stale of New South Wales is the [?] development of its railways dealing the past quarter of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Omnibus Man. a Day in the Lief. Trying Ordeal
Apropos of the recent strike of motor 'busmen in London a contributor to the "Daily Mail" of 4th January wrote as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cheap Railway Excursion
There will be a cheap excursion train from Nowra on Tuesday, April 14, leaving at 10.10 a.m., and tickets will be issued at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jervis Bay Railway Extension
A meeting of the Jervis Bay Railway Extension Committee was held at Mr Peak's Pharmacy, on Monday afternoon, under the presidency of Councillor T. M. Thomson…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Berry-street Bridge
During several years past successive Nowra aldermen have gave sought to have Berry-street bridge raised and the road at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New York to Paris. by Motor-car. Is It Possible!
Following Prince Borghes's motor car drive from China to France the Paris "Matin" was led to organise another expedition on the some lines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Private Land Subdivisions. Railway Facilities
BONA FIDE land seekers with a fair amount of capital have had excellent opportunities during the past three months of seeing first-class properties…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Bomaderry—Jervis Bay Railway. (To the Editor)
SIR,—The presence of the surveyors who, during the last few weeks, have been running trial surveys of the proposed Bomaderry—Jervis Bay tramway,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Private Land Sub- Divisions. Railway Facilities
BONA FIDE land seekers with a fair amount of capital have and excellent opportunities during the past three months of seeing first-class properties…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Victorian Railway Smash
The railway accident occurred [?] the Ballarat and [?] meet, seven miles [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Museum. the Age of Steam. Proposed Record
An Interesting scheme is proposed by Mr. A. U. Bennett for the formation of a National Railway Museum, wherein may bo preserved invaluable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Accident
A motor, containing Dr. Rea, of Drummoyne, Mr. Frank Shirley, of Balmain, an Mr. Josoph Vaughan, of Chats wood, skidded and overturned at Dapto on Monday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Sydney Letter. Sydney, 20th April, 1908. the Railway Smash
Easter festivities have been to some extent dashed by the terrible railway accident at Murrumundi. Thirty three persons injured, eight of them seriously, is a pretty…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Braybrook Railway Accident
The official total of tho injured in the Baybrook railway accident is now stated as 232, a number of others being treated privately by doctors. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Proposed Railway to Eden
A public meeting, [?] by the Mayor, is to be held in the School of Arts fortnight for the purpose of agitating for a line of railway from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Muddling
The Victorian railway smash, with its appalling death roll and long list of injured, furnishes a terribly sad illustration of…
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