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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Comment and Criticism. Woodism and Railwayism

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 4

Other persons besides timber-gotters are debuting "Wood" at the present time. The other persons in this particular instance are the electors. For…

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A Motor-car for the Shire Engineer

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 4

The [?]tion of the advisableness of providing a [?] for the use of the Shire [?] been brought up at the meetings of [?] the Mumbulla and…

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Eden-Bega Railway League. District Unanimity

The Bega Budget · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the Bega branch of the above was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night, the president, Mr. W. Manning, in…

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What a Railway Would Do for the District

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 4

Just now, while the movement for a railway to Eden is afoot, the following from the “Herald” is of interest:—The North Coast railway, the construction…

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Railway League Meeting

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 2

[?] Tuesday last a meeting of the [?] was held at the Council [?] There were present : The [?] Ald. Manning (in the chair),…

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Battle for Life. Two Lives Lost from a Motor Yacht. Two Ex-Shoalhaven Men Nearly Drowned. Mr. Murdo Thomson's Thrilling Experience

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 8

Concerning the tragic death of Messrs. Cottell and Nichall, who were drowned at Maroochy River heads(Q) on the 7th inst., Mr. Murdo Thomson, son of Mrs. Thomson…

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Our Railways

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 1

The Stock and Station Journal thus pertinently puts the case:— Here we are with the railways nationalised, belonging to the State (all of us), and we have as much to pay…

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The Chief Secretary and the Railway League. (To the Editor Bega Budget.)

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 2

Sir,—Kindly allow me to correct a statement appearing in the "Budget" that Mr. Wood's telegram to the secretary of the Bega…

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Practical Points for Motorists

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 5

Long, heavy springs are better than short light ones. Don’t make a practice of ex[?] slipping. Some clutches will stand it,…

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New Railway Staion

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 1

It is unofficially [?] that the Railway Department intends expending some £1200 [?] well Park so as to provide and extensive railway…

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Brandy for a Motor Car

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 7

The following is a letter sent by a correspondent to "Motor Traction," which journal congratulated the writer on his combined system of fuel tasting…

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Brandy for a Motor Car

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

The following is a letter seal by a correspondent to “Motor Traction.” which journal congratulated the writer on his combined system of fuel tasting…

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Single Rail Railways for Australia

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 4

It is evident that the Federal Government are keeping in mind the necessity for extending the railways of the Commonwealth from the fact that…

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Law Against Bridge. Consternation in America

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 10

Fashionable and diplomatic circles in Washington are bemoaning the fate which threatens not only to deprive them of the liberty occasionally to risk…

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The Eden-Bega Railway Agitation

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 2

There are not wanting those people who affect to belittle and sneer at the present agitation for the construction of a railway line…

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Round the World. the Motor Race. a Car Sunk. Midnight Vigil

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 7

In the "Daily Mail" of 21st March senor Antonio scarfoglio wired from Rawlings (Wyoming) on the previous Tuesday:— At Laramie begin the real Rockies…

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Railway Matters

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 13 July 1908 · page 4

The Towamba branch of the Bega-Eden railway league have decided to send representatives to the Wolumla conference…

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Bega-Eden Railway League. Delegates’ Conference at Wolumla

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 4

A conference of delegates from the various branches of the Eden-Bega Railway League was held on Wednesday at Wolumla. There were present:…

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Round the World. the Motor Race. a Car Sunk. Midnight Vi[?]il

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 3

In the “Daily Mail” of 21st March Senor Anto[?] Scarfog[?] wires [?] Rawlings (Wyoming) on the [?] Tuesday:—…

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The North Coast Railway

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 2

THOSE who are sincere in their desire to have land settlement successfully carried out, and to see the resources of the North Coast districts adequately…

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