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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

287 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 15

High Up the Winding Road the Homing-of the Herds. [?] a writer in the Westminster

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 3

To yards the end of September when the High Alps are more beautiful than any arthodox summer tourist knows, the abiding stillness which ties upon the…

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Mr. Austin Chapman and the Railway. We Should Hustle Now

The Bega Budget · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 6

A private communication has been received from the Hon. Austin Chapman, representative for this constituency in the Federal…

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South Coast Railway Extension. Somaderry to Jervis Bay. Probable Federal Developments. Statements by Messrs. Millard and Morton, Ms.P

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 4

Taking forth evidence as to the expediency of [?]tricting a tramway from Bomaderr to Jervis Bay, the Parliamentary—Public Works…

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Motor Launch Troubles at Nowra

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 8

Passengers by the oil launch Cooroo to Crookhaven Heads and Greenwell Point, on Monday, bad more adventure than they bargained for, and…

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Engineer's Report. Yambulla-wangrabellr Road. To the Editor Twofold Bay Magnet

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1910 · page 6

Dear Sir,--It appears to me that the Imlay Shire Engineer, Mr. Bedford, must hare got on the wrong rood when inspecting the one from…

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Mr. Wood's Honeymoon. in a Government Motor Car

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1910 · page 2

There is considerable comment in political and other circles at the fact that Mr. Wood, the Chief Secretary, who was married on Saturday, the…

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Curious Experience of an Actress. a Comedy in a Railway Carriage

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 8

Mr. Seymour Hicks writes in "Pearson's Magazine":—A curious experience betel my wife, Miss Ellaline Terriss, when she was…

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Train Wreckers at Albury

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 4

At Wodonga on New Year’s Eve a train from New South Wales arrived at 2 a.m. with several tracks of sheep. When the sheep had been…

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Motor Launch Troubles at Nowra

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 2

Writes the “Telegraph”:—Passengers by the oil launch Co[?]oo to Crookhaven Heads and Green well Point, on Monday, had more adventure, than…

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South Coast Railway Extension. Bomaderry to Jervis Bay. Probable Federal Developments. Statements by Messrs. Millard and Morton, Ms.P. (Continued from last issue.) III

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 4

William Millard, M.P., aworn and examined:— Do you think that the country for 5 miles on either side of the…

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Railway Development

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 4

Railway lines which cannot carry the traffic that avails them fall far short of their full measure of efficiency, as do the coal mines which cannot be…

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About Railway Tickets

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 3

Some interesting particulars about railway tickets, ancient and modern, are given by a contributor to the "Railway Magazine." The carliess tickets…

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Killed by a Train

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

A young man named Hare was cut to pieces by a train near Young. His body was discovered next day…

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Sleeping on a Railway Line

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

At Solferino, near Young, a young quarryman apparently turned in for the night across the railway F[?]e, and a train came along and cut him to…

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The Road and Railway Route to the Monaro

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 8

Dear Mr. Editor,—I should like to make a few remarks on jour reference to our short conversation the other day on the subject of a road and…

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Railway Extension. Bomaderry to Jervis Bay. Works Committee Inquiry Mr. Morton's Evidence. (Continued from last issue)

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 4

Mark Fairles Morton, M.P., sworn and examined:— Mr. Davidson Would the tramway be utilised for sending…

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Motor-car Services to Tourist Resorts

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 2

THE Government Tourist Bureau, quite in consonance with its reputation for keeping abreast of the times, has for some time had under consideration the…

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Visit of the Public Works Committee. the Proposed Railway

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 8

Mr. Cyril Blacket, Organising Secretary of the Bomaderry-Jervis Bay Tramway Committee, writes to the…

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Railway Line Damaged

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 2

Serious washaways have occurred on the northern line. Railway traffic was suspended at Gunnedah. Two men are believed to have been drowned in the…

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Jervis Bay Tramway. (To the Editor)

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 1

Sir.—The Public Works, Committee will arrive in Nowra at midday on Friday, February 11th, and will take evidence at the Court House on that afternoon, and at Jervis…

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