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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

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Illawarra Railway. History of the Line. the Jervis Bay Proposal

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 8

Mr. Gray, finding that the Parkes Government, which followed the Robertson-Stuart one, could not be induced to take up the Ilulawarra railway, he…

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The Richmond Railway Disaster

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 4

The departmental inquiry into the cause of the Richmond railway disaster has concluded. Several employees have been penalised ; the engine…

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Brigade Motors

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 6

Wanganui, New Zealand, beasts a well-equipped fire brigade, and claims the distinction of having been the first Australasian town to adopt self-propelled fire…

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War in the Air. Aeroplane V. Dirigible. Difficulty of Destroying a Balioon

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 3

Mr W. F. Reid, lecturing on Tuesday at a meeting of the Aeronautical Society (said "Lloyd's News" on October 30) expressed the opinion that the…

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Jervis Bay Railway

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 8

Thus the "Farmer and Settler:—"The claim of Jervis Bay to a railway appears never to be considered by the responsible authorities from any…

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The Road-making Machine. (To the Editor Twofold Bay Magnet.)

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 5

SIR,--At the recent speech-making at Eden by candidates seeking election for C Riding, Imlay Shire Council, a number of the speakers declared in…

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Strategical Railways. Major General Road’s Views

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

Evidence was given by Major General Head before the Royal [?] on Railway [?] last week. He confined his…

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Sudden Death on Railway Line

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 7

A fettler, named Humphries Weedon Reed, employed on the railway line between Bomaderry and Kiama, died suddenly on Wednesday afternoon last while at work…

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Bomaderry Jervis Bay Railway. Were the Estimates Loaded ?

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 3

Further consideration was given by the Public Works Committee to the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Bomadery to Jevis Bay…

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Railway Extension

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 8

A new estimate of coat of the proposed railway from Bomaderry to Jervis Bay was submitted to the Public Works Committee in Sydney…

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Falls Creek Bridge. Who Pays the Piper?—is There an Agreement?

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 11

Alderman Linkenbagh asked a question at the Council meeting on Monday night that stirred the aldermen up some. "Mr Mayor, what share will we have to…

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Extraordinary Gradients on Brazilian Railway

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 10

The steepest gradients of any railway built with ordinary rails are found in Brazil on the road joining the bay of Rio de Janeiro with Nova…

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The Southern Roads and Bridges

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 4

At the Council meeting on Monday night Ald. Henry's first question with reference to the road at Nowra Hill was answered in the affirmative as to…

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The Falls Greek Bridge. and the Government Promise

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 3

At the Council meeting on Monday night the deputation that waited on the Minister for Works (Mr. Griffith) with reference to the special grant…

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Proposed Railways. Bomaderry-jervis Bay Railway

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 6

Members of the Public Works Committee says the "Herald" returned to town on Monday night from Jervis Bay, where evidence was taken…

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An Australian Aeroplane

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

A unique event—the christening of an aeroplane—took place at Outturn, Victoria recently. Mr. C. W. Rogers, electrician to the Outtrim. H. and B…

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The Railway to Eden. To the Editor

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 6

DEAR SIR.—One of the phases of this question which has puzzled me has been the attitude of the people who represented the district of Candelo, when the…

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Aeroplane Development

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 4

M. Ellehammer, a Danish inventor, has constructed a monoplane, which, it is claimed, can be used in a strong wind. The monoplane…

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Motor Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 2

A collision occurred at Cullondulla on Sunday of last week between Mr. Clive Guy, of Bateman's Bay, on his motor bicycle, and Mr. Harrison's…

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Nowra Bridge

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 5

The following communication has been received by Mr. Mark Morton, M.P., from the Works Department:—"Referring to your letter dated 21st January respecting…

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