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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

191 stories in South Coast's papers · page 8 of 10

Motor Smash. the Lorry Wrecked

Southern Star · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 2

Word from Big Bog yesterday stated Bligh and Lewin's big motor lorry, so popular with picnickers and others, which was on its way down…

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The Sydney, Motor Show and Gymkhana

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 4

The motor show and gymkhana advertised elsewhere in this issue promises to bo both an attractive and a successful event. Run under the…

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Canbarra-Jervis Say Railway. Station for Braidwood

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 5

Mr. Austin Chapman, M.P.. has supplied the Braidwood " Despatch" with a copy of the map of the proposed railway line from Canberra to Jervis…

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Canberra—jervis Bay Railway. Station for Braidwood

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 8

Mr. Austin Chapman, M.P., has supplied the Braid wood "Dispatch" with a copy of the map of the proposed railway line from Canberra to Jervis Bay, so far as it has yet…

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Road Machinery Cambewarra Shire

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Cambewarra Shire Council the following communication was read with the regard to the purchase of road machinery, says the…

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Public Works Committee. Nowra-jirvis Bay Railway

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 4

Mark Fairles Morton, Esq, M.P., sworn, and examined:—Chairman You are the representative of the electorate of…

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The Tramp Printer

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 2

The following from the pen of W. E. Vincent, recently appeared in the columns of the Canadian Press:—Here in this new county, which may…

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The Tramp Printer

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 6

The following from tho pen of W. E. Vincent recently appeared in the columns of the Canadian Press:— Here in this new country, which may…

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Public Works Committee. Nowra-jervis Bay Railway. Iii

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 4

Mark Fairies Morton, Esq., M.P., sworn, and examined:—Chairman.] Is there any possibility of coal going in that direction ? No…

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Road Makimg Material

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 2 October 1911 · page 5

The "Romac " Road Company of Australia has issued a pamphlet dealing with " Romac," a material that, after the severest tests in Britain and…

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Back-rest for Cyclists and Motor-cyclists

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 2

An ingenious back-rest for motorcyclists is fastened to the handlebars or steering column of the machine. This was one of the novelties…

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Public Works Committee Nowra-jirvis Bay Railway. V.

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 4

Mark Fairies Morton, Esq., M.P sworn, and examined ;— Mr. Burgess. Have you considered the question of a railway bridge over…

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Nerriga --Yalwal Road

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 1

Cr. Shearer asked if something could be done to the road Nowra to Nerriga and Yalwal road?--The President replied that the Engineer would report…

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Jervis Bay Railway. the Proposed Railway. More Ports Wanted

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 3

The expediency of constructing a line of railway from Bomaderry to Jervis Bay received further consideration at the hands of the Public Works…

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Rejected. Railway Extension Federal Port Proposal

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 4

After lengthy inquiry, the Public Works Committee has rejected the proposal to extend the railway from Bomaderry to Jervis Bay…

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Geology of the Northern Railway Line. Maitland to Barraba

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 7

MAITLAND is on the eastern side of a great arch of rocks, now worn down to a gently Undulating surface. Soon after we leave the town we pass over…

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£10,000,000 on Motor Car

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 3

The close of the financial years of the motor and cycling companies rapidly approaches, and the present is a convenient time for reviewing the season's…

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A Motor Car Party. Claw for Damages. a Braidwood Case

The Nowra Leader · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 5

William T. Gardiner v. Pooley and M[?]ne.--Claim for £200 for damages sustained in a motor car accident on the Ar[?]luen road on May 31st last…

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Geology of the Northern Railway Line. Maitland to Barraba

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 3

By W. N. BENSON, Sydney University. MAITLAND is on the eastern side of a great arch of rocks, now worn down to a gently undulating surface. Soon…

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Rejected. Bomaderry to Jervis Bay Railway

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 21 October 1911 · page 6

After lengthy inquiry, the Public Works Committee has rejected the proposal to extend the railway from Bomaderry to Jervis Bay. The…

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