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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

191 stories in South Coast's papers · page 9 of 10

Road-making Plant

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 23 October 1911 · page 1

The photos reproduced above show the Tintenbar Shire Council's road-making plant. This plant is identical with the…

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Aeroplane. Enemy of Submarine

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

The greatest enemy of the submarine fs the aeroplane (says the "Telegraph.") For the future, no matter how deep the boat may plunge, it will be…

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Sydney's First Motor and Cycle Show. the Latest in Motor Mechanics

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 7

The main pavilion of the Royal Agricultural Society was the locus of Sydney's first Motor and Cycle Show, which was inaugurated on the 30th…

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Canada Cycle and Motor Agency, Ltd

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 7

This great Sydney house was, of course, a prominent exhibitor. It showed, amongst others, a superb "Sunbeam" motor car of 16-20 h.p…

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Eden-Bombala Railway

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 4

We have been handed the following communication for publication :-- "Springwell,"…

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Just a Railway

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 2

The CoomaBombala railway will have comparatively small interest for Bega and the Far South Coast generally until the line is…

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Railway Meeting at Candelo

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 2

There was a very large attendance at the public meeting held on Saturday night at the Candelo School of Arts. There were a good…

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Sydney’s First Motor and Cycle Show. the Latest in Motor Mechanics

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

The main pavilion of the Royal Agricultural Society was the focus of Sydney‘s First Motor and Cycle Show, which was inaugurated on the 30th…

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Motors Not Popular. St. George's-in-the-east

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 3

Eleven o'clock at night, and the driver of my motor-cab in a state of fear as we enter the grim, sordid district of St. George's-in-the-East…

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Dog v. Train

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 6

The trains on the Illawarra line between Sydney and Nowra are not famous for the rate of speed at which they travel, and an incident which…

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Tourist Train Fares. Liberal Concessions

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1911 · page 7

Toe summer time-table, which came into force on the 15th October, contains a schedule setting out particulars of the new special cheap excursion fares…

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Brooklyn Bridge. Fierce "Battles" to Cease

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1911 · page 6

The Brooklyn Bridge, which connects New York with our Surrey side, is now the scene of a great social experiment (cabled the New York correspondent of…

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Chinese Taste in Motor-cars

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1911 · page 3

The American Vice-Consul-General at Singapore (says the "News"), in a report on local trade prospects in cycles and motor-cars, says that the…

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Motor Car Murder. Complicated Drama. Young Husband Charged

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1911 · page 3

An interesting murder trial was opened to-day at Chesterfield, Virginia, when Henry Beattie, junior, was charged with the fiendish murder of…

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Tourist Train Fares. Liberal Concessions

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 3

THE summer time-table, which came into force mi the 15th October, contains a Schedule setting out particulars of the new special cheap excursion fares…

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Maud Road Race

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 November 1911 · page 6

The following handicaps have been allotted by the handicappers (Messrs O. V. Patterson, B. Graham, and J. Jorgensen) for the Maud road race, to be competed for on Saturday…

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Road-Making Machinery

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 2

Reports from Byron Bay and Dorrigo Shires says the "Examiner" show that the road-making plants have proved labour and money-savers in…

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Railway to Twofold Bay

The Bega Budget · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 2

At the risk of being charged with riding a hobby horse to death, the BUDGET has persistently advocated the construction of a…

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Federal Railway. the Trial Surveys

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 4

The Mayor of Nowra (Mr. W. Willis) yesterday received the following information by wire from the Hon. G. W. Fuller, from…

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The New Railway Route

Southern Star · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 2

MUMDULLA Shire Council has fallen into line with Caudclo and Bemboka people in asking the…

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