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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

210 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 11

Train Fire

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 2

Two corridor carriages in the Bairnsdale express train took fire between Fernbank and Lindenow yesterday. Both were destroyed. The…

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Penny-in-the-slot Train Speedometers

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 10

Several of the observation cars of the limited trains of a railway system in England have been equipped with penny-in-the-slot speedometers…

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Queen Mary's Court Train

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 3

The statistics of the Queen's new court train are appalling. If Queen Mary had not been, in her own time, responsible for a million or so of…

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Train Smash

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 1

A railway smash occurred at Sutherland this morning. An engine and three empty carriages when shunting dashed into four standing carriages…

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Railway Extension

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 5

Mr. G. W. Puller, M.H.R., has received the undermentioned letter from Senator Pearce in connection with the above railway extension. The fact that the…

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Train Accident

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

While the engine of a passenger train was shunting at Van Yean station, Vic, it knocked three trucks on to carriages standing at the station with…

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Carriages, Buggies, and Motor Cars

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 7

The rapid growth of Messrs. A[?]us and Sons' trade in motor cars [?] led some people to suppose that the 50-year-old firm was paying only…

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Trams Collide

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 2

Two trams collided on the Long Bay line last night, and two persons were injured and the cars damaged…

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Motor Car Traffic. a Licensing Question. Coastal Transport Company Fined

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

At the Nowra Court yesterday, before Mr. Fincham, P.M., the Coastal Transport Company was charged with having run motor cars for hire within…

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Carriages, Buccies, and Motor Cars

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 3

The rapid growth of Messrs. Angus and Sons’ trade in motor cars has led some people to suppose that this 50-year-old firm was paying only…

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Wollongong and Thirroul Tram way

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 4

Steps are being taken to have surveys made, and estimate prepared as to the cost of a tramway between Wollongopg and Thirroul. It is…

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Record Motor Ride. the Vanderbilt Cup

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 3

Ralph Mulford, by winning the Vanderbilt Cup motor race at Savannah at an average speed of 73.2 miles an hour, not only created a speed record…

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Motor Cars and Municipal Licenses

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 1

AT the Nowra Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. Fincham, P.M., the Coastal Transport Company was charged with having run motor cars for hire within the Municipality…

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Bomaderry--Jervis Bay Railway Extension. Captain's Point Proposed As the Terminus

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 1

Mr. M. F. Morton, M.L.A. wired us late en Wednesday evening last that " The Minister for Works had tabled notice of motion that day referring…

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Nowra Bridge. to the Editor of the Shoal Haven News

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 4

Sir,—Writing for those people who live on the north side of the river, I would point out the inconvenience that the closing of Nowra bridge at…

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Garriages, Buggies, and Motor Cars

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 7

The rapid growth of Messrs. Angus and Sons' trade in motor cars has led some people to suppose that this 50-year-old firm was paying only…

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Railway to Jervis Bay

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 4

Mr. Mark Morton, M.P., in the Assembly last week, asked the Minister when would he again refer to the Public Works committee' the…

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Registration of Motor Cars. Request for Withdrawal of Local Government Administration

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 8

President Blacket, at last Monday meeting of the Clyde Shire Council, referred to the difficulties experienced in the matter of the licensing and…

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Carriages, Buggies, and Motor Cars

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 3

The rapid growth of Messrs. Angus and Sons’ trade in motor ears has led some people to suppose that this 50-year-old firm was paying only…

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Song of the Road

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 6

Heel and toe, to the West I go, Apace to the redbreast's ditty; Sinless eyes on the smokeless skies, Three leagues away from the city!…

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