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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

210 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 11

Road-Making Plant

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 7

Apropos of road-making 'plants this is what Cr. Maxwell (President of Dorrigo Shire) says :-He had boon asked about the Dorrigo Shire's road plant…

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A Novel Motor Trip Through N.s.w "Nowra Included

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 5

Our friends the DWYER'S arranged a motor trip, and asked my sisters MAUDE and EDITH to go, and said to me "you KINKUMBER[?]" I said…

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The Yass-jervis Bav Railway

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 6

The Bomaderry Jervis Bay railway extension league some little time age requested Mr. Fuller, M.H.R., to obtain some definite information relative to…

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Purdah and Motors. Women and the Durbar

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 3

Among the splendors of the camps that centred upon Kingsway and Coronation Road there might occasionally be seen a costly and high powered…

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Motors. Signalling Device

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 3

Motorists who travel at night realise to an acute degee the danger in passing a car which is travelling ahead in the same direction. The following car (says…

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Railway from the Federal Capital

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 5

Mr. C.S. Moss, hon. sec. of the local Railway Extension Committee, is in receipt from the Hon. Geo. w. Fuller of the following letter received…

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The Morning Train

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 9

Mr M. F. Morton, M.L A., is in of a communication, of which the following is a copy, relative to the late running of the paper train from Sydney:…

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The Morning Train

The Nowra Leader · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 2

Mr M. F. Morton, M. L.A., is receipt of the communication, of which the following is a copy, from a Railway Commissioner (dated 16th March,…

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Bomaderby--jervis Bay Railway

The Nowra Leader · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 3

The proposed railway extension From Bomaderry to Jervis Bay was on Wednesday night again referred by Parliament to the Public Works Committee…

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Railway to Jervis Bay

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, on Thursday morning, the Minister for Works moved to refer to the Public Works Committee for report the question of the…

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Science Notes and News. Street Sweeping by Motor

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 10

Yet another use has been found for the automobile—this time in the street-cleaning department in Paris. The new motor vehicle is a…

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Railway Act Amendment Bill. Mr. Mark Morton's Speech

The Nowra Leader · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 7

Mr. Mark Morton', in an Assembly speech said:- I shall vote against the bill, but not because I have any great confidence in…

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Joke and Tram. Mr. Brian G. Hurghes' Entertainment

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 3

Chuckling in his office, Brian G, Hughes, New York's famous practical, joker, is waiting to hear what the Metropolitan Street Railway is going to…

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Seeing Sydney by Motor

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 7

DURING the coming Easter holidays residents from the country who visit Sydney should make a point of calling at the Immigration and Tourist Bureau…

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Motor Co. Registered

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1912 · page 4

Monaro and South Coast Motor Service Co., Ltd. (The)--Registered 27.3.12. No. 36712. Capital: £20,000 in £1 shares, of which 4000…

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Seeing Sydney by Motor

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 3

DURING the coining Easter holidays residents from the country who visit Sydney should make a point of calling at the Immigration and Tourist Burran…

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Train Saved by a Girl. Petticoat As Danger Signal

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 3

The extent of a railway accident was greatly minimised near Fintona, County Tyrone, by a girl's presence of mind. A cart was proceeding over a level…

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Australian Aeroplane Invention

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 2

Marshall, who constructed an aeroplane of his own design, made a successful flight at Melbourne yesterday…

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Railway Mishap

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 2

Another derailment, the second within a few days, of a passenger train on the South Coast line occurred yesterday. The front wheels of the…

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The Railway Service. Additional Train Wanted

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 4

A letter was read at tho Nowra Council meeting on Monday from Mr. P. Walsh (Nowra), asking that effort be made to secure the running to…

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