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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

210 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 11

Railway Extension

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 1

The proposed extension of the Bomladorry--Jervis Bay railway which was some two months ago referred to the the Public Works Committee for…

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Awful Explosion. Five Men Killed. Several Others Injured. Blasting Accident on Railway Works

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 1

KIAMA, Tuesday.--The news reached here this morning of a terrible blasting accident at Minnamurra, a few miles from here. Five men were killed, and…

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Things in General. Train Load of Dead Cattle

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 2

Something of a record in the loss of cattle during transit on the railway took place recently at Penrith. A consignment of 170 bullocks, steers…

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Science Notes and News. Motor-wheel Life-guard

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 4

A device known as the "motor-wheel life-guard" has just been patented. The guard is fitted in front of the wheels, and if a person fell…

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The Road Making Plant Tathra Road

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 7

Mr C. W. E. Bedford, before leaving for Cooma, gave us some figures in connection with the working of the read making plant installed some eight…

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Science Notes and News. Acetylene Gas Keeps the Motor Going

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 4

Acetylene gas as a substitute for gasoline in the operation of an automobile was recently used with great success by a New York motorist who…

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The Road Making Plant. Tathra Road

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 3

Mr. C. W. E. Bedford, before leaving for Cooma, gave Bega "Standard " some figures in connection with the working of the road making plant installed some eight months…

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An Aeroplane Gun

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 7

Messrs Vickers (Limited) have' produced a new quickfiring gun at their Erith works for, use on dirigibles and aeroplanes, says the "Times." The…

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New Lamp for Motorists

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 2

A contrivance which will be heartily welcomed by motorists has just been placed on the market in France. It is known as the "trouble finding…

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Accident at Tarraganda Bridge

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

On Wednesday morning, George Brett, one of the men employed in the bridge repairing gang at Tarraganda met with a serious accident. He was…

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Road Making Machinery

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 3

The controversy on the success or otherwise of road making machinery continues, and the public seem as far off as ever of knowing the true…

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Imlay Shire's Road making Plant

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1912 · page 6

Cr. J. Cochrane writes in Bega "Standard":-- Sir, -- I see by the "Standard" of the 7th inst. a report of the road plant on the…

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Railway Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 5

A young man, John Stewart, a passenger on the train which left Sydney at 2.40 p.m. on Saturday for Nowra, met with a serious accident at Shellharbor station. He left his…

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Berry Mountain Road and the Crusher

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 5

Cr. Graham said Berry road was in a very bad state since the rain, and he thought if the crusher was placed there for a month it would do all that…

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Fall From a Railway Carriage

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 3

A young man, John Stewart, a passenger on the train which left Sydney at 2.10 p.m. on Saturday for Nowra, met with a serious accident at…

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Berry Mountain Road and the Crusher

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 8

Cr. Graham said Berry road was in a very bad state since the rain, and he thought if the crusher was placed there for a month it would do all that…

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Railway Traffic

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 6

According to the "Railway News" the fifty-two railways in the United Kingdom which make weekly returns recorded a total decrease of £725.200 for…

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Railway Porter Assaulted

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 5

At the Dapto Court Martin Jordan was charged with assaulting Francis Buggy, junior porter at the Dapto railway station. Defendant…

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Canberra to Jervis Bay. Railway Route

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 4

The Hon. King O'Malley, Minister for Home Affairs, has written Mr. Austin Chapman, M.P., as follows:—"With reference to the…

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Eden-Monaro Railway

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 1

THE following communications speak for themselves :-- Sydney Jephcott, Esq., Creewah Station…

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