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Railways, roads & transport, 1913

195 stories in South Coast's papers · page 4 of 10

Railway Agitation. to the Editor

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 4

DEAR SIR,—Some time ago, I attended a meeting of the railway league in Candelo, when representatives from Bemboka, Mogilla, and…

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Main Roads

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 7

The Miniver for Works (Mr. Gril[?]th) has received an interim report from the local, government engineer, Mr. R. E. Jones, to whom has been…

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Lion and Train

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 3

The following remarkable incident is described in an article on the “Cape to Cairo Railway” in the Empire Magazine”:—A construct ion train was…

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Road Problems

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 2

The coming of the petrol motor has accelerated progress and created problems in many directions, but no administrators have been more harassed…

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Tramps

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 6

"Can you get on a little further, Cecily ? There's a village over there, and I can't hear you to be out in this rain." "I'll try."…

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Science Notes and News. Novel Idea for A-bridge

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 8

A novel scheme was recently exhibited at Cologne in a competition of plans for a new bridge. It was felt desirable to construct a high-level…

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Road Problems

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 6

THE coming of the [?] motor has accelerated progress and [?] problem in many directions but no administrators have been more harrased…

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Train's Narrow Escape

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 1

A message from Clifton states that it was reported there on Monday morning that the passenger train which letf Sydney at 8.30 the previous night for…

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Official Opening of Corang Bridge. Politics Introduced

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 7

There must have been fully 350 peo[?] present, including a large number the fair sex. The members of the aganda Shire Council-- Councillors J…

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Polling Booth and Motor Car. (To the Editor of the Nowra "Leader.")

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 1

Sir--In the columns of the "Shoal haven Telegraph," even date with reference to the Federal elections there is a remark with which I cordiallly…

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Railway From Canberra to Jervis Bay. Interview with Mr. Austin Chapman. Who States the Work Will Be Commenceed This Year

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 2

At the Corang River bridge opening some speechmakin was indulged in but party politics were by common consent not discussed…

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New Motor Car

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 7

On Saturday there arrived Lismore one of the much talked of Stu[?] Baker motor cars, which has been brought from America by the Canada Cycle &…

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Railways Don't Pay

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 4

THE New South Wales railways promise to provide us with a capital example of the blunder of forcing wages up…

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The Sleeping Leagues and the Railway. To the Editor

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 4

DEAR SIR,—It is good to see that there is still some movement of interest in a railway to Eden. Several tableland branches of the Farmers…

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The Railway. [To the Editor S. RECORD.]

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 4

DEAR SIR,—Since I forwarded to you my letter on the Railway to Two-fold Bay and the Leagues, I have received your issue with the report of…

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Germany Has 825 Subsidised Road Trains

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 7

According to figures which have just been issued by the German Government, 120 motor "road trains" have been subsidised for the year 1913 by the…

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Railway Ticket Frauds

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 7

Striking figures have just been published by the North-Eastern Railway Company to show the extent to which railway companies lose by means of…

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Steel Railway Carriages

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 7

Two steel vestibu[?]d tr[?]ins have been running on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railway. These trains are practically indestructible. Charles…

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Imlay Shire Roads. (To the Editor of the MAGNET.)

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 2

Some time ago I had my attention directed to a letter in in your columns over the signature of Mr Thos Phillips but the pressure upon your…

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Germany Has 525 Subsidised Road Trains

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 3

According to figures which have just been issued by the German Government, 120 motor “road trains” have been subsidised for the year 1913 by the…

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