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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

195 stories in South Coast's papers · page 8 of 10

Two Men Hold up Train

The Bega Budget · Saturday 20 September 1913 · page 4

A daring hold-up occurred on the Silverton Tramway Company's express on Sunday. In the brake van were Guards Finlay and…

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Mikado As Motorist

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1913 · page 7

Slowly but steady Western institutions, ever since the demise of Emperor Meiji, has been stealing a march upon the inner recess of the forbidden…

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Brick Roads

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 10

For more than one hundred and fifty years bricks have been used for paving in several of the principal towns in Holland, and since 1872 it has been…

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Bicycle Road Race

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 1

Ther 4-miles bicycle road race in connection with the Nowra Club over Terara road brought out about a dozen competitors…

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Illawarra Railway

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 4

Residents of Nowra await anxious the issue of the summer timetable, and are hoping that the Commissioner will realise that the present…

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Mikado As Motorist

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 5

Slowly but steady Western institutions, [?] the demise of Emperor Meiji, has been stealing a march upon the [?] the forbidden Imperial…

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Famous Bridge Builder

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 3

"The death of Mr. James R. Bell, the great Indian bridge builder, at Ightham,' Kent, is a sad reminder how the east-iron rules of the Indian Civil Service cramp the value to the State of some of its most notable workers…

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Don't Bribe the Police. Motorists, Shop-lifters, and Gamblers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 3

There is nothing against giving a policeman a present for services rendered in England, and in big towns police do earn handsome presents. For instance, two detectives…

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"Hello!" Saved a Train

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 7

On March 23rd last a cablegram from Atlanta, America, stated that a man dreamt he saw a bridge collapse. He was so impressed that he went to the…

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The Roads. Assistance for Shirks

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 4

Questions were asked by Mr. Mark Morton and Mr. Badgery in the Assembly on Thursday touching the promised…

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Behind the Curve. Sharp Turn in the Road

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 6

We have come to a sharp turn in the road of out constitutional development, and it is time to ask what lies behind the curve," says the "Nation."…

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The Roads. Assistance for Shires

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 7

Questions were asked by Mr. Mark Morton and Mr. Badgery in the Assembly on Thursday touching the promised…

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“Hello!” Saved a Train

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 3

On March 23rd last a cablegram from Atlanta, America, stated that a man dreamt he saw a bridge collapse. He was so impressed that he went to the…

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Motor-car in River. Tragic Fate of Two Ladies

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. Morrison and Mr. and Mrs. Cheyne were motoring from Montreal to inspect some land on the other side of the St. Lawrence, and to cross the river…

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Motorisms

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 2

A soft cushion turneth away wrath. Never look a gift auto in the cylinder…

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The Council, a Bridge, and Some Roads

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 13 October 1913 · page 3

AN item of considerable importance was included in the business transacted at the Imlay Shire Council meeting on…

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More About Railways

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 13 October 1913 · page 1

The centralising policy of the present and past Governments of New South Wales, which aims or connives, at…

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Main Roads Grant

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 October 1913 · page 9

Mr. Mark F. Morton, on Oct. 7th: I desire to ask the Minister for Public Works whether he has yet received from his officers a report as to the amount of money to be…

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Across the Bridge

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 October 1913 · page 8

There are four bridges which every boy setting out on the road of life with the hope of becoming a man, in the true sense of the word, must be…

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Nimmitabel-Bombala Railway. Straight Talk by Capt. Millard

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 15 October 1913 · page 4

After some unsuccessful attempts (being ruled out of order) to attack the Government on its culpable neglect with regard to the…

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