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Railways, roads & transport, 1915

96 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 5

Science Notes & News. Elastic Safety Bumper for Motor Cars

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 27 October 1915 · page 8

A novel type of automobile bumper has just been brought out by a New York company. It consists of a hollow rubber tube, supported on a steel…

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Roads in Berry Municipality

The Nowra Leader · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 8

At Berry Council meeting on Monday last tenders were deferred till next meeting re metalling on Ear Meadow road. Alderman M'Lelland moved that tenders…

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Nowra Bicycle Club. 16-Miles Road Race

The Nowra Leader · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 3

The 16-miles bicycle road race on Saturday last was won by Ted Goodsell. The three Goodsell brothers rode well and the trio would probably have filled one, two…

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Selling Wool & Produce Inspection of "John Bridge" System

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 November 1915 · page 5

Over 150 country newspaper proprietors visited the wool and produce store of John Bridge & Co. on the 29th October last, for the purpose of making…

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Good Way to Train a Bull. "Keeping an Animal Out of Trouble," and Causing the Owner Less Worry

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 1

Weadon C. Koon, of west Virginia has an interesting note with an illustration in the Jersey Bulletin showing how he trams…

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Motor Side Car Smashed

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 8

On Saturday last at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon Mr. F. W. Brailling, had the misfortune to have his side car damaged to the extent of something like £15 as the result…

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Notable Wool Sale. "John Bridge" Scores Well

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1915 · page 2

Splendid prices all through characterised the wool sale, held by John Bridge & Co., on the llth of this month. The figures through…

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The Cruelty of Bad Roads

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 6

Did any body say "the streets in American cities are like billiard tables Let Australia copy them"? The Americanis don't make this…

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Motor March

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 8 December 1915 · page 2

A meeting of ladies is called for this afternoon for the purpose of taking steps to assist the proposal to organise a motor march of…

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The Southern Railway Line Project

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 7

Mr. Robert Gibson, Harden, sends the " South Coast Times" the following newspaper extracts of reports of an…

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Route March by Motor

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 2

Bega has hit upon a good idea in proposing a motor march from that centre up the coast to Sydney. The motor march will serve all the…

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An Open Road

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 3

“Germany claims neither supremacy nor tribute. What die does demand is an open road for the development of her strength and compensation for the…

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[?]is on Motor Lorries. [?]Maging the Roads

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 4

[?] the last meeting of Cambe[?] a Shire Council the Presi[?]drew attention to [?] damage done to the shire…

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Crossing a Bridge Too Soon

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 1

Mr. Harrison had been invited to a Christmas dinner, and told that he would be expected to carve. He bought a cookery book and a turkey, and…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Former Resident of this District Killed on the North Coast

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 2

[?] Mullambimby received quite a [?]. Friday morning says a North Coast paper [?] when the news got round that a motor [?]…

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The Farmer Amd His Motor Car

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1915 · page 3

Only a little while ago, a friend ten or twenty miles distant was considered to be too far away for frequent visiting. Now many farmers meet from distances…

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