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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

80 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 4

Motor Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 1

A motor mishap occurred on the Broughton Village road near Mrs. Thompson's on Monday of last week. The car laden with people, capsized…

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Southern Coast Railway

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 7

Mr. Mark Morton, M.L.A., has been informed that another exploration survey is to be made at once for the new route suggested to connect Port…

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Good Roads Campaign

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 7

The good-road programme now being carried out in the United States is the largest ever planned, we are informed by a contributor to "The Forecast"…

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Bega Motor Cycle Club

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above was held at the club rooms on Wednesday evening. There was a good attendance, while many…

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Riding Motor Cycle Without a Licence

The Nowra Leader · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 5

Constable Hind, stationed at Huskisson, deposed: On the 7th inst. he saw George Parke (defendant) riding a motor bicycle; he stopped defendant…

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The Proposed Railway. Connecting Southern Line with Coast

The Nowra Leader · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

Mr. Jamieson, Surveyor for the Railway Dept. left Robertson a week ago and came on down through Dapto this week,…

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The Farmers' Losses. Railway Carriage of Potatoes

The Nowra Leader · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

At the committee meeting of the Shoalhaven Agricultural Society on Tuesday last week Mr. R. Aberdeen said he had an…

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Train Arrangements Foe Nowra Show

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 3

The Railway Department have made the following arrangements for the Nowra show:—Tickets at the rate of single fare and a quarter for the…

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Nowra Council and Main Road Grant

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Nowra Council, on Wednesday night, the Mayor and Aid. Leatheam, Henry, Bennett, and Beuney attending, it was resolved to ask the Minister for…

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"Inhuman State of Road." Morton's Flat, Bomaderry

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 2

Says the "Kiama Independent": —"The unfortunate 'bus owners must have blessed the Council responsible, with blessings loud and deep,…

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East Coast Railway. Considerable Progress. But Closer Organisation Necessary

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 3

Slowly, but with certainty, the Australian East Coast, Railway scheme is growing. For a generation or more, people of…

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Nowra Suspension Bridge

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 7

At the Council meeting on Monday night, Ald. Moss asked if the Mayor could supply the information he had asked for concerning the Suspension…

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Soliciting Custom on the Railway Platform

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 4

At the Nowra Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. H. S. Chippendall, Acting S.M., Thomas Mitchell, George Maroney, John M'Ternan, Albert…

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East Coast Railway. Considerable Progress. But Closer Organisation Necessary

The Nowra Leader · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 6

Slowly, but with certainly, the Australian East Coast Railway scheme is growing. For a generation or more, people of…

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(Big Estates Near Railways. to Be Worked or Pay Heavy Super Tax

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 3

The next Labor Government of New South W[?]s will take a very simple method of [?] production, making existing railway…

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Brundee Swamp Drainage Trust Agrees To Bridge. Successful Conference. Perseverance Rewarded. Win for Halloran & CO

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 1

At Nowra courthouse on Tuesday afternoon a conference was held of the Brundee Swamp Drainage Trust, South Shoalhaven Council, Clyde Shire…

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Road Over Brundee Drainage Trust Embankment

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 2

Much of the success of the confer­ence to come to a settlement in regard to the proposed road over the Brundee Swamp Drainage Trust embankment…

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Cobargo's New Bridge

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

Cobargo's new bridge erected by acting-engineer A Blomquist and his competent staff, was officially declared open for traffic by Cr. W…

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Cobargo’s New Bridge

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

Cobargo’s new bridge erected by acting engineer A Blomquist and his competent staff, was officially declared open for traffic by Cr. W…

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Nowra Suspension Bridge

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 7

The Works Committee, at Nowra Council meeting on Monday night, reported having made an inspection of the Suspension Bridge, and found the…

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