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Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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

Narrow Escape. Dragged by Train

The Nowra Leader · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

A trainload of passengers, mostly workmen, going to Port Kembla the other morning, were horrified to see one of their number fall between a carriage…

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The Transcontinental Railway

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 3

The transcontinental railway ser­vice has proved an expensive proposi­tion, if regarded as a commercial undertaking, to the Commonwealth…

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National Roads Assosiation

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 2

A public meeting in connection with the above was-beld in Bega School of An[?] Thursday evening the Mayor, and Bosh presiding…

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Train Arrangements for Show

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 2

In connection with the Nowra show, the following train arrangements have been approved by the railway authorities:—Tickets at the rate of a single…

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Sydney Motor Show

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 4

The standardised Motors. Limited, Sydney, extend a cordial invitation to country visitors to Sydney during week beginning 22nd January to…

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"Australian Six" Motors. Cabinet Visits Factory

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 3

"We, as a Government, are in sympathy with you, and wish you every success. Anything the Government can do for you it will do…

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Robertson's Hill Deviation. Worst Road in the Shire

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 4

At the Council meeting reports the "K. V. Times," Cr. R Lumsden suggested that Crs. J. Lumsden and Binks interview…

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Sydney Motor Show

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., have just been appointed sole distributors for Rolls-Royce, Ltd., and are exhibiting a magnificent chassis of this make…

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Shooting At The Aeroplane

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 5

The skipper of the aeroplane which arrived in Nowra approaching dusk on the evening preceding the First day of the show, told a startling story of being…

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National Roads Association. Local Branch Formed

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 1

The public meeting, called far the purpose of establishing a branch of the National Roads Association of N.S.W., took place on Friday night…

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Rail[?]nal Roads Association

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 2

A meeting of P[?]thers of the Bega [?]ch of the National Roads Association was held on the Bega School of Arts on Thursday,…

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National Roads Association. Local Branch Formed

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 2

The public meeting, called for the purpose of establishing a branch of the National Roads Association of N. S. W., took place on Friday night of last week…

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The Old Bridge

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 4

The old traffic bridge, Candelo, will be closed to traffic from the 14th inst. after having weathered the storm and borne its burden for near half a…

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The Case for the Country. Making Country Life Attractive— The Necessity of Good Roads—A Rural Telephone System—Cheap Power and Labor-Saving Devices

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 4

One striking cause of the drift to the city is the lonely and laborious character of rural life. It is hard on the man, harder on the woman,…

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Allocation for Roads Expenditure

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 7

At Clyde Shire Council meeting on Monday the Engineer submitted an estimate of the proposed expenditure on the roads, and with amendment were…

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Candelo Bridge Opened. the Governor's Visit

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 4

A few citizens who aspire to keep Candelo on the map seized the opportunity of the Governor's tour of the south coast last, week to induce His…

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The Case for the Country. Making Country Life Attractive -- The Necessity of Good Roads. A Rural Telephone System -- Cheap Power & Labor Saving Devices. No. 5

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 4

One striking cause of the drift to the city is the lonely and laborious character of rural life. It is hard on the man, harder on the…

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Benefits of Motor Power

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 2
Also in The Southern Record and Advertiser

We are selling large numbers of "Monitor" Oil Engines, 1¼ h.p., for operating the large size "Alfa-Laval" hand power separators, and…

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Unenviable Conditions. (Published by Arrangement). Roads Described As "Sluiceways of Illicit Liquor."

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

The New York Herald declares that the roads of Vermont State are "sluiceways of illicit liquor" and that the State "is infested with…

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