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Railways, roads & transport, 1921

78 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 4

Motor Cycle Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 1

On Sunday morning, Mr. H. H. Davies. manager of the branch of the State Savings Bank, Nowra, had a narrow escape from serious accident…

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Knocked Down By Tram

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 1

Gustavo Linkenbagh, 21, a cannister [?], of Church-street, Parramatta, I was knocked down by a tram at the intersection of Liverpool and Elizabeth…

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Man in Grey. Quaint Incident in a Train. Some Melbourne Views

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

The express from Melbourne, in the grey of a recent, morning, slopped at Yass, and a tall man in grey got into a first-class compartment. There were…

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Posing as a Doctor of Medicine at Kiama. THE " DOCTOR " Treats Patients. He Becomes Ill--taken to the Hospital--has Train. Ed Nurse Prom Sydney, But No Money to Pay

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

A man named Royce Lionel Bruce, on remand appeared before Messrs. K. R. Gilling and Jas. Pike, Js.P., on Friday last, charged with posing as a…

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Fence Across a Road

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 4

In reference to Mr. A. H. Gowing’s application (which came before the Council’s meeting last month) to have a fence and gate…

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The Train Accommodation

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 1

Kiama "Independent's" views:-- "When the Illawarra Development League was in lighting trim and raised a dust regarding the poor…

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Metal and Road Repairs

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 6

At last meeting of Berry Council Aid. A. Strong drew attention to the need of metalling on Main South Coast road near Jaspers Brush bridge. Ald…

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Weigh Bridge

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 1

The question of placing a weigh bridge at the Bomaderry railway station has been favorably considered by the Commissioners…

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Weigh Bridge for Nowra

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 2

Sir G. W. Fuller is in "receipt of the following letter from the Public Works Department:—"Sydney, 9th April, 1921. Dear Sir.—During the…

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Motorists' Road Guide of N.S W.

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 1

A[?]new and very much improved Road Guide of N.S. W. has just been published by H. E. C. Robinson Ltd., of Sydney. in conjunction with J…

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Our Roads. The Question of Maintenance

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 4

At last Mumbull Shire Council meeting Cr. Rilv introduced a mutter in which he will have the wholehearted backing of every…

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Proposed Cross-country Railway. to Link Up Coastal and Southern Lines

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1921 · page 3

A conference, representative of public and private bodies, was held in the School of Arts on Saturday, to advocate railway connection between…

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Bad Roads and Carriage Drives

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 3

Ald. Bennett, at Nowra Council meeting on Monday night, asked the Mayor if he was getting any nearer to the £700 to complete the pledged road…

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Proposed Railway time Table

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 1

committee of the Illawarra Development League has suggested the following alterations in the South Coast railway time-table…

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Federal Capital. Road and Street Construction—plans of Hostel and Halls

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 4

Mr. Austin Chapman asked the Minister for Works and Railways, upon notice— 1. In view of the fact that a large…

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Wollongong Sympathetic with Shoalhaven in the Motor-car Accident

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 7

At the Wollongong Eisteddfod, on Monday night, reference wag made to the accident when the name of Miss Watts was announced as a…

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Shocking Accident Motor Car Overturns. Two Occupants Killed—two Seriously Injured

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 5

It is no figure of speech to say that never has the district been stirred more deeply than on Sunday last, when news of the tragic motor-car…

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Tragic Fatalities. Motor Car Smash On The Worrigee Road. Two Occupants Killed and Two Seriously Injured

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 4

Truly it could be said Pyree has been in mourning the past week, and widespread sympathy of deepest feeling went out to the bereaved in…

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The Motor-car Fatality. Coroner's Inquiry

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 4

The district coroner, Mr. Reuben 'King, J.P., commenced an inquiry on Wednesday into the cause of death of Patrick Caffrey and Cecilia Watts,…

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The Motor Car Accident. a Theory Put Forward

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 2

Mr. R. King, J.P., Coroner, has received a letter which puts for-ward a possible theory for the sudden collapse of the wheels of…

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