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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

180 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 9

Railway Evidence

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 1

The local Secretary of the Twofold Hay Development League is advised as follows by the Central League: — In connection with the forthcoming…

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Construction of Roads

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 1

The Department of Works and Railways advises the Hon, Austin Chapman as under:— With reference to your…

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Austin Chapman Urges Railway for Kangaroo Valley. Sir George Fuller Asks Mr. Chapman to Give Better Roads

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 8

In calling on Sir George Puller to officially open the Kangaroo Valley show on Friday, Mr. Jas. Chittick, the President, said that on the previous…

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Money for Roads

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 4

Shire Councils have been circularised to the effect that a sum of £1,000,000 has been made available for expenditure on…

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Another Road Vote

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 2

The N.S.W. parliament has voted a sum of one million pounds to be expended on the improvements of main…

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Roads Grant. Conditions Defined. Reply to State Criticism

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 2

When the remarks of the New South Wales Minister for Local Government (Mr. Fitzpatrick) that the State had no control of the grant for the development of main…

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Monaro-Eden Railway. Railway Surveyor's Views

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 4

Writing to the "Bega District News" with reference to a proposed railway to connect the southern Monaro tableland…

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Motor Car Accident. £100 Damages

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 5

At the District Court, on Thursday, before his Honor Judge Hamilton, the ease Senior, v. Johnston was heard. Mr. Abrahams (instructed by Mr…

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Motor Car in Collision With Waggon. £100 Damages Awarded

The Nowra Leader · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

At the District Court on Friday last before his Honor, Judge Hamilton, David Frances Senior sought to recover £11[?] damages from David Stewart…

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Licensing Motor Cars and Bus[?]

The Nowra Leader · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 6

At Nowra Council on Monday evening Inspector Monaghan submitted written report in regard to motor vehicles on show days, recommending…

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Motor Lorry Overturned

The Nowra Leader · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 5

Yesterday morning a gentleman, Mr. S. [?], formerly of Bateman's Bay and a sent traveller through Nowra, asked representative if had heard of the…

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Clyde Shire By-roads. Allocation Op Votes

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 6

At the meeting of the Clyde Shiro Council, on Wednesday, the matter of the allocation of by-road votes (held over from the previous…

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The Railway Question

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 3

With the object of [?] ascertaining the ex[?] position of the question of route, in the light of former movements to obtain railway facilities to…

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The Proposed Bombala-Eden Railway. to the Editor

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 2

Dear Sir.—I am sure, everyone in these far South Coastal districts, as well as those on the Southern Tableland, if they have concern at all about…

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Amusement With Motor Car. a Fine for Fun

The Nowra Leader · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 4

Richard Rowland was charged at [?] Nowra Police Court yesterday, before [?] McMahon, S.M., with causing peo[?] annoyance by driving a motor car [?]…

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Bad Roads and Worse Roads

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 3

It is easy to understand why country roads are steadily and more often rapidly deteriorating. Special grants are hard to…

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Good Roads Campaign

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 5

Mr. Arthur Bragg, of Cootamundra, recently back from a world tour, takes off his hat to the Yanks. He writes:—…

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"Motor Tours in N.s.w."

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 8

Something that promises to fill a long-felt want by motorists has appeared in "Motor Tours in N.S.W.," a copy of which has come to hand…

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Motor Cycle and Side-Car

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 1

Mr. Charley Collins mot with an accident on Friday afternoon last whilst riding a motor cycle, the property of Mr. W. Box. The cycle collided with…

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Cooma to Cobargo Road

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 3

Mr. J. A. Perdins, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter to Sir Joseph Carruthers, from the Works Dept., 6th March, 1924 :…

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