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Railways, roads & transport, 1927

234 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 12

Accident on Merimbula Bridge. Miss Nora Tarlinton Injured

The Bega District News · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 2

On Monday afternoon Mr and Mrs E. A. Tarlinton, Miss Nora Tarlinton, and Mr. W. Hands, a Sydney visitor, were fishing on Merimbula…

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Motor Notes. Preventing Acid Leakage

The Bega District News · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 4

Alter trouble is experienced with acid leaking through the vent holes in the filler plugs of the battery, the idea described may be used with…

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The Main Roads "Grab."

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 4

Mr. Bate (Goulburn): I do not know whether it is much good trying to say anything on this question in seven minutes, which is all the time…

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Toll Of The Motor

The Nowra Leader · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 6

We reprint the following from the " S. M. Herald " :-- Sir.--The splendid letter of Antill-Pockley in your…

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Motor Accident. Car Turns ASomersault

The Nowra Leader · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 5

A motor accident, fortunately not attended with fatal results, occurred at the sharp turn at Marsden's Hill on Monday, says the Kiama…

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Roads and Railways

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 1

Mr. Bate (Goulburn): I hold in my hand a copy of a pamphlet which has been sent to all hon members on this side of the House. It is a…

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Motor Notes. Types Op Design in 1927

The Bega District News · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 4

Those metorists who will be in Sydney in mid-January will have [?] excellent opportunity of viewing one of the most representative displays…

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Clyde Shire and Self-help. Assistance Offered for Road Improvement

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 4

At the Clyde Shire Council meeting, on Monday, Messrs. Frank Guy and E. H. Kelly, representing A. and E. Ellis, Ltd., sawmillers, attended…

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National Roads Federal Policy

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 6

Discussing the importance of transport in its relation to modern industry, in a speech given before the members of the Brisbane…

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The Motor Traffic

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 2

The, fast increasing motor traffic through cur town and adjoining shines has brought a problem that is agitating the minds of the local…

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Motor Notes. Protection of Spare Tyre

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 4

It is of considerable advantage to provide some protection from the heat and rain for the spare tyre. For this purpose, of course,…

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Main Roads Board Policy

The Bega District News · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 2

So far as this district is concerned the policy of the Main Roads Board does not commend, itself to the ordinary man. The Board's Policy of…

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Proposed Road Construction. Works Committee Report. a Progressive Policy

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 1

At the Nowra Council meeting, on Monday night, the Works Committee submitted a report of an inspection made by that body of roads…

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Motor Notes. a Magnet Ix the Tool Kit

The Bega District News · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 6

A most .useful item of equipment to carry in the car's tool kilt is a horseshoe-shaped magnet, which may be obtained at very low cost This…

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Sandflies And Mosquitoes At Minnamurra. Nowra As A Camping Ground For The National Roads Motor Association

The Nowra Leader · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 2

At a meeting of the Nowra Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night last week, Mr. Symons suggested that steps might be taken to have a local…

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More Waste. [?]a Road That's Rutty

The Nowra Leader · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 7

[?]The road construction work on the Prince's Highway between [?]owra and Fulls Creek is anything [?]t a satisfactory job…

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Motor Car Burnt

The Nowra Leader · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 5

The accidental burning of a motor car caused something of a commotion at Pyree on Sunday evening last. Mr. James Ryan had not, long returned…

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The Road Hog

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

Statistics compiled in Victoria and N.S.W. show that those roads which are straightest and freest of obstacles to vision…

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For Motorists. the Sane Driver

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

They call me slow and poky, and they say I take no chances For I never race the singal at the busy thoroughfare…

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Tragic Motor Gar Fatality

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 5

A sad fatality happened on Wednesday forenoon on tho Prince's Highway at Falls Creek, so[?]th of Mrs.-Gibbons' residence. They were…

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