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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

217 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 11

Control of Motor Traffic

The Bega District News · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

Complaints are rife of the speed at which many of the touring motorists travelled along the Prince’s Highway, especially between Nowra…

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Motor War

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 1

A cable from New York toils a story that sounds well for motorists the world over. Henry Ford's new model has resulted in a battle royal…

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Bombala-Orbost Railway

The Bega District News · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 4

Speaking in the House of Representatives on the Supply Bill, Mr. Perkins, M.H.R., made the following allusion to the Bombala-Orbost…

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Motor Notes

The Bega District News · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 6

Probably for the reason that it is the easiest metal with which to make petrol tight joints, most carburettor manufacturers construct…

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New Mountain Road

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 4

The "Magnet" has it that the question of whether or not the road newly surveyed through Mt. Darragh will be constructed in the near future, or…

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Proposed Captain's Flat Railway

The Nowra Leader · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 1

Mr. Hodges, M.L.A., has been advised that the flying survey for a railway from Bungendore to Captain's Flat has been completed. It is…

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Motor Notes

The Bega District News · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 2

There are one or two makes of [?]ar in which the front seats tip up to facilitate entrance to the rear seats, and yet are not provided with…

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Motors And Motoring

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 1

He speeded up around a bend, His friends are buying flowers to send He passed a flivver on a hill, The lawyer now has read the will…

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Motor Car Theft

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 1

Some motor car thieves evidently know a good car when they see one. One of that ilk selected the best car parked in front of the Crown Theatre,…

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Motor Thieves in Bega Sensational Happening

The Bega District News · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 2

Something new in the way of a sensation was caused in Bega on Friday morning, when a Pontiac car, owned by two Sydney ladies, Misses…

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Novelties at Motor Show

The Bega District News · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 2

Amongst the cars at the recent Sydney Motor Show there were few outstanding mechanical novelties, most of the improvements noted…

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Currarong Road Proposal for Improvements

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 5

A meeting was held at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Nowra, on Monday night, 30th January, to consider the advisability of improving the…

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The Road to Currarong. Proposal for Improvements

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 6

A Meeting was held at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Nowra, 011 Monday night, 30th January, to consider the advisability of improving the…

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Nowra Fire Brigade Requires a Motor Engine

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 6

Some little time ago Mr. Nalder, manager of the local branch of the State Savings Bank, gave us a reprint showing that a mush smaller town than…

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Motor Notes

The Bega District News · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 4

The bete noir of any motorist who takes an interest in his car is an elusive squeak and sometimes it can be very elusive indeed, but if an…

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Bega Council’s Road Methods

The Bega District News · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 2

At the meeting on Tuesday night Ald. Rogers asked if the works committee had considered getting a grader. Their methods of chipping the…

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Motor Thieves In Bega. Sensational Happening

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 8

Something new in the way of a sensation was caused in Bega on Friday morning, reports the "District News," when, a Pontiac car, owned by two…

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Roadman Killed on Tathra Road

The Bega District News · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 2

Jack Owen, a well-known roadman in the employ of Mr G. Armstrong on the Tathra road work, was killed on Saturday night. Deceased had…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.R.M.A

The Bega District News · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 1

An inspection of the proposed route of the new 20 miles road from the head of the Nambucca watershed to the Table and by officers of the Main…

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Clvde Shire Roads Proposed Allocations for 1928

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 8

The engineer submitted the proposed allocations for roads within the Clyde Shire at the meeting of Council on Monday…

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