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Railways, roads & transport, 1929

421 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 22

South Coast Motor Transport Co

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 4

A long-felt want in Nowra in the form of a daily motor service for the, conveyance of goods to and from Sydney is being filled by the above-named…

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Aeroplane in the Swamp

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 5

About five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon the Sydney "Sun" aeroplane lanced on McGrath's property, east of the town. At 7…

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Aeroplane Crashes Pilot and Mechanic Escape Injury

The South Coast Register · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 5

Enroute to Jervis Bay, an aeroplane chartered by the Sun Newspapers came to grief while taking off at Nowra yesterday…

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Bandy-Legged Motorist

The South Coast Register · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 6

Two men well known in Australian sport are possessed of the physical disability known as “bandy-legs.” Each is scornful of the other on the…

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Aeroplane Accident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 2

The crew of n visiting aeroplane had an unpleasant experience in Nowra on Thursday morning. The party, who were proceeding to Jervis Bay to take…

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Valve-in-head Motor a History Maker

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 3

It was a twin-ignition motor that carried Lindberg over the Atlantic, Goebel over the Pacific, Byrd over the…

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Glareless Motor Lights

The Bega District News · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 2

On Wednesday evening last Mr R. H. Sutton, of the Egarsol Glareless Reflector Company, Sydney, took a representative of the “News” and…

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Main Roads Board Won’t Re-Consider

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 2

In connection with an application made by Mr. Blow for an increase over the price tendered by him for extras to Rawlin’s Road Bridge, the…

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Foby’s Bridge To be Pulled Down

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 2

Ald. Thompson drew the council’s attention to Foby’s Bridge. He stated the bridge was practically rotten underneath and was a menace…

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A Monthly Duel Weapons are Words Crooked River Road the Cause

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 2

The usual monthly duel between Ald. Burke and the remainder of the Gerringong Council over Crooked River Road advanced another stage,…

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Road Improvements Bridge Collapses Under Car Insurance Co. Claims Compensation

The South Coast Register · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 1

The regular monthly meeting of the Berry Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday. The Mayor (Ald. A. T. Watson) presided, and there were present: Ald. Strong, J. R. Knupp, E. Watts, J, Binks. E. Agar, W. Watts, J. Barham and E…

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The Bridge Over The Shoal haven River

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 1

Span after span, outward end inward, Over the Shoalhaven spreading away, Carrying the traffic from city to country…

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Shacks of Jerry Bailey Road Should Come First Tourists to Be Encouraged

The South Coast Register · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 1

The Mayor of the Berry Council reported at the evening on Wednesday the [?] of the [?] of Jerry Barley by the special…

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Motor Lorry Registration Concessions for Dairy Farmers

The South Coast Register · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 1

The Illawarra District Council at the Primary Producers’ Union, at the meeting on Tuesday, received a letter from the Chief Secretary’s…

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Bolong Road Work

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 3

At the Berry Council meeting, on Wednesday, in reply to Aid. Barbara, the engineer reported on work on Bolong Road near the entrance to the…

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Progress Association Wants Road Improved

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 3

The Shellharbour Progress Association wrote, stating that the following resolutions were passed at the recent meeting…

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America’s Roads ONLY 45 Yards Per Car

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 6

Although Americas 3,000,000 miles of roads are quite worthy of the [?] pri[?] In them [?] they are definitely made[?]…

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Cranking Road Roller Accident to Roadman

The South Coast Register · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 1

While cranking a small road roller engaged on main road work near Minnamurra on Wednesday, Mr. C. Mannins, of Oak Flat, a workman on the…

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Well Caught Was Catching Train Police Detain Man

The South Coast Register · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 5

Some time during Tuesday night the premises of Mr. Darcy Annis Brown, hairdresser and tobacconist, Berry, were entered, and £2/11/- in…

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Heavy Railway Freights

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 2

Not only are the heavy freights on the South Coast railway inducing motor transport competition both in regard to passenger traffic and the…

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