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Railways, roads & transport, 1930

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Faster Train Service for South Coast

The South Coast Register · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

It has been decided by the railway authorities to speed up the service for the South Coast, commencing on Monday, January…

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Sad Fatality On Huskisson Road. Mrs. George Woodhill Killed Through Mptor Car Overturning

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 4

Quite a gloom was cast over the district on Monday morning last when it was learned that Mrs. Geo. R. Woodhill, of Nowra, had died as a result of…

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An Australian Story At the Turn of the Road. Published by Special Arrangement CHAPTER I.

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

THE morning broke, clear, yet the air was frosty. Hill and plain wore a mantle of green. The grass had grown well, since the…

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Peculiar Motor Accident

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 10

Mr. and Mrs, W, Meese, and family, of Kembla Heights, who spent their Xmas and New Year holidays with friend in Nowra district, had rather a…

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Cheap Railway Excursions Anniversary Day Holiday

The South Coast Register · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 6

In this issue particulars are given by the Railway Department of cheap excursion arrangements which have been made for railway travellers in…

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Sydney-Nowra New Motor Service

The South Coast Register · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 6

At Monday night’s meeting of the Nowra Municipal Council a letter was received from Bulli Shire asking if the Nowra Council had…

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Unclaimed Road

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 2

The road from Crookhaven bridge to the floodgates is in anything but a good state. At the South Shoalhaven Council meeting on Thursday a letter…

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Our Maligned Railways

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 3

January issue of "Aussie" is a Railway Number. It has the following to say about our railway system, and a few words about a new…

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Motor Transport

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 4

It was a happy thought on the part of the executive of the Motor Traders' Association to invite Col. Bruxner, Minister for Local Government,…

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Cheap Railway Excursions Anniversary Day Holiday

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 1

In this issue particulars are given by the Railway Department of cheap excursion arrangements which have been made for railway travellers in…

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Big Motor Business Change. Balmain's Take Over Robinson's Mail Contracts

The Bega District News · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

During the week—end Messrs. Robinson Bros. Ltd. handed over the Nimmitabel-Eden mail contract to Balmain Bros.(Bega) Ltd., and decided to retire…

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Aeroplane at Nowra a Stormy Passage

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, while a scorching westerly pale enveloped the landscape in whirling clouds of dust and bush fire smoke, a De Havilland…

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Road to Jerry Bailey

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

The Coolangatta Road has been much improved during the past fortnight. With a few of the rocks broken up that are lying about the…

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Road to Hospital Repairs Urgently Needed

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

The road to the David Berry Hospital from the turn-off at the Prince’s Highway to the hospital gates is in a deplorable condition. Large…

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Special Fast Train For South Coast an Important Experiment

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

A speed trial with a special train was carried out on the South Coast railway line on Friday by the Railway Department, which contemplates…

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Giant Wind Motor

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

A wind motor claimed to be the largest of its kind in the world is in use at Harlingen, Friesland, for draining a tract of lowland…

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Tarraganoa Lane Bridge to Be Repaired

The Bega District News · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 2

The Main Roads Board has sent along plans and specifications for the repair of the bridge in Tarraganda Lane, an dashed the Council to call…

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Motor Notes. Battles in Spark and Throttle Connections

The Bega District News · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 3

Spark and throttle tods and joints may wear sufficiently after a year or two to produce rattles that detract from the tightness and quietness of the…

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Aeroplane Trip from Lismore To Bomaderry

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

Mr. H. Verture and mechanic flew from Lismore to Bomaderry in four hours. He has since engaged in plying for hire, doing quite a number of trips…

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