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Railways, roads & transport, 1932

263 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 14

The Motor World

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 1

The N.R.M.A.'s effort to lift the trade of motor mechanics into a science, thereby protecting the motor owner, is proving more successful each…

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Motor Yacht. Casts Anchor Near Nowra Bridge

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 8

A pricey and princely motor yacht, the "Saphire," reputed to have cost in the vicinity of £10,000, with a merry party aboard, cast anchor, opposite…

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The Pilgrimage to the Bridge

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 6

Our Editor was one of the pilgrims who left from this quarter for the celebrations in connection with the opening of "Our Harbour Bridge," and…

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The Bridge Festivities. Part Played by the Aborigines. From Roseby Park to La Perouse

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 3

The Roseby Park aboriginals returned home from the Harbour Bridge celebrations on the 23rd March, in charge of Mr. J. R. Milne, J. P.,…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1932 · page 4

Early-day drivers and others in possession of historic information of Australian transport are invited by the N.R.M.A. to forward to head office…

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Bridge Creek

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 3

Mr. Duncan McMillan, of Nowra, gives glowing accounts of a gold mining--alluvial--property he has been instrumental in unearthing at Bridge…

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Ballad of the Bridge

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 4

Explaining how we brought the good oil, from Eric to Jack;-- I leapt upon Catsmeat, and off in a whirl…

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To Look For Missing Aeroplane Lone Search for the Southern Cloud

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 4

The great three engined passenger and mail carrying aeroplane. "The Southern Cloud," is now just a memory-- to some a dreadfully…

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Controlling Motor Traffic Move to Ease Down the Speed Hogs on Nowra Bridge. Described As Very Dangerous. Also in Regard to Parking of Cars in the Main Streets

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 1

At Nowra Council on Monday night last Ald. Rauch drew attention to the excessive speed of motorists on Bridge Road. He did hot consider himself a…

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Creeping Railway Lines

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 2

It is not generally known that railway rails creep. They do, however, and an American authority tells us that "on lines running north and…

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Twin Trail Roads

The Bega District News · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 4

In the course of an address delivered recently at the annual conference of the Local Government Engineers Association of New South Wales, Mr…

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Motor Notes. Novel 'Device Converts Tractors to Charcoal Fuel

The Bega District News · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 4

An Australian invention for using charcoal gas to drive motor farm tractors excited much interest at the recent Sydney Show, and several…

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Motor Tax by Instalments

The Bega District News · Thursday 14 April 1932 · page 1

The R.A.C.A. Joins with other motoring bodies in expressing its disapprobation of the persistent, refusal of the State Government to permit…

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The Motor Spirit for Autumn

The Bega District News · Thursday 14 April 1932 · page 6

April! healthful, sparkling snappy days! Crackling leaves glint with a thousand shades of red and gold as they twirl in a last defiant dance…

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From Minister to Tramp

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 8

Not long ago the Russian police arrested in Moscow a tramp in rags who was much under the influence of drink. He was astonishingly like…

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Parking & Motor Traffic

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 April 1932 · page 4

At the Nowra Council meeting on Monday-night the Clerk read resolutions carried some time ago re parking of cars and motor traffic…

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Motor Notes. a Comprehensive [?]

The Bega District News · Thursday 21 April 1932 · page 3

It is only when the motorist is stranded by the wayside because of some trifling mechanical defect which he cannot remedy in the absence of the…

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Railway Concession for Business Men

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 4

The Kiama Chamber of Commerce wrote to the Shoalhaven Chamber, asking its co-operation in making a request to the railway, authorities, to…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 1

The technical staff of the N.R.M.A. has been satisfied by the constant stream of complaints received that a few tyre repairing firms in the…

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Motor Notes. Uupleasant Tasks of Cleaning

The Bega District News · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 1

Every conscientious car driver gives his machine a really good autumn cleaning, as well as the proverbial overhaul, which is associated with the…

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