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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

286 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 15

Bermagui-Cooma Road. Big Meeting Yesterday

The Cobargo Chronicle · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 2

There was a very large gathering at the School of Arts, Cobargo yesterday afternoon to renew the agitation for the linking up…

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Motor Notes. Voltage Test for Batteries

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 6

Although scientifically speaking the familiar battery hydrometer is the most accurate every-day instrument for testing the state of charge of the…

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Serious Motor Accident at Kiah

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 2

A party of four South Australian tourists, with one of their number, Mr W. H. Bamford, at the wheel, on their. Way from Melbourne to Sydney via the…

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Boy Knocked Down by Motor Car In Queen Street, Berry

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 5

Francis Wilson (12) of Berry, was hit by a car on the Prince’s Highway about 40 yards from the turn-off near the “Rovers” tennis…

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The Tramp Tuner Hows Your Piano? People Should Beware

The Nowra Leader · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 7

People whose pianos need attention should beware of itinerant "tuners." An unskilled operator may do serious harm to a valuable instrument…

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Motor Ship John Bolton Strikes Trourle in Sydney Harbor

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1933 · page 3

The motor ship John Bolton, re-cently launched at Huskisson, and the trawler Bareamul came into collision off Fort Denison, in Port Jackson,…

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Gigantic English Motor Works New Ford Plant at Dagenham

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1933 · page 1

The latest addition to the motor manufacturing works of England is the gigantic plant of the English Ford Motor Company recently…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1933 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. has secureS the in-terest of the Minister for Lands in the matter of the destruction of the trees and oher vegetation on…

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Train Improvement [?] Erintenden [?] and [?]

The Nowra Leader · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 4

On Monday la[?] President of th[?] merce had a visi[?] Nicholas, Superi[?]…

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Motor Accident Near Berry

The South Coast Register · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 4

A motor car. driven by Mr. Water worth, of Sydney, was passing a lorry driven by Mr. W. Hansen, of Berry. Another car, driven by Mr. Bedsir, of Sydney,…

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Control of Roads

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 2

Shire ratepayers, who know the good work the Main roads Board has done and is doing, should he interest' ed to lear how the recent conference…

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Late Goods Train on Saturdays Service to Be Accelerated

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 3

Mr. J. D. Stewart, President of the Shoalhaven District Chamber of Commerce informs us that he had a visit, on Wednesday from Mr. G. H…

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Bush Roads

The Bega District News · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 1

I heard a motorist complaining of the “awful road” he’d been over a day or two previously, some 20 odd miles from Sydney. I couldn’t help smiling up…

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Motor Notes. Starter Switch Upk[?]

The Bega District News · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 3

Few of the minor parts of the chassis need less attention than [?] the switch of the self-starter motor. But it should be understood that it has to…

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Candelo Citizens' League. Tantawanglo Mountain Road

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 1

Report of the League's consideration of the question of improving the road communication between the district and Bombala, held over from…

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The Motor World

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1933 · page 1

A considerable improvement on many miles of asphalt surface since Easter of. last year was noted toy motorists who traversed the various…

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Motor Notes. Hydrogen as a Car Fuel

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 May 1933 · page 3

A good deal of comment has been caused by the recently cabled news that successful experiments have been made in England with hydrogen as a…

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Illaroo Road

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 5

At Cambewarra Shire Council meeting on Tuesday Cr. Vidler again introduced the subject of repairs to Illaroo Road. He said that when he had…

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Motor Notes. Good Driving; Hands and Feet

The Bega District News · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 4

One of the matters to which every motoring pupil should pay special heed is the cultivation of quiet skill in the operation of all the controls; whether…

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A National Undertaking Big Railway Work

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 1

A work that the Commonwealth Government might put in hand is the construction of the long-talked-of railway to connect the Federal…

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