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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

247 stories in South Coast's papers · page 4 of 13

Railway Excursions for Easter to and From Sydney Anywhere to Anywhere

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 4

A very comprehensive series of excursion trains is announced by the Department of Railways for the benefit of those who will travel before and…

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Cr. Rogers on Road Maintenance

The Bega District News · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 2

At Mumbulla Shire meeting Cr. Rogers said good work was being done in Imlay Shire with the power grader, with the small grader following…

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Should Shire Ratepayers Have to Buy Their Road?

The Bega District News · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 2

At Mumbulla Shire a cheque for £19 6s 6d was received from Eugene Buckley, of Bemboka, covering cost of survey and resumption of road through…

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Motor Fatality. Young Sydney Man Dies

The Bega District News · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 2

Two young Sydney men, who had been on a tour, and were returning to Sydney, met with an accident in their car out Cobargo way on Saturday…

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Motor Caravans Should be Popular

The Bega District News · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 4

It is a singular fact that motor caravanning has not become more popular in Australia, for every year more and more car owners become devotees…

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Motor Notes. Punctured Carburettor Float

The Bega District News · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 4

The metal of the carburettor float is necessarily made very thin in order to secure lightness, and sometimes a pin-prick puncture occurs cither…

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More Grants Bridge to Be Constructed at Back Forest. £1000 to Be Expended on Bolong Road

The Nowra Leader · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 5

One might be forgiven for believing that the depression had flown completely away, judging by the way the money is pouring into the country…

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Berry’s £6800 for Roads and Bridges Bate’s Busy Battling Brings Benefits

The South Coast Register · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 1

One day recently we called upon Mr. Bate, our local Member, at Parliament House, and discovered him just signing his…

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Distressing Motor Fatality Young Man Succumbs to Injuries

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 2

A sad motor accident, attended by fatal results occurred to a young Sydney man--Mr. Thomas Donnelly on Saturday last…

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Railway Excursions for Easter to and From Sydney Anywhere to Anywhere

The South Coast Register · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 4

A very comprehensive series of excursion trains is announced by the Department of Railways for the benefit of those who will travel…

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Motor Notes. Curing Harsh Riding

The Bega District News · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 4

If after a year or two of use it is noticed that the car seems to have lost its good riding qualities and is either harsh on rough roads or erratic…

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Alleged Motor Bandits

The Bega District News · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 2

One morning last week, while Miss [?]ollie Schafer, of Merimbula, was on the way from her home to the office of the bacon factory, she saw an…

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Motor Notes. Testing Spark Plugs

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 4

A time honoured bud very unsatisfactory method of testing a suspected spark plug is to place it with the ignition leady connected on the outside…

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Nowra-Moss Vale Road Cambewarra Shire Gets Concession

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 1

Mr. H. J. Bate, M.L.A., addressed a good meeting in the School of Arts, Kangaroo Valley, on Saturday night, when he explained the terms on which…

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Motor Notes. Leakage at Valve Covers

The Bega District News · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 3

Sometimes with overhead valve engines there is an annoying leakage of oil from the edges of the valve cover plates. Usually the cover is of…

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Nowra-Moss Vale Road Cambewarra Shire Gets Concession

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 6

Mr. H. J. Bate, M.L.A., addressed a good meeting in the School of Arts, Kangaroo Valley, on Saturday night, when he explained the terms on which…

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Road Accident Toll

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 8

"That 86 persons were killed in road accidents in this State during last quarter is an alarming condition of affairs when it is remembered that…

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Mountain Roads Councils Co-operate To Shorten Distance from Coast to Tablelands

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 2

What was described as the most representative municipal conference ever held at Jambe[?] eventuated on Thursday…

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Motor Notes. Women and Car Mechanics

The Bega District News · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 6

The ladies, bless them, are for the most part very capable drivers, and almost invariably more cautious at the wheel than is the so-called…

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The Diggers Anzac Day Sydney Trip. Railway Muddle

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 April 1935 · page 4

About three weeks ago Diggers in this district received a form from the Government authorities concerned, in reference to railway…

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