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Railways, roads & transport, 1936

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Beach Road Work Began This Morning

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 5

Preliminary work on the construction of the Beach Road began this morning, under the supervision of the consulting engineer (Mr. J . S…

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Fishermen’s Bend General Motors Holden’s New Plant Officially Opened

The Bega District News · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 4

The big new plant of General Motors Holden’s Ltd. at Fishermen’s Bend, Yarra River, Melbourne, was officially opened on Thursday,…

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Railway Excursions. for Christmas and New Yeah Holidays

The Bega District News · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 3

Word has been received from the Department of Railways regarding the wide series of excursions arranged in connection with the Christmas and…

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Railway Excursions for Christmas and New Year Holidays

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 1

Word has been received from the Department of Railways regarding the wide series of excursions arranged in connection with the…

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Beat the Train

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 4

An American railway engineer, when driving his motor car over a level crossing, found himself in the path of an oncoming…

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Tourist Roads and Town Baths

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 7

At Nowra Council meeting on Monday night, Mr. D. W. Harrison, publicity officer, addressing the meeting, said he had been to Sydney and…

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Nowra Bridge Footway. Berry Council Repudiates Obligation

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 10

At the Berry Council meeting, on Wednesday, a letter was read from Nowra Council, asking if it would contribute its quota towards the…

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Railway Excursions

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 2

The Railway Department advises that a wide series of excursions have been arranged in connection with the Christmas and New Year holidays…

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Unanderra-moss Vale Railway

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 5

Commencing on Saturday, December 5, additional services will be run between Wollongong and Moss Vale, as follows: -- Saturdays: 5.25 p.m…

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Federal Aid Roads Bill

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1936 · page 3

Mr. Perkins (Eden-Monaro) It is unquestionable that when the Federal Aid Roads Act was passed in 1926 was intended to be not a taxation…

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New Road Maps

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1936 · page 3

Royal Automobile Club members are reminded that revised road maps of all routes mentioned below will be available gratis. These routes have…

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Railway Excursions for Christmas and New Year Holidays

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1936 · page 1

Word has been received from the Department of Railways regarding the wide series of excursions arranged in connection with the Christmas and…

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Main Roads Dept. Policy

The Bega District News · Thursday 3 December 1936 · page 2

The Secretary Department of Main Roads Department writes Mr Bate, M.L.A.:— “With reference to the resolution…

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Motor Notes. Cool Cushions

The Bega District News · Thursday 3 December 1936 · page 6

Five months of summer ahead December, January, February, March and April. This means five months of good old sunny Australian…

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Motor Notes. New Parts Company in Australia

The Bega District News · Thursday 10 December 1936 · page 6

A very important development has taken place in the parts and accessory side of the automotive industry in Australia with the formation of…

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Country Railway Cruises

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 December 1936 · page 2

The expressive phrase "railway cruises" has been adopted for special use in association with tourist trains to be put into activity during the…

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Drought Affects Roads

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1936 · page 4

The drought has had a serious affect on many lengths of gravel road in the country, according to the N.R.M.A. Due to the absence of…

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Loss on Train--guarantors Embarrassed

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 1

Guarantors for the special train which ran from Sydney to Mittagong on Sunday arc reported to be in a very embarassing position as a result…

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Railway Matters. Communications Received by the Chamber of Commerce

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 5

Mr. J. O. D. Stewart, President of the Shoalhaven District Chamber of Commerce, is in receipt of the appended from the Railway Department:…

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Nowra Railway Returns

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1936 · page 1

The undermentioned are particulars of station business during October and November, 1936:—October.—No. of passengers tickets…

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