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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

243 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 13

Electric Power. Vast Scheme. £12,000,000 to Be Spent. Country Network and Railways

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 1

The State Cabinet decided on Thursday last week to take preliminary steps to launch a scheme of electricity development, which will…

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Abolition of Toll on George's River Bridge

The Nowra Leader · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 1

A deputation will approach the Sutherland Shire Council on 3rd February, with the object of abolishing the toll on the George's River Bridge…

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Shepherding Cattle on the Roads

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 4

In Mumbulla Council Cr Kennelly wanted to know if steps could be taken to prevent the shepherding of cattle on the roads about North…

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Motor Notes. Better Brakes

The Bega District News · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 1

The brake drums of the 1937 Vauxhall 14 are of chromium east iron of increased diameter, and incorporate a heavy cant rib. The brake shoes are…

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The Railway Yard Council to Do the Work

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 3

The Berry Council decided at Wednesday’s meeting to carry out the work at the railway station, over which there has been such a lot of…

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Railway Excursions

The Nowra Leader · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

Word has been rece[?] from the Department of Railways that, about the end of February, excursion trains will be run from and to the country…

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Motor Crashes. Man Killed at Gerringong

The Nowra Leader · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 4

When a car left the road near "Aornngi," Gerringong, early on Sunday morning, one man was killed and three other persons seriously injured…

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Springbank Road

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 3

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. A. F. Hodgkinson and Davis, waited upon South Shoalhaven Council on Thursday afternoon, and asked that…

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Back to Wyong Jubilee Week Marking the 50th Anniversary of Railway to Wyong

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 3

A11 former residents of wyong and Tuggerah Lakes district, all friends of tridents, and all people who would like, to see this delectable area under…

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Motor Notes. Oldest American Car Factory

The Bega District News · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 4

The first factory in the United States to make motor cars the Oldsmobile factory, has now been in continuous operation for 40 years…

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Man Knocked Down. Hit-run Motorist in Bega

The Bega District News · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 2

On Saturday night, about 8 o’clock, as Mr Harold Henry Woods was on his way to the pictures, he was knocked, down by a car at the Courthouse…

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The New All Metal Bedford Motor Bus

The Bega District News · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 4

Designed specifically to meet Australian requirements, the new Bedford 2[?] passenger motor bus, developed by General Motors-Holden’s Ltd., has…

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The Nunnick Road. Is This the Last About It!

The Bega District News · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 1

At Mumbulla Shire the following letter was read from Mr D. Finn, of Bemboka:— “Soon after the permissive track,…

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Women Motorists Taip. Incidents in a Journey to Darwin

The Bega District News · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 6

That the amenities of cavitations have not dulled the spirit of adventure in women folk is proved from time to time by exploits that would…

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Springbank Road

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 9

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. A. F. Hodgkinson and Davis, waited upon South Shoallhaven Council on Thursday afternoon, and asked that…

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Showground Improvements. Wharf Repairs. Kerbing & Guttering. Pyree and Terara Roads

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 3

A special meeting of Nowra Council was held on Monday night. Present: Aldermen Leatheam (Chairman), Hewlett, Watts, Aldous, West and…

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Can We Keep to the Middle of the Road ?

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 7

Speaking on the subject, "The Middle of the Road," Mr. W. Macmahon Ball, senior lecturer in political philosophy at Melbourne…

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Railway Excursions

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 7

Following closely upon the extensive series of excursions run during December and January, word, has been received from the…

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Street Lighting and the Motorist

The Bega District News · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 6

Anyone who takes the trouble to compare street lighting methods throughout this country will be amazed at the variety of systems employed and…

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Motor Accidents

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 4

The N.S.W. Transport Commission is contemplating more strict motor regulations, including a 30 miles per hour speed limit in the city and…

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