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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

243 stories in South Coast's papers · page 6 of 13

The Foot Bridge. to Be Attached to Nowra Bridge

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 3

R. L. Campbell, Clerk, submitted the appended report, which was adopted, at Cambewarra Shire Council meeting on Tuesday:…

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The Toll of the Road

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 2

In New South Wales in 1936, 550 persons were killed in motor vehicle accidents and 6,894 persons were injured…

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Nowra Motors Pty. Ltd. Opening New Showrooms

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 3

Nowra Motors Pty. Ltd. are opening their new show rooms in Kinghorn Street, opposite their existing building, on Monday next, a…

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A Progressive Firm Opening of Nowra Motors New Showrooms

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 1

From a small beginning, Nowra Motors has steadily advanced until it is to-day one of the largest employers of labor in the district. About two…

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Motor Notes

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 June 1937 · page 6

London bow has 800 Specially rained police instructors out on the roads to warn transgressors of traffic laws and, according to latent…

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Nowra Motors Pty. Ltd. Official Opening of New Additional Showrooms and Petrol Station Further Progress for Nowra Large Attendance at Interesting Ceremony

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 June 1937 · page 1

In spite of the incessant rain there was a large representative attendance at the official opening of the new additional showrooms and petrol station for Nowra Motors Pty. Ltd., at Nowra, on…

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March of Progress--nowra Motors. the Mayor (Dr. Ryan) Strikes Triumphant Note in Regard to the Town of Nowra When Making Comparison. Celebration in Connection with the Erection of the New Works

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 June 1937 · page 4

Saturday night last was chosen by the management of Nowra Motors Pty., Ltd., to celebrate the opening of the newly-erected premises of that…

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Wet Weather Problems for Motorists

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1937 · page 3

The recent spell weather caused a large number of motorists considerable inconvenience and delay through wet ignition, and…

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No Road. Tantawanglo Appeal

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 July 1937 · page 2

Tantawanglo Progress Association again wrote to Mumbulla Shire to make a road for Mr Targett. who had to go through Mr E. H…

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No Apple Trees on the Roads

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 July 1937 · page 2

Mr R. Comden, of North Bega, applied to Mumbulla Council for permission to enclose part of road at North Bega for the planting of apple…

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New Wharf Bridge ? Council to Consider Question

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 July 1937 · page 4

It wast decided at the meeting of the Berry Municipal Council to have plans and specifications drawn up immediately with the view of having…

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Bridge at Tantawanglo S There a Nigger in the Woodpile? Cr. Rogers’ Fears

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 July 1937 · page 2

At Mumbulla Shire meeting on Monday the matter of a bridge over the Tantawanglo River at Went’ s crossing came up . The President,…

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Tanja-ferry Road. £1500 to be Spent. Difference of Opinion in Mumbulla Council

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 July 1937 · page 6

At Mumbulla Shire Council on Monday lost, it was resolved, on the casting vote of the President, Cr Rily, to accept the offer of the…

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Motor Notes. Bedford Builds a Diesel

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

Once again Bedford makes truck history, bringing the Diesel truck to Australia as a practical proposition for operators of medium capacity…

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Bega-cathcart Road

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 4

In the matter of the Bega-Candelo-Cathcart main road, Mr. Donaldson, divisional engineer, writes in reply to the Candelo…

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Wodrl's Greatest Motor Cycle Race. Frith's "Senior" T.t. Epic Ride

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 2

The decision last week of the world's greatest international motor cycle road contest for the classic British "Senior" Tourist Trophy race…

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Don't Think Pooley Bridge Has a Soft Snap in National Triumphs of Trainees and Jockeys at Randwick

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1937 · page 4

Some Melbourne critics adopt a curious attitude over the recent delinquencies of the Grand National favorite, Pooley Bridge. One paper says…

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First Prosecution. for Travelling on Wrong Train

The Nowra Leader · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 5

At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday last week, before Mr. Hardwick, S.M., the Railway Commissioners proceeded against C. J. Devitt for…

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Stolen Motor Cycles

The Nowra Leader · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 4

The story of how two men operating in Wollongong, stole seven motor cycles, rode them to a remote suburb in Sydney, dismantled them and…

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Marooned at Nerriga. Men, Motors, Sheep and Cattle Held Up Four Days and Nights. at Bulee River. (To the Editor of the "Nowra Leader.")

The Nowra Leader · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 4

Dear Sir,--Will you kindly afford me a little space in your widely circulated paper to relate my experience, together with that of a number of…

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