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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

349 stories in South Coast's papers · page 8 of 18

Police Court. Tuesday, May 30. (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Breaches of the Motor Act

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 8

J. P. Barrott was the first to fate His Worship to a charge of passing in his motor car another motor vehicle over prohibited territory, to wit,…

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Train Alterations

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 11

We are advised by the Railway Department that a number of alterations in the South Coast service will come into operation commencing on…

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Winter Dangers Road Accident Causes (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 7

Serious road accidents, many of them fatal, have been reported from almost all parts of the State in the last few weeks, and the principal…

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New Milk Train From Nowra to Darling Harbor

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 3

Advice has been received from the Secretary for Railways (Mr. W. H. Newman) that. commencing on Tuesday, June 13th, a fast milk train,…

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Winter Dangers Road Accident Causes (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 3

Serious road accidents, many of them fatal, have been reported from almost all parts of the State in the last few weeks, and the principal…

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New Milk Train From Nowra to Darling Harbour

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 3

The following news par. regarding the new Milk Train timetable, which comes into operation on Tuesday, June 13, has been issued by the…

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Motor Notes

The Bega District News · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 1

With world-wide military preparstions being rushed ahead at a colossal cost, the work of furnishing one of the most vital essentials to…

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New Milk Train. From Nowra to Darling Harbour

The Nowra Leader · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 10

Advice has been received from the Secretary for Railways (Mr. W. N. Newman) that, commencing on Tuesday, June 13, a fast milk train,…

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A Worning. Road Safety at Week-end. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Bega District News · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 4

Whenever there is a public holiday on a Monday the road accidents for that week-end in New South Wales usually Increase in an…

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Stock Routes. Old Coach and Waggon Road on Tantawanglo Favored

The Bega District News · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 2

At the P. P. Board meeting in Bega last week Inspector Litchfield stated that, in company with Mr Abbot-smith, staff surveyor, he had…

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Yarramunmun Bridge

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 14 June 1939 · page 13

The bridge at Yalwal which was destroyed in the bush fires that destroyed that settlement some time ago will be re-built—if Clyde Shire…

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Gains Five Hours Express Milk Train

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 June 1939 · page 2

The first express milk train began running on Tuesday last. The new arrangement has been inaugurated as a means of delivering milk from…

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Swamp Road Council’s Overseer Insulted?

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 June 1939 · page 6

The construction of the Swamp Road has been, a matter for discussion at Berry Council meetings for some years, and notwithstanding the…

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Yalwal Bridge

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 8

On Friday last, at Clyde Shire Council meeting, Mr. J. Gowans (Engineer) reported that he and Cr. Moffitt and Cr. Collingwood had…

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Suckow’s Road

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 2

The difficulty over what is known as Suckow's road, at Cambewarra, has at last been overcome, in a manner that should be satisfactory to all…

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Ratepayers’ Requests Roads to Be Repaired

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 2

At the Cambewarra Shire Council meeting, on Wednesday last, two ratepayers waited in person on the councillors, with requests for repairs to…

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Swamp Road Council’s Overseer Insulted

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 6

The construction of the Swamp Road has been a matter for discussion at Berry Council meetings for some years, and notwithstanding the fact…

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Open Column Tourist Trade and Good Roads (To the Editor)

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 6

Sir,—You probably will not print this, but it’s something seen from the view of a visitor, and really may be of interest to Nowra residents…

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Railroad Crossings Duties of Motorists

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 2

Railway crossings on main roads form one of the major hazards to the safety of traffic. During the last four years the total number of accidents…

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Rail-road Crossings Duties of Motorists(Issued by the Road Safety Council or New South Wales)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 1

Railway crossings on main roads form one of the major hazard to the safety of traffic. During the last four years the total number of…

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