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Railways, roads & transport, 1942

70 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 4

Motorists Warned Night Driving

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 1

All motorists and cyclists are warned that if they intend using their vehicles at night from now on the regulations must be…

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Road Repairs Needed

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 5

Cambewarra Shire Council has instituted a scheme of self-help in regard to road repairs that apparently suits the ratepayers, for invariably…

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Dangerous. People and on Roads at Night. Drastic Action to Be Taken by Bega Council Against Stock

The Bega District News · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 2

In Bega Council [?]ld. Underhill drew attention to the ganger of persons walking on the roads at night and also to stockion the roads…

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Local and General Gerringong Railway Station

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 2

The residents if Gerringong will learn with pleasure of the decision of the Railway Department to proceed immediately with the erection…

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Killed by Express Train Mr. F. E. Hetherington.—a Native of Berry

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 4

The Temora “Independent” says: The relatives, together with many friends and acquaintances of Mr. Francis Ernest Hetherington, of…

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Motor Car Goes Up Inflames Mr. Crump’s Bad Luck

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 1

Mr. A. E. Cromp, of Woodhill. had a stroke of bad luck on Sunday afternoon last, when his Vaux-hall motor car was almost, if not…

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Bangalee Bridge

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 2

At the Cambewarra Shire Council meeting, on Wednesday, the matter of Bangalee bridge again came up for discussion…

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Roads Not Dedicated Early Omission to Be Rectified

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 5

At last meeting of the Berry Council, the Town Clerk (Mr. D. C. Tilghman) reported that it had been discovered that a number of roads…

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Official Opening Dust-Proof Road Bermagui South

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 2

In this issue the Bermagui South Progress Assn. advertise the official opening of the excellent dust proof road at Bermagui…

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Reduction In Motor Taxation

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 3

An overall reduction of 20 per cent, on motorists' registration and other fees was announced in a bill introduced in the…

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Serious Train Curtailments

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 8

Our business columns contain a definite warning from the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, that on and from Sunday, May 3rd, there…

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Serious Train Curtailments

The Bega District News · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 2
Also in The South Coast Register

Our business columns contain a definite warning from the Commissioner for Railways, Mr T. J. Hartigan, that on and from Sunday, May [?] there…

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Curtailed Train Services

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 3

Residents of the distrirt and travellers from further south will not be affected by the curtailed train services recently introduced by the…

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The School Column Careers for Boys Motor Mechanic

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 5

This is a machine age, and the age for machinists. There can be no turning back the wheel of mechanical progress, whatever retrogressions…

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Motor Fatality at Jasper’s Brush

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 4

On Saturday night last a party of six youths from Berry, driven by Gordon McIntyre in a single seater car, attended a dance at the School of…

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Rabbit Skins by Goods Train

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 2

The traffic in rabbit skins has developed to such an extent during recent months that the Department of Railways is unable to provide any…

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Big way at Bermagui Opening of Dustless Road

The Bega District News · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 2

One of the most representative gatherings we have known on the South Coat assembled at South Bermagui on Saturday last, at the…

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Huskisson Roads and Lights

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 13 May 1942 · page 4

At Clyde Shire Council meeting, on Friday last, Cr. F. W. O’Brien, one of Huskisson’s representative, introduced a number of matters affecting…

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Removal of Road Signs

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 13 May 1942 · page 10

At the Clyde Shire Council meeting, on Friday, a letter was to hand from the Local Government Department, soliciting Council’s co-operation in…

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