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Railways, roads & transport, 1942

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Rabbit Skins Must Be Sent by Goods Train

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 13 May 1942 · page 6

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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Rabbit Skins Must be Sent by Goods Train

The Bega District News · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 5

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

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bridge over Brockton Mill Creek to Stand Till After War

The South Coast Register · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 2

Mr R. H. Peak. M.L.A. for the South Coast, who has intersted himself in the [?] posed election —and over-long delayed, should we…

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Warne's Bridge

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 3

Prior to the official opening of the Dustless road at Bermagui on daturday 2nd May, Councillors and Engineer Minns…

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Reduction Train Services Curtailment Unavoidable

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 2

In the House of Representatives this week the Hon. J. A. Perkins asked: "Is the Prime Minister aware that the…

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Rabbit Skins Must be sent by Goods Train

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 4

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

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Road Transport Re-organisation for Economic Handling of Transport Facilities in Country Towns

The Bega District News · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

A communication from the Director OF Emergency Road Transport was before the last meeting of Bega Council The matter is likely to have a serious…

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Motor and Truck Collide

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 2

What could easily have been a more serious accident occurred on the Prince’s Highway, near Austral Park, on Tuesday evening when a…

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Hospital Road

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 2

Residents of the town and district —especially those whose business takes them over it—will be glad to learn that the Department of…

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Motor Tyres Purchase Rules

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 2

The Federal Supply Department has announced that regulations had been gazetted to govern the manner in which…

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Daring Boy Sets New Record Jn Train Travel

The Bega District News · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 4

An Assyrian boy recently was the central figure in one of the most remarkable train journeys ever known. He travelled in a van loaded with…

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Railway Man Injured

The South Coast Register · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 2

Mr. Jack Barron, the well-known railway employee of Jasper’s Brush, met with an unusual accident on Friday last, from which he…

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£5 Per Year Rent for Mountain Road Country Council Considers not Worth a Farthing per acre

The Bega District News · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 2

Mr Robbie solicitor in Bega Valley Country Council reported to last meeting that the Land Board [?] the annual rent of special [?] 14 acres…

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Motor Car Accident

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 3

Two motor cars came into collision at Nowra on Thursday afternoon last—one driven by Mr. N. Spence, of Far Meadow, and the other by…

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Many Women on Railway Work Still More Required

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 5

Recently the Department of Railways put on 20 women as booking clerks. These are performing their duties satisfactorily at city and…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms Record Business for Past Year

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 3

The railway refreshment rooms broke all records during the year ended 30th June, 1942. Their turnover exceeded £1,000,000, a figure never…

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Local and General Train Derailment

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 2

The mail train was two hours late arriving at Berry on Wednesday morning. We understand the cause of the delay was the derailment of…

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Fatal Accident at the Aerodrome

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 19 August 1942 · page 2

On Tuesday morning of last week, shortly after starting work, Arthur Amatto and Ernest Charles Wells were felling a tree on the aerodrome, while…

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Warning to Motorists New National Security Regulation

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 19 August 1942 · page 9

We have been asked by the local police to advise that, under the National Security (Regulations, it is now necessary for all motor vehicle owners…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms Record Business for Past Year

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 September 1942 · page 4

The Railway Refreshment Rooms broke all records during the year ended June 30, 1942. Their turnover exceeded £1,000,000, a figure…

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