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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

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Double Royalty for Road Timber. President's Minute

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 18 August 1943 · page 9

At the Clyde Shire Council meeting, last Friday, the President (Cr. R. L. Dowling) submitted a minute dealing with the alleged removal…

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Pioneer Motor Service 13 Years Old Fine New Car on Nowra-bega Run

The Bega District News · Monday 23 August 1943 · page 2

Mr. Sari Haigh, proprietor of the Pioneer Motor service, has just added to his fleet a fine new Mercury car with seating capacity for 27, and it…

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Tragic Accident Great War Worker — Run Down by Train at Kiama

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 3

A tragic fatal accident occurred at Kiama on Tuesday last, as a result of which Mrs. Clara Hawkins, of Minnamurra, was killed…

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Motorists’ Priority

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 1 September 1943 · page 4

The N.R.M.A, declares that many motorists whose status in the war effort has increased considerably since the issue of their latest…

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Country Motorists’ Priority

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 8

Evidence is piling up at the N.R.M.A. office that quite a percentage of men on the land have been wrongly classified in regard…

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The Milk Board Motor Vehicle Accessories Efforts' to Assist Dairy Farmers

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 4

Mr. J. McKeaclne, the producers’ representative on the Milk Board supplies us with the following account of efforts to assist dairy…

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Popular Railway Official

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 29 September 1943 · page 8

Mr. M. Mulheron, who had been [?]lling a position as assistant in the railway goods office at Bomaderry over the past sixteen months, was…

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Mr. McKeachie's Efforts to Help the Primary Producer Motor Vehicle Accessories

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 29 September 1943 · page 7

Mr. McKeachie, the producers' representative on the Milk Board, has forwarded us the-following correspondence for publication:—…

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Railways Huge Profits Why Freights and Fares Should Be Reduced

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 6 October 1943 · page 3

Following his recent claim that the big profits now being made by the railways should be used to reduce freights and fares, the leader…

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Hit-run Motorist Causes Accident to Pedestrians

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 2

When Mrs. A. G. Edwards, of Berry, arrived in Sydney on Sunday morning for the purpose of meeting her Air Force brother,…

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Will we get it? Motor Tax reduction sought

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. has arranged an interview with the Minister for Transport (Mr O'Sullivan) to put before him reasons why a further…

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Train Driver Saves Airmen and Plane V.A.O.C. CO-OPERATES

The South Coast Register · Thursday 21 October 1943 · page 1

How the enginer-driver of a train in Western Australia co-operated with the Voluteeer Air Observers Corps in assisting two airmen when…

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Railways’ Record Year Commissioner’s Annual Report

The South Coast Register · Thursday 21 October 1943 · page 4

The annual report of the Commissioner for Railways Mr. T. J. Harrigan, just presented to Parliament, discloses the best year’s operations…

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Opening of Cobargo Bridge. the Procession

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 1

At about 11 o'clock the procession began to form, when about 150 school children fell into the ranks, and about 70 Good…

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Gow’s Bridge

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 10 November 1943 · page 3

South Shoalhaven aldermen, at their meeting on Thursday last, spent considerable time in discussing in detail the replacement of…

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Well Deserved Former Berry Resident’s Lengthy Service Recognised by the Railway Department

The South Coast Register · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 2

Mr. Robert Nelson, of Concord, who many years ago was a well-known fettler on the Berry railway length, has received tangible…

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Girl Trampled to Death

The South Coast Register · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 2

Mark Cahan. 8, was trampled to death by a horse near her home at Maroubra last week The child, who was carrying art umbrella, walked off…

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Train Service New Time-table

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 December 1943 · page 4

Owing to the cut, on account of the coal shortage, in the service, the Railway Department announces a number of alterations in the train…

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Post War Schemes Commissioner for Main Roads at Bega

The Bega District News · Monday 13 December 1943 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon last Mr Craig, Commissioner for Main -Roads and - Mr Irvine -Divisional Engineer, met Bega Council to discuss post-war schemes…

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Damaged Bitumised Road

The South Coast Register · Thursday 16 December 1943 · page 1

Aid. Grimes reported to the council meeting on Monday night that a heavy tractor—it must have been 15tons, he said—had been (that…

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