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South Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

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Restricted Train Service Mr. Hartigan’s Explanation

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 4

In a statement issued to “The South Coast Register” this week, the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Harrigan, said that for many…

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Cyclists’ Pranks Cause Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 3

When it was report[?]. last week that a school boy rode his bicycle along a track on the edge of a 300 it, cliff in Sydney and fell to his…

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Faulty Brakes & Lights (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2

Motor vehicles are getting older, and the likelihood of replacement, except in special cases, is not to be expected until the war has ended. In consequence,…

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Bridge Road Triangle

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 2 August 1944 · page 8

There was a lot of discussion at the last Nowra Council meeting in regard to the triangular park at the intersection of Bridge Road…

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Post-war Quiz for Motorists

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 4

Realisation that the end of hostilities In Europe is in sight [?]pels attention to the post war period. What will it be like? That…

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Serious Motor Accident

The Bega District News · Monday 14 August 1944 · page 2

While Cobargo footballers were going home from Bega about 7 o’clock last evening, the car in which they were travelling, driven by Mr Sylvie…

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Further Cut in Train Service From Sunday Next

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 2

Commencing from Sunday next a further will be made in the South Coast train service. The train known as the 9.12…

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Omega Railway Platf’rm Improvements Requested Turned Down

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 4

Mr. Jack G. Beale, M.L.A., State Member for South Coast, recently made representation’s to the Minister for Transport on…

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Reduced Railway Fares

The South Coast Register · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 3

Following the announcement made to the Press by the Premier of N.S.W that reduced fares would be charged for short distance…

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Cattle Crossing Roads

The Bega District News · Monday 4 September 1944 · page 2

The local Stock Board and the P.P.U. have been concerned for some time on the match of dairy cattle crossing roads from the milking yards…

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More Child Victims to Road Accidents

The South Coast Register · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 1

Although there was a substantial reduction in the number of persons killed and injured in road accidents last year, the figures for…

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Nowra Railway Station Destroyed by Fire

The South Coast Register · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 3

The [?] (Nowra) railway station was [?] by fire this morning. It is thought the flames first…

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The Sheepskin Bridge

The Bega District News · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 2

(The bridge over the river at the spot known as “Sheep-skin,” down at Burragate, has been a pain in the neck to Imlay Shie Council for a long time,…

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Same Sad Story (IIssued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Bega District News · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 1

The reports on road accidents to children in New South Wales during the last few months contain few fresh features. It is the old sad story of a…

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Motor Cars Collide Charge of Failing to Keep to Left Dismissed

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 11 October 1944 · page 6

Henry L. Kennedy pleaded not guilty to a charge of not keeping to the left, at the Albion Park Police Court on Wednesday of last…

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Deputation to Railway Commissioner for an Up-to-date Railway Station at Bomaderry

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 25 October 1944 · page 1

Mr. Jack Beale, member for the South Coast, notified Mr. Ray Young, President of Nowra Chamber of Commerce, that Railway…

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Successful Deputation to Railway Commissioner for an Up-to-date Railway Station at BOMADERRY(Contributed)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 October 1944 · page 1

Mr. Jack Beale, Member for the South Coast, notified Mr. Ray Young, president of the Nowra Chamber of Commerce, that the…

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Railway Restrictions

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 October 1944 · page 4

The following statement has been prepared by the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, in answer to many [?] criticisms…

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No Bus for Berry Students Train Service Considered Adequate

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 3

Our State member, Mr. Jack Beale. M.L.A., recently approached the Minister for Transport re the provision of an omnibus service for…

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Day Old Chickens. Conveyance by Railway

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has seen reports in the Press and elsewhere about mortality in…

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