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Railways, roads & transport, 1949

122 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 7

More Money for Imlay Roads Petrol Tax Programme Compiled

The Bega District News · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 1

The petrol tax hand-out is coming up again for the local government bodies who strive so hard against rising costs to maintain shire roads…

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Shire Prepared to Rebuild Road Will Apply for Signs Too

The Bega District News · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 2

Mum bulla Shire Council has agreed to do all in its power to seek funds from official sources to be used on making the old Public Works…

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Painful Bumps for Patients Bone Shaking Hospital Road

The Bega District News · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 1

The road Into the Bega District Hospital is so poorly constructed that great difficulty’ is experienced in maintaining it in a satisfactory…

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Shire Roads Grant From Government

The South Coast Register · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 6

Mr. J. G. Beale, MLA for the South Coast, forwarded to us the following letter from the Minister for Local…

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Berry Streets and Roads Engineer’s Report

The South Coast Register · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 6

The first sixteen subjects reported upon by the shire engineer, Mr. Dee, at the last meeting of the shire council,…

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President Pleased Shire Now Getting Busy on Roads

The South Coast Register · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 6

President H. O. Cox, speaking at the meeting of the Shoalhaven Shire Council last week, stated that he was rather pleased…

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Railwaymen’s Holiday Resort at Sussex Inlet

The South Coast Register · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 2

The hon. J. A. Ferguson, MLC, secretary of the Railwaymen’s Union, was welcomed by the President, Cr. Cox, at the Shoalhaven…

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At Least Nine Years Before Electrification of South Coast Train Service

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 1

The Minister for Transport Mr. M. O’Sullivan, writing to the Member for the South Coast, Mr. J. G. Beale, expressed the…

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Scheme To Bridge Bega River Shire Council To Make Survey

The Bega District News · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 1

Following a meeting of the Mumbulia Shire Council with a deputation of councillors and executive officers of the Shire Council on Tuesday afternoon last, a. survey will be made of the Bega River at its mouth with & view to the…

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Imlay Ag-uses to River Bridge S

The Bega District News · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 1

Imlay Shire Council has agreed to support the budding of a bridge to replace the present ferry service which now operates at the mouth ?…

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Lucky Escape Motorists Suspended Over 30Ft. Drop

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 2

After having enjoyed a holiday fishing excursion at Jervis Bay, a city man and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Angus McMaster…

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Aerodrome Sites Surveyed Final Decision Yet to Be Made

The Bega District News · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 1

Mr. Drackeford, the Minister for Air, has informed Mi; Allan Fraser M.H.R., Member for Eden-Monaro, that the surveys of possible sites in…

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Fell From Motor Cycle Man Injured on Wolumla Roar

The Bega District News · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 2

At midnight cm Saturday the ambulance was called to an accident on the Wolumla road near the aerodrome…

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Private Roads Conversion to Public Rds

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 1

From time to time the shire council has before it applications to have work carried out on private or reserve roads, and…

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Railways Chief Makes Decision Road-rail Concessions Withdrawn

The Bega District News · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 1

The special freight fate for the South Coast co-ordinated road-rail transport services operated by Messrs Hayes & Kydd ceases to operate from today. Information to this effect was…

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Old Road Might Be Used Ministerinvestigating

The Bega District News · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 1

Mr. J. J. Cahill, Minister for Public Works and Local Government, is looking into the suggestion that a strip of old Public Works…

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Road-rail Freight System Unsettled Concessions Lost to Far South Coast

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 2

Since the curtailment of the roadrail contract that previously existed between Messrs. Hayes and Kydd and the Department of Railways no…

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Neater Imlay Parks New Motor Scythe Delivered

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 2

The neatness of Imlay Shire parks is likely to improve now that the new motor scythe described by the engineer (Mr. Taylor) as a…

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South Coast Train Service Minister Rather Sarcastic on Suggested Deputation

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 1

In a letter to Mr, J. G. Beale, MLA, the Minister for Transport, Mr. M. O’Sullivan, is rather sarcastic concerning the…

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Poultry Feed Railway Transport

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 4

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Jeff Bate asked the Minister for Transport whether it is a fact that there has…

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