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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

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Progressive Buxton. Railway and Water Schemes

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

The Progress Association, Boxton, recently met Mr. G. W. Faller, M.L.A., at the Picton Lakes station. Mr. Fuller was much interested in the…

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Railway Smash

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 4

At the Clyde marshalling yards on Saturday morning a smash up of goods rolling stock took place, two trains coming into collision…

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Railway to the Coast

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

At a large meeting of delegates from the various centres on tba tableland and South Coast held at Wollongong on Wednesday, it was decided to form…

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Wool Travelling Discontinued John Bridge & Company Limited. Avoiding Useless Expenditure

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

There appears to-day an important announcement by John Bridge and Co, Ltd., who have foreseen that the ever increasing taxation, and cost of labor and material, wil…

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Wool Travelling Discontinued John Bridge a Company Limited. Avoiding Useless Expenditure

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

There appears to-day an important announcement by John Bridge and Co., Ltd., who have foreseen that the ever-increasing taxation, and coat of labor and material, will…

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Sheep and Lamb Sales. "John Bridge" Record. Average of 19s 9[?]

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 3

John Bridge and Co. state that there has Lately have decided actively in the market for store sheep, the recent one rains probably being reason. The firm, during the pass…

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Robbers a Robber. a Page From a Tramp's Dairy

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 4

"Good [?] for working Men and Travellers Ltd., was the legal painted on the fanlight of a house near c[?]ston House Street Cardiff,…

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Robbing a Robber. a Page From a Tramp's Diary

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 4

"Good Beds for Working Men and Travellers 4d.," was the legend painted on the fanlight of a house near Custom House Street, Cardiff,…

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Railway Matters

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 3
Also in Robertson Advocate

At last Thursday's meeting of the Bowral Council, several matters at the local railway station and yards received censure from various aldermen…

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Motoring Elopements

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4
Also in Robertson Advocate

One often hears nowadays of fair ladies cloping with their motormen, writes Lord Montagu of Beaulien in the "Car," and the commonest…

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Railway Duplication. Over Two Million Pounds

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

It is stated that within the next few weeks 8000 navvies will be employed on the gross railway deviation works between Picton and Bowral. By the end of March the Goulburn…

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The Lady Motor Driver

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 3

"The tactful girl will noon realise that an endless stock of good humour and a smiling face will do influitely more than the affection of maseculine clothes and manners. To…

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Railway Building. Men on Southern Line

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr. Pat Kennar, district secretary of the Mittagong Picton branch of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association of New South Wales,…

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Railway Building

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 2

Mr. Pat Kennar, district secretary of the Mittagong-Pieton branch of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association of New South…

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