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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

159 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 5 of 8

Railway Works. Schemes on the Southern Line

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1916 · page 2

The Deputy-Chief Commissioner (Mr. James Fraser), accompanied by the Assistant Commissioner (Mr. E, Milne), and the principal heads of the…

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Railway Works. Schemes on the Southern Line

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 2

The deputy-Cheif Commissioner (Mr. James Fraser) accompanied by the assistant-Commissioner (Mr. F. Milne), and the Principal heads of…

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The Tramp's Paradise

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 1

Assuredly the tramp in Italy is a man to be envied! Save for a coat to his back and shoes to his feet there are few thing which he need…

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Motor-boat Submarine Desroyers for U.s. Navy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 4

Plans for two types of motor; boat submarine destroyers, designed to have a speed of sit least 11 miles an hour, have been submitted to the U.S. Navy Department. Models…

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The Wilde's Meadow Road. (To the Editor of the [?])

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 2

Sir.—Your correspondent "A Ratepayer," does good service in drawing attention to the disgraceful state this road has been allowed…

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Jervis Day Railway Suggestion for Line From Goulburn

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 6

Mr. Lanch member for Werriwa is interesting himself in a proposal that the suggested line to [?] the couthern line Jervis Bay should…

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The Wilde's Meadow Road

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 2

Mr. H.H. Cripps Clark, "Tarracoonee," writes:— "Your correspondent, "A Ratepayer," does good service in drawing…

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Moss Vale Railway Station

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 2

At the last meeting of Moss Vale Municipal Council Aid. Scroggie moved "That the attention of the Railway Commissioners be drawn to…

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Building an Aeroplane Fleet

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 2

A very big item in the naval and military expenditure of the country in the near future will be the cost of building and maintaining'…

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The Connecting Railway

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 2

Mr. Vincent Carroll writing from Robertson in Saturday's "Dally Telegraph" says;— "Referring to Mr. Fuller's reply…

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Management of the Railways

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 July 1916 · page 4

The new Railway Bill will be among the first batch of measures to be introduced into the Legislative Assembly. Until it is dealt…

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Produce Trade. "John Bridge" Leads

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1916 · page 2

According to the official figures for the past six months ending 30th June last, no less than 277,889 hides were catalogued at the Sydney…

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Railway Service. New Scheme in Operation

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 July 1916 · page 4

A new scheme aiming of increased efficiency in the railway service came into operation on July 1. It relates to penalties for dereliction of duty…

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Slow Railway Workers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 July 1916 · page 4

Mr. James Fraser, the Deputy Chief Commissioner, made the following statement to a representative of the "Sydney Morning Herald" on…

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Canberra Jervis Bay Railway

Robertson Advocate · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 2

A conference of 60 delegates from interested shires and municipalities and members of the Federal and State Parliaments, held at [?] on Wednesday, urged the construction…

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Railway to Jervis Bay

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 4

A municipal conference at Yass urged the construction of a railway to link up the Federal Capital with Yass and Jervis Bay. It was held that…

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Tragedy at the Goulburn Railway Yards. Two Men Succumb to Coal Fumes. Two Others Affected

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 4

A sad accident in which two men, Mr. Joseph Miller, a boiler-maker, about 50 years of age, and Mr. Stanley Malmborg, his assistant,…

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The Overhead Bridge

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 2

At Friday night's meeting of the Bowral Municipal Council Ald. Dorrington, in pursuance of notice, moved "That this council withdraws all…

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Access Road Wanted

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 2

Mr. A. Butler, of Bowman's Hill Barrallier had a letter before the meeting of the Nattai Shire Council on Saturday again bringing before the council his request for a road for…

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Robertson to Fort Kembia. Railway Impracticable

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 2

A letter from the Under-Secretary of the Public Works Department, forwarded by the Ho. G. W. Fuller, and placed before the last meeting of the Bowral Municipal Council…

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