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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

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Land and Water Motor Car. Lakes Don't Trouble It

Robertson Advocate · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 4

A curious vehicle that travels both on land and water has been brought into service on the coast of Oregon, for carrying passengers between…

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Train Collision. MELBOURNE

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

A train, In which were about 400 passengers, from Sydney to Seymour, at 4.40 o'clock this morning ran into portion of a goods train which was…

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War Service Committee. a Recruiting Train

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 2

At the meeting of the War Service Committee on Thursday night the chairman, who is a member of the Federal Electorate Recruiting…

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North Coast Railway

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

The Acting Premier recently brought under the notice of the Public Works Department the resolution passed by the conference of the Chambers of…

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North Coast Railway

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

The Acting Premier recently brought under the notice of the Public Works Department the resolution passed by the conference of the Chambers of…

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The Joadja Road

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

At Saturday's meeting of the Nattal Shire' Council a letter Was rewind from Mr. M. B. M'Keown, Joadja, complaining of the many bad places on the Joadja road which had been…

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Motor Car Accident. a Narrow Escape

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 2

A rather sensational motor car accident occurred on the Bungonia road on Sunday evening, and might easily have been attended with more serious results. Mr…

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"John Bridge." Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Chairman on Wool Clip and Wheat Pool

Robertson Advocate · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

From the financial column of the "Sydney Morning Herald" of the 16th instant, we extract the following remarks made by the Chairman (Mr. Lionel J. A…

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The Werriwa Recruiting Train. TIME-TABLE

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 4

The Werriwa recruiting train will start from G[?]enfell on June 4th at 2 35 p m, and after stopping at Green-thorpe, Koorawatha, and Monteagle,…

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Werriwa Recruiting Train. TIMETABLE

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 2

The Werriwa recruiting train will start from Grenfell on June [?] at 285 p.m., and after stopping at Greenthorpe, Koorawatha, and [?], will arrive at Young at 67…

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Werriwa Recruiting Train. TIME-TABLE

Robertson Advocate · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 2

The Werriwa recruiting train wil start from Grenfell on June 4th at 2.30 p.m., and after tapping at Green[?] and Monteagle, will arrive at Young at 67…

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Reported Attempt to Darall a Train. KATOOMEA

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 2

What appears to have been a deliberate attempt to derail the Sydney bound express occurred between Leura and Wentworth…

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Recruiting Train. Through Ticket for the Front

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 2

The recruiting committee in the Berrima Federal Council have arranged for a recruiting train to run through the electorate from June 4…

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The Recruiting Train

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Miss Gladys G[?] addressed an open air meeting near the Empire [?] on Saturday night last, in the [?] and had a very large…

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A Road Wanted Opened

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Ald. Springett presented a petition of rate payers to the last meeting of the Mittagong Council asking the council to clear and form [?] street between Bowral and Berrima…

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Werriwa Recruiting Train. Two Local Men Join

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 June 1917 · page 2

The Werriwa recruiting train, in charge of Lieutenant Littlejohn, with 31 of the 55 recruits obtained since it started just over, a week ago…

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