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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · 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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Loose Metal on the Roads. to the Editor

Robertson Advocate · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

Sir,—In driving about the district I cannot help noticing the quantity of loose metal scattered about the roads, which is caused by the traffic and eventually finds in way into…

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Loose Metal on the Roads. (To the Editor of the Scrutineer)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 2

Sir,—In driving about the district I cannot help noticing the quantity of loose metal scattered about the roads, which is caused by the traffic…

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Bridge over Wollondilly Wombeyan Caves Road

Robertson Advocate · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 2

Nattai Shire Council baa received a letter from the Department of Local Government paying the difficulty presented by the crossing of the Woliondilly River on the road to the…

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Bridge over Wollondilly. Wombeyan Caves Road

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 2

Nattal Shire Council has received a letter from the Department of Local Government saying the difficulty presented by the crossing of…

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Rabbit-Skins Embargo. John Bridge Co., Ltd., [?]

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 2

"We took occasion a few days [?] furnish your [?] with [?] of our efforts to [?] Minister for Defence, in [?] with…

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Nattai Shire Roads

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

The [?] engineer submitted to the last meeting of the Nettail Shire Council a copy of his [?]…

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Nattal Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 August 1918 · page 2

The assistant engineer submitted to the last meeting of the Nattai Shire Council copy of his triennial return of list and value of shire…

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The Tramp's Paradise

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 August 1918 · page 4

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 things which he need…

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"John Bridge's " Newest Departmen.' Two Useful Agencies Secured

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 2

Wool-growing and dairying ire undoubtedly two of the greatest of our primary industries. Anything that [?] render either of these businesses more…

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"John Bridge's " Newest Department. Two Useful Agencies Secured

Robertson Advocate · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 2

Wool-growing and dairying are undoubtedly two of the greatest of out primary industries. Anything that assists to raider either of these businesses more…

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Sleeper on Railway Line

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 4

Glen Innes, Monday—On Saturday night, when the Brisbane express arrived within three miles of the Deepwater railway station it ran over a…

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Bridge Over Woolondilly. to the Editor

Robertson Advocate · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 2

Sir,—The Public Works Department's proposal to liberally assist the Nattai Council in elected a bridge over the Wollondilty at the Talloweena crossing is one that required…

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Bridge Over Wollondilly. to the Editor

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 2

Sir,—The Public Works Department's proposal to liberally assist the Nattai Council in electing a bridge over the Wollondilly at the Talloweena crossing is one that requires…

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Bridge over Wollondilly. to the Editor

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Sir,—It seems strange that people now a day want to put the council to unnecessary expanse. It would be much better if the public less enjoyed themselves and gave…

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"John Bridge" WAYBILL (1918)

Robertson Advocate · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 2

The "John Bridge" Waybill has always been something more than a mere darb pamphlet of stereotyped information. This is because it is annually…

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"John Bridge" WAYBILL(1918)

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 2

The "John Bridge" Waybill has always been something more than a m[?] drab pamphlet of [?] information. This is because it is annually…

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