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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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Cross Country Railway Big Conference at Robertson

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

A monster conference, organised by the Illawarra Chamber of Commerce and Industry was held at Robertson on Saturday last in advocacy of a cross country railway…

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Motor Car Somersaults Mr. Fred Clark Killed

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr. Frederick J. B. Clerk, traveller for Robe Raid and Co., was killed in a motor car accident at Mount Victoria on Thursday night last. He was one of a party of commercial…

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Proposed Railway. to Link Up Coastal and Southern Lines

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 2

A conference, representative of public and private bodies, was held in the School of Arts on Saturday, to advocate railway connection…

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Proposed Cross Country Railway

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Following the proposal, outlined in these columns recently, of Messrs Howkins, Ltd, to establish steel works at Port Kembia provided the Government would first construct a…

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Too Much Motor Spirit. Marulan Hotelekeprr Fined

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 2

Edward Charles Taylor, licensee of the Terminus Hotel, Marulan, pleaded guilty at the Goulburn Court on Monday to having an…

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The Robertson Railway

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Now that the Minister for Public Works be turned the first aid of the Oberon-Tirana railway, it gives the people of this district great hopes of accomplishing their cross…

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Paddy's River Bridge

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 4

At the meeting of the Wingecarribee shire council on Monday, the engineer reported at some length on the necessity of a bridge over Paddy's River…

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Paddy's River Bridge

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

At the last meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council the engineer reported at some length on the necessity of a bridge over Paddy's River, on the Main South Road…

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Bad Roads in the Shire

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

At the meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire council held last week several letters were received complaining of the state of the roads throughout the shire…

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Paddy's River Bridge. a Definite Offer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 2

At the quarterly meeting of the Royal Automobile Club Australia on Thursday it was stated that a member of the club had reported…

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Two People Killed. Motor Car Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 2

Nowra, Sunday - The most tragic accident in the history of this district occurred this morning. The victims were:—Killed : Patrick…

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Paddy's River Bridge

Robertson Advocate · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

At the quarterly meeting of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia on Thursday it was stated that a member of the club had reported that be was blocked at Paddy's…

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Paddy's River. Shire President's Letter. Strong Advocate of Bridge

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 4

In response to a request from us as to the attitude of the Wingecarribee Shire Council on the question of a bridge ever Paddy's River the president…

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