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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

142 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 4 of 8

Paddy's River Bridge

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 2

The Department of Local Government has written to the Wingecarribee shire council stating that, in reply to their request to being…

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Paddy's River Bridge

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

The Department of Local Government has written to the Wingecarribee shire council stating that in reply to their request to being prepared to undertake the maintenance of the…

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Paddy's Hirer Bridge

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

The Department of Local Government has written to the Wingecarribes shire council stating that, in reply to their request to being prepared to [?] the maint[?] of the…

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Train Smash

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 2

Further particulars of the railway accident at Bauloora, Cootamundra-Temora line, on Saturday, show that not only was Fireman Herbert R…

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Border Railways. Twofold Bay Route

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 4

The Acting Premier of Victoria (Mr. T. M. Pherson) has just completed an unofficial visit to Eden. Referring to what had been done in…

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The North Shore Bridge. English Tenderer. Can Complete by 1931

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 4

To collect information that will enable him to tender for the construction of the North Shore bridge, Sydney, Mr. G. H. Tarver is on his way to…

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Caves Road Dangerous Descent

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 4

At Thursday's Shire Council meeting Cr. Bradbury instated several cases of careless driving on the Wombeyan Caves road and suggested that…

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Paddy's River Bridge. Minister Pessimistic

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 4

An impasse has been reached between the Local Government Department and the local council with regard to the building of Paddy's River bridge…

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Paddy's River Bridge. Minister Pessimistic

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

An impasse has been reached between the Local Government Department and the Wingecarribee shire council with regard to the building of Paddy's River bridge…

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Railway Gatekeepers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 2

An official statement issued from the office of the Railway Commissioners on Saturday states that there is no truth whatever in the reports…

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Railway Returns. Passengers and Goods for April

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 4

The figures issued by the Goulburn Railway Booking Clerk for last month show a decrease of £424/12/8 in revenue and 252 in tickets when…

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Schoolboy's Death. Killed by a Motor Car

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 4

The Nowra district coroner has concluded an inquest into the case of the death of a schoolboy, George Frederick Morrow, who…

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Runaway Goods Train

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 May 1923 · page 2

A goods train with 26 tracks was wrecked and burnt while proceeding from Eskbank to Sydney at about 1 o'clock on Sunday morning…

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Bridge Over Wollondilly

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 3
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr M F Morton, M.L.A. has forwarded the following letter from the Local Government Department for publication— "With further reference to the…

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Paddy's River Bridge. Tenders Cancelled

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 2

On May 11 last tenders were invited in the "Government Gazette" for the construction of a bridge over Paddy's River. On May 25 the…

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Premiers' Conference. Life Railway Passes for Ex Ministers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 2

At the Premiers' Conference Mr Bruce's proposal to appoint a Royal Commission on Health was abandoned. It was decided that the…

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Padds' River Bridge

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 4

In declaring open the Shires Association Conference the Governor humour usly remarked that he had a grizvance against his shire president—…

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Proposed Cross-country Railway. Parliamentary Tour

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 2

The Parliamentary patty which visited the South Coast was on Thursday conducted through a portion of the country which would be…

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