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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

144 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 8

Train Accident. Driver's Heroic Act. to Save Fireman

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 2

A ballast train ran through a dead end in Newbridge railway yards at [?] 30 o'clock on Monday. The engine took a "header" over…

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Moss Vale-Port Kambla Railway. First Definite Step. to Being About Decentralisation. Turning First Sod Programme

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 2

The first sod of the Moss Vale-Port Kembla railway will be turned at site of the junction of the proposed new line with the Illawarra…

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Cross Country Railway Turning the First Sod

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 3

The first sod of the Moss Vale-Port Kembla railway will be turned at site of the junction of the proposed new line, near Uranderra, on Saturday…

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Cross-country Railway Turning the First Sod

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 3

The first sod of the Moss Vale-Port Kembla railway will be turned at site of the junction of the proposed new line, near Uranderra, on Saturday…

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The Problem of Weighing Motor Lorries

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 4
Also in Robertson Mail

All the products of the State as well as our imports are weighed at some period over weighbridges; therefore information about these…

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A Bad Road

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

Mrs. K Watson wrote to the shire council on Monday last drawing attention to the bad state of Oldbury road from Sutton Forest…

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An Accessible Road Wanted. Hardships of the Settler

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

Messrs. Clough and Benson were again present at the shire meeting on Monday to make farther representations in respect to an outlet…

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Cross-country Railway Premier Turns First Sod

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

"Should any accident happen to us I can tell you all that if I go out of office I am leaving enough money behind to make a good start with this…

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Moss Vale to Port Kembla Railway. Premier Turns First Sod. at Unanderra on

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 2

"Should any accident happen to us I can tell you all that if I go out of office I am leaving money behind to make a good start with this…

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Motor Cycle Club

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Berrima District Motor Cycle Club was held at Moss Vale on June 3rd, and was attended by quite a number of…

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Burradoo Railway Station. Improved Arrangements

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 2

Mr. Aubrey Mowle is in receipt of a Communication from the Southern Area Commissioner (Mr. J. D. Reid) Arrangements have…

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Drunk Whilst Drifting. Motorist Fined £10

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 June 1925 · page 2

Before Mr. Plesley, S M., at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Saturday, Herbert Felton, aged 50, pleaded guilty to a charge of having…

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Link With Coast. the Proposed Road

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 2

At Monday night's meeting of the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce it was unanimously resolved that a preliminary conference be held at…

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A Better Road Wanted

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 July 1925 · page 2

Mr. McFarlane attended the shire council meeting on Monday afternoon and urged his claims for the improvement of the road from his…

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Our Main Roads. Nattai Shire's Success

Robertson Mail · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 5
Also in The Southern Mail

At last meeting of Nattai Shire Council, the engineer's report contained some good news in regard to local roads. It said:—…

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Road Improvements

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Windsor council on Tuesday night sanction was given to the proposal of the Main Roads Board to commence…

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Motoring Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 4

John Shirlaw, of Wallerawang, was driving in a car with his wife and three children when the car overturned. All escaped injury,…

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