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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Cross-country Railway

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 July 1925 · page 3
Also in Robertson Mail

Mr. Lang has announced that work on the Moss Vale to Port Kembla railway will not be commenced until Messrs. C. and G. Hoskins give an…

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Mrs. Dwyer Found. on the Appin Road. Wandering for Three Weeks

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 July 1925 · page 4

After having wandered about in the bush for more than three Weeks, and subsisted, as far as is, known, on water without solid food, Mrs…

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Cross-Country Railway. Action Suspended

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 July 1925 · page 2

Mr. Lang has announced that work on the Moss Vale to Fort Kembla railway will not be commenced until Messrs. C. and G…

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Sydney's Trams

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 4
Also in Robertson Mail

The history of mechanical traction in Sydney goes back to 1861, when a tram, drawn by four horses, ran in Pitt Street from Circular Quay to…

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Cross-country Railway Premier and Ex-premier Exchange Compliments. Were Hoskins. Ltd., Bluffing?

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 5

Mr. Lang's statement regarding the Moss Vale-Port Kembla railway, printed in last issue of The Mail, provoked a rejoinder from Sir George…

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Cross-country Railway Premier and Ex-premier Exchange Compliments. Were Hoskins, Ltd., Bluffing?

Robertson Mail · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 5

Mr. Lang's statement regarding the Moss Vale-Port Kembla railway, printed in last issue of The Mail, provoked a rejoinder from Sir George…

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Cross-Country Railway. the Steel Works. Mr. Hoskins's Evidence

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 4

In view of the decision of the Premier (Mr. Lang) to suspend Action regarding the construction of a line of railway from Moss Vale to Port [?]…

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Crosscountry Railway Mr. Lang's Rejoinder to Sir George. What Hoskins, Ltd., Promised

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 2

Mr. Lang's rejoinder to the statement of Sir George Fuller in last issue of The Mail is as follows:— "When Sir George Fuller turned…

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Cross-country Railway Mr. Lang's Rejoinder to Sir George. What Hoskins, Ltd., Promised

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 2

Mr. Lang's rejoinder to the statement of Sir George Fuller in last issue of The Mail is as follows:— "When Sir George Fuller turned…

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Exhibition Touring Train to Tour Country Towns

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 2

From October, 1925, till ,May, 1926, the leading country towns dt N.S.W. will have one topic of conservation, and one topic only—the…

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Our Main Roads. Bowral Council Takes a Forward Step. Main Roads Board to Be Approached

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 2

The matter of the improvement of main roads within the Municipality of Bowral had consideration at the regular meeting of the Council on…

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Road Tallong to Nowra. Enthusiastic Meeting at Tallong

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 July 1925 · page 4

A meeting, which in later years may be looked back upon as historic, was held at Tallong for the purpose of taking preliminary steps…

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Road Tallong to Nowra. Enthusiastic Meeting at Tallong

Robertson Mail · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 4
Also in The Southern Mail

A meeting, which in later years may be looked upon as historic, was held at Tallong for the purpose of taking preliminary steps to ask the…

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The Real Father of Motoring

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 3

All honor is due to Cognot, who, it is claimed, is the real father of motoring. This enterprising inventor designed and made a steam…

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The Best of News. Main Roads May be Made at Once. Important Results of Bowral Mayor's Interview with Main Roads Board

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 2

The best news we have printed for a long time reached us on Monday morning. The Mayor of Bowral spent the week-end in Sydney, and took occasion to interview the President of the Main…

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Our Main Roads. Proposals for Construction of Good Roads Within the Municipality. Main Roads Board's Generous Offer of Financial Assistance

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 3
Also in Robertson Mail

At last meeting of Bowral Council the works committee presented the Mayor's report upon his interview with the chairman of the Main Roads…

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