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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

175 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 5 of 9

Horse Attacks Motor Cars

Robertson Mail · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 4

It is not often that a horse makes an attack upon a car, but this, according to reports, is what happened recently in the Plainby district near…

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Great White Train. Brilliant End of Present Tour. Upwards of 300,000 VISITORS

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 4

Now that the Great White Train has gone into hot temporary moorings, a few facts about the wonderful tour just completed will, no doubt, be of interest…

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First Time in a Train

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 4
Also in Robertson Mail

Mr. Sid. Phillips, a well-known Bathurst identity, claims to be 57 years of age. "Sid," is a native of Bathurst district, and has lived there…

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Main South Road

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 15 June 1926 · page 4

Mr. Graniger, of the Main Roads Beard, will be in charge of the reconstruction section between picton boundary and Yanderra on the…

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Kanbra to the Coast. New Railway Route Suggested

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 5

Mr. Jacob Ellmoos, of Sussex Inlet, is asking the Milton Progress Association to affirm,— "That application be made to the Minister for Home…

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The Great Southern Road COMMUNICATED

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 June 1926 · page 2

There has been so much publicity given of late in the press by wey for the most part of adverse criticism of the work being carried but on this…

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Railway Guard Charged. Alleged Theet of Mail Bags

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 June 1926 · page 2

On Wednesday evening last, at the Central Police Station, Sydney, Major Alvan Power, aged 39 years, described as a train guard, was…

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Hostile Criticism of Main Roads Board

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 2

The following article of interest we take from the Goulburn "Penny Post" of 21st instant, which is alluded to in a report of the Goul…

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"Great White" Train. North and South Coasts Tour

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 4

The "Australian-Made" Preference League has received advice from the Premier, Mr. J T Lang, intimating the he had agreed to…

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The Great Southern Road. Taking the Wrong Turning

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 4

A recent traveller over the roads between Mass Vale and Goulburn writes:— There has been much publicity…

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Southern Road. Shire's Responsibility

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 2

The following is an extract of a letter written to the editor of the Goulburn "Penny Post" of Friday last…

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Main Southern ROAD.s President Replies to Critics

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 4

The President of Wingecarribee Shire Council (Cr. J.W. Cunningham) has sent the following letter in reply to recent attacks upon the Main…

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Main Southern Road. President Replies to Critics

Robertson Mail · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 4

The President of Wingecarribee Shire Council (Cr. J. W. Cunningham) has sent the following letter in reply to recent attacks upon the Main…

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Diamonds and the Motor Car

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 3
Also in Robertson Mail

Enough diamonds to stud a queen's coronet are worn out every year in the manufacture of Ford Cars. Contrary to the popular guess they are…

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New Road Proposed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 2

Mr. S. N. Gray, of Kiama recently waited on the Jamberoo Municipal Council to obtain the council's support for the opening of a new road from…

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The Southern Road. Mr. Garlick's Statements. Expediting Improvements

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 4

The position created by the closing of the main southern road beyond Berrima, and by the condition of the two detour routes, formed the subject…

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Moss Vale-Port Kembla Railway. Work to Begin in September

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 2

The announcement that the agreement between Hoskins, Ltd., and the Government, re the Moss Vale Port Kembla railway, and the iron works…

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The Southern Road. Expediting Improvements

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 3

The position created by the dosing of the Main Southern Road beyond Berrima and by the condition of the two detour routes, formed the…

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