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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

175 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 8 of 9

The Road of Poison. (Published by Arrangement.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 October 1926 · page 4

Millions of Americans are dally poisoning themselves by drinking deadly chemical concoctions deve loped as substitutes for the…

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Local Railway Returns

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 October 1926 · page 2

The following particulars of business, transacted at local railway stations for the year ended Jane 30. 1926, are taken from the annual…

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Cycling. Bowral Motor Cycle Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 3
Also in Robertson Mail

Last Friday night marked the birth of the Bowral Motor Cycle Club. The first general meeting of members was held at the Grand Garage,…

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The Railways. Summer Time Table

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 4

THE Rail way Department's summer time table will come into operation to-morrow—Sunday. In addition to the usual expansion of services to meet…

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Alleged Drunkenness on Railway. Premier Questioned in Parliament. Foreign Traders

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 October 1926 · page 4

IN the House of Assembly on Thursday, Dr. Arthur asked the Minister for Railways whether it was true that in May, 1925, a constable and medical…

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Medway Enterprises. Big Expenditure Contemplated. Railway Being Built

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 2 November 1926 · page 3

Tenders were called in our last issue for the supply of sleepers for the construction of part of the railway to Medway Collieries. This…

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Main Southern Road. Work Progressing Well

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 November 1926 · page 2

Interesting details concerning the re-opening of the Main Southern Road, south of the Cross Roads (between Berrima and Paddy's…

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Roof Blown off Track. Accident to Paper Train

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 November 1926 · page 4

Passengers to Goulburn by the paper train had an exciting time on Friday morning. Near Murray's Plats a strong gale…

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Robbers Under Arms. But Motortyre Blows Out

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 November 1926 · page 4

There was a sensational occurrence at Armadale (Victoria) early on Friday morning when two armed and masked men amashed a window of the…

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Barrallier Road

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 4

A gang of 200 men are to commence work on the 8th November, cutting off the sharp [?] and widening the road on the Barr[?]ier Mon[?]in between…

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Motorists Beware. Tasking the Sheepwash Road

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 2

We direct attention to a notice appearing in our advertising columns whereby the Wingecarribee Shire Council intimates that…

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Noisy Motor Cycles. Licenses Will Be Suspended or Cancelled

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

At Bowral Police Court on Wednesday Mr. G. R. Williams, P.M., issued a warning to riders of motor cycles who disregard the law relating tc silencer. The Bench had before it two cases in which motor cycles had been ridden through the town with exhausts open. In imposing a…

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Cycling. Bowral Motor Cycle Club

Robertson Mail · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 5

The Club had its second outing on S[?]rday last doing a trip to Fitzroy rails, Beimore Falls, Robertson and then home again via Kangaloon. A…

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Woman Mangled. Shocking Train Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 2

When signalman H. Whiting signed on duty at Albury railway station on Monday afternoon, he discovered a woman lying on the…

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Main South Road. Possibility of Early Opening

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 November 1926 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Wingecarribee shire on Monday the engineer reported that the Main Roads Board had impressed on him…

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Main South Road. Work to Be Speeded Up. Main Roads Board Getting Anxious

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

At the monthly meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire on Monday the Engineer reported that the Main Roads Board had impressed on him…

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Maintenance of Main Road

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 2

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire, the engineer reported that the Main Roads maintenance proposal submitted by the Council had been…

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