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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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

Maintenance of Main Road

Robertson 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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Great Bridge. Across the Murray. to Cost £300,000

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 2

A telegram from Albury on Monday states:—"Work has commenced with the object of providing new roads of…

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Road Destruction

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 30 November 1926 · page 4
Also in The Southern Mail

Portion of the new road near Nowra has been shockingly cut up by [?] says Milton Times. [?] the demonstration of…

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Road Vandale. Penalty of 650

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 December 1926 · page 4

Penalties for persons throwing broken bottles on roads to the peril of motorists and others are provided in an amendment of a…

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Visit of the "Great White" Train to Moss Vale

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 December 1926 · page 2

The following letter has been received by the has master of the Moss Vale public school:—"Sydney 25th November, 1926…

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Aeroplane Damaged. When Landing at Cootamundra. Result of Flat Tyre

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 December 1926 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon a military, biplane, on its way from Mascot to Point Cook, was damaged whilst landing at Gootamundra at about 120 It was…

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Daring Theft on Tram

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 December 1926 · page 2

Two men whose description has been supplied to the police carried out a daring theft on a Coogee-bound tram in Cleveland street…

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Armed Man. at Railway Station Porter Threatened

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 December 1926 · page 2

While checking over a pile of notes and coins in the back office at the Tuggerah Railway Station, near, Newcastle, shortly after 9 o'clock…

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Cricket. Bowral Motor Cycle Club v.WANGANDERRY

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

The Bowral Motor Cycle Club held a combined social run and cricket match at Wanganderry on Sunday, 28th November, and quite an…

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Moss Vale-Port Kembia Railway

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 2

At last meeting of the Moss Vale municipal council a letter was reap from the Cross Country R[?]way Advisory Committee, giving the…

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Cyclist and the Motor Club. The Editor. The Mail

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 2

Sir,—Replying to the Hon. Secretary of the Bowral Motor Cycle Club. As a member of the B.M.C.C., I would like to know if Mr. Nichol was…

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Railway Losses. Effect of Motor Competition Appeal to Local Business People

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 2

References to the serious competition of motor [?] with the railways between Sydney and Goulburn were made at the railway…

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"Police Have Robbed Me." Stir on Railway Station Drunken Traveller Is Fined

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 3

Shouting that the police had rifled his pockets and robbed him, a traveller on the Cooma mail on Thursday night caused a stir on the…

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