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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

103 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 6

Railway Traffic Fall in Holiday Traffic

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 2

The Railway Department announces that from January 24 to January 26, 6949 first class passengers and 72,832 second…

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Aged Man Killed by Train

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 2

Colin Dol in, 22, was commended by the Parramatta Coroner. Mr H. Richardson Clark on Thursday, for his gallant but fruitless attempt to…

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New Bus line Are There Too Many on the Roads ?

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 4

At last meeting of Bowral Council, H. Taylor, of Mittagong, applied for permission to run through the Municipality a motor bus plying…

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Important Announcement for Motorists

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 4

To protect the interest of the motoring public of Bowral and district, Adranx Ty-Re-Pair Co. Ltd., wrote direct branch is situated in…

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About Motor Cars Lighter Metal for Cars

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

A new metal for car consideration which is said to be very much lighter than aluminium, has recently been announced in England. Aluminium…

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Church and State [?]road Hospital Appeal

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 4

We desire to draw attention to the Great Hospital Appeal which is now launched by the Church and State…

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Road and Footpath Openings Fees to Be Charged

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 2

The municipal engineer (Mr. Leonard) recomended at last meeting of the council that the following fees be charged for opening of streets and…

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What Our Editor Thinks Railway Deficits

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

WHILST financiers and politicians wrangle, politely and impolitely, the great railway deficits mount higher and…

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Your Motor Car Petrol at Half Price

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 5

Aid, Garder has informed [?] Council Committee [?] prepared to [?]…

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Parachute Delivery. Parcel From Aeroplane

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 February 1931 · page 4

A parcel of spare parts were delivered at Goulburn on Wednesday by parachute from a National Airways aeroplane flying at a height…

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Easter Railway Excursions Cheap Trains and New Privileges

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 2

Whilst country people have been glad always to avail, themselves o the opportunities provided by the Railway Commissioners to travel at…

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Tacks on the Road Might Have Had Serious Consequences

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 3

Some evil-disposed person endeavored to play a dirty trick on the travelling public on Sunday morning by scattering a box of half-inch tacks…

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Tacks on the Road Might Have Had Serious Consequences

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 3

Some evil-disposed person endeavored to play a dirty trick on the travelling public on Sunday morning by scattering a box of half-inch tacks…

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Looked Good Mr. Evans's Motor Exhibit

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 5

A welcome change was made this year in the provision for the exhibition of motor cars at the Berrima District Show. Portion of the old…

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Now Mountain Road

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 March 1931 · page 4

At a recent meeting of the Kioma council, Mr. McKell, notified, through Mr. Davies, that Kioma's request for unemployment relief money for the…

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Motor Lorry Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 4

At an inquest into the death od David Hearne, where head [?] crushed between a motor lorry and a tree last week when the lorry, in…

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Visiting Artists Railway and Tramway Concert Party at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 2

Though the wet weather some wise affected the [?] [?] given by the versitile Railway and Tramway Concert Party at…

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Goulburn Tallong-Nowra Road

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 March 1931 · page 4

Although the Main Reade Board does not favor the proposal of a developmental road from Goulburn to the Coast, via. Tallong the Goulburn…

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On the Repudlation Trail Lang on the High Road, Scullin on the Low. Who Will Grt There First

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 4

"Some time ago Mr. Lang and Mr. Scullia foregathered as the leaders of the Labour movement. They both announced that facing…

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Motor Float Accident Horse Killed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 2

On Tuesday morning whilst returning from the Sydney show in a motor float, carrying two showhorses, Donglas Grimwood, aged…

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