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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

127 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 7

The Road to Heaven

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 November 1932 · page 4

The road to Heaven Is very narrow, You mind your steps, And be not shallow…

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Railway Summer Time-Table

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 November 1932 · page 2

The new railway time-table, which will apply throughout the summer months, will come into operation on Sunday, November 20…

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Railway Excursions From the Country to Be Run More Frequently

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 November 1932 · page 4

Country residents are soon to have opportunities for cheap travel to the city which they have been seeking for many years. From the…

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Motor Car Hints

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 6

A bad habit with some drivers of closed-body cars, when they pull up at the kerb or roadside for a temporary stop, is to leave the door…

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Motor Vehicles Taxation (Same Office) Nov 15 M. F. Morton, Esc . M.L A.

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 November 1932 · page 2

Dear Sir,— With reference to your letter of Oct. 20, I desire to inform you that the Motor Vehicles (Taxation) Act provides for a reduction…

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Poetical Corner the Weary Road

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 November 1932 · page 4

I wandered wearily, Across a rough road, And it hurt my feet, For the stones did goad…

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Cheap Railway Fares to See the Test Cricket Match

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 November 1932 · page 2

The Railway Department advertises cheap excursion arrangements" that will be available by ordinary trains in connection with the first test cricket…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 4

The following report was read and adopted at Monday's meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council:—STATE HIGHWAY…

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For the Test Match Cheap Railway Fares

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 2

The Railway Department advertises cheap excursion arrangements that will be available by ordinary trains in connection with the first…

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The Straight Road

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 November 1932 · page 4

Walk along the straight road, Never look away, Over to the brambles. On the road you stay…

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Killed by Train Tragic Death of Bowral Youth

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 2

Had Bowral Council provided reasonable swimming facilities for the youth of the town, Ronald Charles Prior, whose shockingly mutilated…

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Motor Accident Daughter and Son-in-law of Mayor Worner

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 2

Mr and Mrs. J. T. Styles, of Yass, son-in-law and daughter respectively of the Mayor of, Mittagong (Ald. Worner), were involved in a motor…

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Railway Fatality at Mittagong Charles Prior Run Over by Train

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 December 1932 · page 2

On Wednesday morning at about 4 o'clock Night Officer J. McNally found the body of a youth, who had been run…

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Four People Killed Railway Engine and Milk Lorry Smash. Two Others Seriously Hurt

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 December 1932 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred early yesterday, morning at Cullwalla, Sheepwash Road when a railway engine and van…

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By Aeroplane

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 December 1932 · page 2

Mrs. Chittick, daughter of the late Mr. Wilson, and Mrs. D. Mackie, sister-in-Law of the late Mr. H. Mackie , came from Richmond River…

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Most Appalling Tragedy in Berrima District History. Many Burrawang Pioneer Families Plunged Into Grief Four Killed Instantly in Collision of Lorry with Train Wave of Sympathy Spreads Over State

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 December 1932 · page 2

The most appalling accident in the history of the Berrima District occurred on Friday morning last, when a milk lorry, carrying five passengers in addition to the driver, collided with a railway engine at the level crossing…

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The Bridge

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 December 1932 · page 4

We all a bridge must cross, As we go on thro' life, And very long it is And sometimes full of strife…

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The Railway Tragedy Funerals of the Victims Widespread Sympathy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 December 1932 · page 2

A deep wave of sympathy spread over the whole of the district when the had nows of Friday's disaster at Culwalla crossing became known…

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Railway Tragedy Questions in Parliament. Full Report Has Been Called For

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. Morton asked the following questions relating to the train and lorry collision at Calwalla:—…

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Motor Collision Man Seriously Injured

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 3

At about 12.45 a.m. on Sunday morning, Mr. Les Hill, of Fitzroy, was riding home on his motor cycle after attending a dance in the School…

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