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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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Won't Hear of It Main Roads Board and the Pass Road

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 2

With reference to the proposal to have the Albion Park-Moss Vale Road taken over by the Government as a State Highway, Mr. S. R. Henderson,…

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Found Unconscious on the Road near Bundanoon

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 June 1933 · page 2

Mr. John Jeffrey, of Wingello, was found by a passing motor cyclist lying on the road ner Bundanoon, in an…

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Belmore Falls No Money for Road Maintenance

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 27 June 1933 · page 2

At last meeting of Wlngecarribee Shire Council, Robertson Progress Association called attention to the deplorable state of the road to…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 June 1933 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council, the Engineer submitted the following report:— DESTRUCTION OF TREES ON…

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More Business for Railways Concession to Vegetable Growers

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 July 1933 · page 2

Evidence that the new managers of the State Railways are adopting better methods to attract traffic is found in the recent decision of…

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Railways Wake Up Improved Facilities for Vegetable Handling. New Crate System Carries Cabbages Fresh to Market

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 July 1933 · page 3

Vegetable growers in and around Burrawang have been interesting themselves in designing a new crate for the carriage of their product to…

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Bad Roads Stifle Industry. The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 July 1933 · page 2

Sir,—I was pleased to hear that my apples display in The Mail window evoked favorable comment, but regret that I am unable to supply any…

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Low Taxes and Bad Roads. The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 2

Sir,— At the last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire, the President remarked that he thought there were men outside who ought to be in…

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Building an Aeroplane Fleet

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Sunday 16 July 1933 · page 1

A very big item in the naval and military expenditure of the country in the near future will be the cost of building and maintaining…

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Untrafficable Shire By-Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Sunday 16 July 1933 · page 2

One of our readers, in commenting on Mr. A. Clough's lengthy epistle in last Saturday's "Scrutineer," is in accord with some of his opinions,…

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Moss Vale Railway Rest House

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Sunday 16 July 1933 · page 2

The A.R.U., after having made repeated requests, has at last received the following reply from the Railway Department to the representations…

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Shire Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of Wingecarribee Council, the Engineer reported as follows:— STATE HIGHWAY…

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Fox Skins Carried by Railway Department's Advice to Consignors

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 July 1933 · page 2

The Secretary for Railways states that large quantities of fox skins are being consigned from various parts of the State, and it is desired that…

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Road Work Delayed Contractor Blamed

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 4

At a special meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council on Wednesday the question of the cancellation of Mr. Wood Davies' contractor for…

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The Oldest Bridge?

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 4

The claim that Lennox Bridge, Lapstone, the centenary of which has just been celebrated, is the oldest stone bridge in Australia, is disputed…

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Facts and Fancies. Files Footer Than An Aeroplane

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 August 1933 · page 4

There are several species of birds that can travel much faster than any aeroplane yet invented. The fastest of them is called the "frigate bird,"…

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Belmore Park v. Ascot Road

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 4

Belmore Park Tennis Club played their initial match on the weekend when they defeated Ascot Road by 6 sets to 3 on Belmore Park court…

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Special Railway Excursions an Additional Series

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 2

Residents of all parts of the State are again to enjoy the advantage of the extension of excursion facilities which the Commissioner for Railways…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 2

The acting Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard, Jr.), made the following report to Wingecarribee Council at its meeting on Monday:—…

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£600 For Berrima Road

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 August 1933 · page 2

At last meeting of the Shire Council it was decided to make application to the Unemployment Relief Council for a loan of ?£2000 to be expended…

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