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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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MRS. McKENZIE Killed. Knocked Down by Motor Car

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 2

In tragic fashion Mittagong has lost one of her oldest and most respected residents in the person of…

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Mrs. McKenzle Killed. Knocked Down by Motor Car

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 2

In tragic fashion Mittagong has lost one of her oldest and most respected residents in the person of Mrs. Elizabeth McKenzie, of Yarrawonga, who…

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Tales of the Old Days and Other Australianities the Dog and the Motor Car

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 4

To see town dogs violently rushing and yapping at speeding motor cars, as if they would attack the footboard and tear it to ribbons, one…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 2

"The Acting Shire Engineer has reported to Wingecarribee Council as follows:- STATE HIGHWAY…

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Fitzroy Falls Progress Association. Absurd Decision of Railway Department

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 4

There was a particularly Rood attendance of Fitzroy Falls Progress Association members and friends at their monthly meeting and…

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Springtime Railway Holiday

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 September 1933 · page 2

Country residents have already shown by their patronage that they appreciate the frequent excursions being arranged by the Railway…

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State Railways Commissioner Visit to Southern District

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 September 1933 · page 2

Deputations which waited on Mr. Railway Commissioner Hartigan learned that he knew quite a lot about Bowral, having been a…

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Self-help Commended Shire Ratepayers Assist Council in Road Maintenance

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 September 1933 · page 2

Some time ago when the matter of untrafficable Shire roads was ventilated in the columns of the "Scrutincer" by ratepayers who justly…

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Railway Commissioner's Visit

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 September 1933 · page 2

The Railway. Commissioner (Mr. T, J. Hartigan) arrived at Moss Vale at 30 p.m. on Monday in the official train and was met by a…

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Boy Killed by Train at Exeter

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 September 1933 · page 2

George Francis Arthur Harpley, aged seven, was killed instantly while crossing the railway line at Exeter on Wednesday afternoon He was…

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Robertson Needs Placed Before Railway Commissioner

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 26 September 1933 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners were met at Robertson on their recent tour of the southern line by a deputation from the Robertson Progress…

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Robertson Needs Placed Before Railway Commissioner

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 September 1933 · page 2

The Railway I Commissioners Were met at Robertson on their recent tour of the southern line by a deputation from the Robertson Progress…

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The Tramp's Paradise

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 October 1933 · page 1

Assuredly the tramp in Italy is a man to be envied : Save for a cost to his back and shoes to his feet there are few things which he need…

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Wingecarribee Shire Engineer's Report. Main Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 4

The reconstruction and maintenance of main roads was delayed this year owing to shortage of funds. This work is now well in hand. Much…

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Fun on the Railway

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 October 1933 · page 1

"Ma," began the boy, as he entered the railway-carriage. at a suburban station with a tired-looking woman, "ma, that man's like a…

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Shire Roads

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 3

The Shire Engineer reported to last meeting of the Council that the major work in C Riding is being done on the Yeota Road, where a gang…

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The World's Motorcars

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 6

With 533,800 cars on the roads, Australia, with a population of 6,500,000, owns more cars than Italy (pop. 40,406,000), nearly as many…

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Pacts and Fancies. Files Faster Than An Aeroplane

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 October 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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Railway and Tramway Institute Ninth Annual Eisteddfod

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 October 1933 · page 4

Interest in Eisteddfods is growing rapidly in Australia, and one of the most popular is that, of the Railway and…

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Waste on the Railways

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 October 1933 · page 1

MR. SHAKESPEARE, M.L.C., has asserted that if the State Railways were treated as a Commonwealth unit and…

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