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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

155 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 8

Building an Aeroplane Fleet

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · 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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Kangaroo Valley Road Petition for a Highway

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 2

It is stated that as a result of the recent conference of Local Government interests and citizens of Kangaroo Valley a decision was arrived…

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Motor Touring Precautions

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 3

Motorists who are touring to and from the various ho 1-day resorts are reminded to take extra caution during the…

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Motor Tragedy at Berrima

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred at Berrima on Boxing Night. Returning to the township after delivering a load of peas at Moss Vale, Merton…

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Railway Change Moss Vale to Robertson

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

Residents of the surrounding districts will be interested to. note that as from 1st January, 1935, that portion of the Moss Vale-Unanderra line…

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Weight of Loads Important to Country Road Users

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Sunday 6 January 1935 · page 3

On 27th July of last year, two ordinances under the Local Government Act, 1919, were published in the…

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Railway Change. Moss Vale to Robertson

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Sunday 6 January 1935 · page 2

Residents of the surrounding districts will be interested to note that as from 1st January, 1935, that portion of the Moss Vale Unanderra line covering…

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Road up the Gib Another Proposal

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Thursday night, the Mayor (Aid Venables) said Mr. Harry Thorne had seen him regarding a road to the top…

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Motor Service Owners

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

The Government Tourist Bureau, wishing to make available to the travelling public complete details of fares and times of arrival and…

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Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the Shire the Engineer reported:— In D Riding much of the work has been on town streets principally…

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Main Roads Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

The remarks in regard to climatic conditions in the foregoing apply with greater emphasis to the main-roads of the Shire. In the Moss Vale district…

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Permanent Construction Work Needed on Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

In his report to the Shire Council at Monday's meeting, the Shire Engineer again stressed the necessity for the carrying out of a certain amount…

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Motor Service Owners

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

The Government Tourist Bureau, wishing to make available to the travelling public complete details of fares and times of arrival and…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 2

The bulk of the work on roads directly under the Council's control has been carried out by relief labour and of necessity, owing to the difficulty…

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Fight With Rattler Jumper On Speeding Goods Train

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 3

A stand-up fight, which lasted for over a mile in a swaying guard's van of a train as it sped between Moss Vale…

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The Valley Road

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Council, Cr. Hissingham pressed the claims of the proposed road from Robertson to Upper Kangaroo…

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The Valley Road

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 2

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Council, Cr. Missingham pressed the claims of the proposed road from Robertson to Upper Kangaroo Valley…

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Railroad Tragedy Young Woman Cut Down by Train

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 2

A shocking tragedy occurred at Towrang, near Goulburn, on, Friday, when Mrs. Charlotte Arthur, 21, was cut to pieces, when run…

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Good Job of Work Bad Roads Do Not Detei District Ambulance

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 4

Acting in place of Mr. C. Collin, Superintendent of Berrima District Ambulance, who is away on vacation, Mr. Cyril Wiseman has…

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Local Train Service Worse Than Ever

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 2

The latest railway [?] progress Bowral and Mittagong with a horse service than we had ten years age. Vigorous [?] have been…

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